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Connecticut beef breeder ~Page 2

Meat Goat Farming For Beginners Part 3 ~ Page 3

Featured Columnist: Lee Mielke

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Shows are an important part of beef breeder’s year

by Sally Colby Tathan Francis, of Brooklyn, CT, has about 45 animals at his farm. Some are his own Angus cows, but Francis also maintains a group of Herefords that he and his brother show across the nation.

“We go to a lot of the national level shows,” said Francis as he prepared a young Hereford bull for the show ring at the Keystone International Livestock Expo (KILE). “It’s a good way to find out what others are doing.” This year, the Francis brothers prepared and showed seven animals at KILE, and they’ve found a way to finance their trips.

“We sell a couple of heifers from the farm every year,” said Francis. “We also pick up a couple of steers in the Midwest and re-market them to kids at home for project animals.” Francis says they also pick up heifers in the Midwest because they cost less there.

Francis says that one of the animals he brought to KILE, a January bull, was reserve champion in the Hereford show at the Big E in Massachusetts.

The same bull was named champion junior Hereford bull at the New York State Fair this past season. “He came from SMB Cattle in North Ferrisburgh, VT,” said Francis. “They have a lot of Herefords — about 100 cows — so we go there in the spring, sort through them and pick some to take home to work with.” Francis explained that SMB has good cattle, but not enough time to show them. By working with

Tathan Francis, on left, sets up his Hereford heifer for the judge at KILE during the National Hereford Show.

Photo by Sally Colby and showing some of SMB’s best cattle, both Francis and SMB benefit. “It gets his name out there for breeding stock.”

Every year, Francis tries to put one of his homebred Angus heifers in the sale at KILE. “Since we only have 15 cows, it’s hard to pick out one heifer to sell,” he said. “We didn’t have a heifer in the sale this year because my brother showed her all over and did well. We didn’t want to sell her.” In addition to

the purebred stock they sell, the brothers market about five animals each year for the freezer trade. The finished beef animals are processed at a USDA facility — a trip that takes several hours — for customers who have arranged to purchase beef.

As far as selecting bulls to go with his cows and heifers, Francis says they try to make the best combinations they possibly can based on bull information. “We put a lot of good genetics

behind them,” he said, referring to mating selections. “We also flushed two heifers this year. A man in New York who works with us is putting all of the embryos in his cows, then we’ll divide the calves afterwards.”

Although Francis likes to select bulls based on traits such as calving ease, he says that selecting cattle for the show ring is a little different. “If you’re playing the show world, you have to look more at features and less at EPDs,” he said. “If you’re going to run cattle that will live out on the countryside, you can pick bulls based on EPDs.” Francis attends several major shows each year including the Big East Jackpot Show in the spring, North American International Livestock Expo (NAILE) in Louisville, KY, and KILE. He bases his decision to go to the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO, based on the results at NAILE. He often purchases steers at the prospect steer sale held during NAILE for kids who have asked him to find a show animal. He earns money for expenses by fitting and showing cattle at various shows. Francis says that since he has a trailer at Louisville, he can usually pick up some cattle that need a ride to New England, which also helps pay expenses.

The Hereford show held during KILE is one of six national-level shows for Hereford breeders, and the easternmost national Hereford show in the nation.

Breeds and sire selection for year-round, grass-fed beef

by Sanne Kure-Jensen Levi Geyer, USDA AMS Livestock Grading and Handling Educator, spoke on Genetic Improvements for Grass Finished Cattle Oct. 14 at the University of Rhode Island. Geyer said “Choosing the right breeds and sires is critical to your success.” Geyer then led audience discussions sharing local experiences.

Nearly 20 Rhode Island farmers attended the program. The presentation and interactions focused on the growing market for year-round, grass-fed beef.

Geyer began his presentation with general business tips like establishing a mission statement, seeking customer feedback and comparing your product to that of your competitors. Record keeping is critical; it must be accurate and objective. The more data you collect the more complete and informed your decisions can be. Be sure to tie in your records with financial information. Use records and performance measures to compare animals with peers.

Performance measures: Geyer recommended calculating these standardized performance measures to guide decisions about future animal selections and feeding programs.

Adjusted 205 day weaning weight: Calculate the average weight gain per day and multiply by

Levi Geyer, USDA AMS Livestock Grading and Handling Educator, presented Genetic Improvements for Grass Finished Cattle at the University of Rhode Island.

Photo by Sanne Kure-Jensen

205 and then add back the birth weight. Geyer distributed a table with adjustment factors for the age of the dam.

Adjusted 365 day yearling weight: Calculate average weight gain per day after weaning and multiply by 160 and then add in the Adjusted 205 Day Weaning Weight. Or you can use the simple calculator at www.cattlecalculator.com/adj usted-yearling-weight-calculator Carcass feedback: Evaluate the yield and quality grades, dressing percentage

versus carcass weights to learn which genetic line(s) net you the most money.

Tenderness measures and options: Geyer reviewed this test which gives a measure of the pressure needed to push a knife through a 1” cube of cooked rib eye. Ways to increase tenderness include a 6 second burst of electro-stimulation to a carcass to tighten and relax muscles, dry aging or hanging a carcass (later trimming fat and/or any mold layer) or cryovac aging (wrap to preserve moisture).

Recommendations: Genetics will influence farm profitability. “There is more variability within breeds then between breeds,” said Geyer.

Body type is usually the common characteristic in breed types. Geyer strongly recommended that grass-fed beef farmers in Rhode Island and New England seek smaller framed animals. Look for small or modest hip height marks, relatively low birth weights, high average daily weight gains, moderate rib eye area and high marbling.

Small animals will mature sooner, then add fat and marbling and offer more tender meat. Select a long and heavy milking dam and offer good quality forage to get better calves.

Geyer urged every farmer to cull strategically and maintain good herd health. Utilize rotational grazing and maintain your pasture quality. Ensure access to good winter forage, grasses and legumes. Beware freeze-thaw cycles creating thick ice layers that can make feed inaccessible.

Breed selections: Geyer spoke about four conventional breed options, “Black Angus is the breed to beat.” It has the best marbling and carcass characteristics.

Herefords were the best and most popular breed until the Black Angus was developed.

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animals, good for milk and meat. Holsteins are huge unless farmers deliberately select smaller animals. Grain finishing is recommended for the final six to eight weeks with certain animals raised on grass. Jerseys make great milk for ice cream and for fostering one, or even two, calves.

Restaurant chefs love strip steaks from Jerseys. Jersey fat is yellower and some customers are uncomfortable with this. Jerseys tend to need more food than other breeds; they mature more slowly and don’t flesh out as much when grass fed.

Geyer continued with four non-conventional breeds: Devons are expensive; one local farmer said they couldn’t afford to buy one. Dexters are short and well suited to grass finishing. “They yield great meat but have tough temperaments” said one Jamestown, RI farmer.

Highlanders are loved and described as the “beefiest beef” by customers and chefs. They can eat anything anywhere including poison ivy and bull briers. If you have one or more as part of a mixed herd, you can put the Highlander(s) on the worst land and save the better grass and forage for other breeds. Highlanders are slow to grow and don’t do well in summer heat.

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Meat goat farming for beginners Part 3 - Parasites and parasite management

Dr. tatiana Stanton gave a power point presentation on Parasites that affect goats at the Nov. 4 class on Beginning Goat Farming held at the Delaware County CCE office in Hamden, NY. Photo by Judy Van Put

survival.)

While on pasture the Barber Pole worm’s eggs are present in the animal’s feces, and fall to the ground. They require warmth and humidity, from a minimum of 50 degrees F to hatch into the first stage larvae. Shade trees and tall, dense grass increases humidity and protects the fecal pellets from the heat of the sun and therefore increases the problem. Direct sunlight can heat fecal pellets enough to sterilize them; when temperatures begin to warm, this is an excellent time to mow a pasture short, to aid in drying the fecal pellets. Use of Diatomecious earth may also help the pellets to dry out and reduce the viability of larvae.

Prevention is mainly achieved by using clean and safe pastures, making wise

decisions about pasture height, grazing duration and pasture rest. In addition, if possible, allow other species (not sheep, which share the same parasite problems) such as cattle or horses to graze in your pasture, as they will clean up larvae from goat pastures without being negatively affected. In addition, try alternative forages, such as hayfield regrowth — a safe pasture alternative in late summer and fall. Be sure to give priority grazing first to recently weaned young stock, then lactating does or ewes, then dry animals.

As 80 percent of internal parasites are found in the bottom two inches of vegetation, you should be moving your goats before the pasture is grazed below three inches, and get them back in before the pas-

ture gets too mature and unpalatable. Livestock grazing tall growing forages or browse will have less parasite problems. Grazing high tannin forages like sumac may also reduce the effect of parasitism.

Pure stands of chicory, birdsfoot trefoil, and Sericea lespedeza have been shown to reduce fecal egg counts and/or larval development.

Another problem can contribute greatly to internal parasites is the “barnyard effect,” which occurs in grassy barnyards with high concentration of manure and internal parasites in the grazing material.

Some suggestions to reduce barnyard effect include making the barnyard small enough that very little forage is present; replacing barnyards with narrow lanes from pastures to barn; and leaving animals in rotated pastures equipped with portable shelter, water and feeders.

Some farmers raise their goats in confinement or on dry lots without grass and find they have fewer stomach worm problems; however Coccidiosis could be more of a problem in confinement.

Animals that are nutritionally sound and in better body condition are better able to withstand worm burdens, as good nutrition stimulates the immune system. The degree of nutrition in early pregnancy (fat stores) can affect a doe’s immune response to internal parasites. The rule of thumb for good nutritional management is five does (with kids) per acre of pasture; six pounds of hay per doe in winter; and one pound of grain to doe per kid being raised. It’s important to factor in when you plan to have your does lactating, as they will lose their immunity, and latepregnancy does and kids are more susceptible; does can build up immunity more easily if they have spring kids.

You can also select goats and sheep for low fecal egg counts, and try to select for resistant animals. In sheep, Gulf Coast

Natives and Hair sheep, such as Barbados Blackbelly, St. Criox, Katahdin, Dorper and Royal White seem to be more resistant to worm infestation than the traditional woolen breeds.

In goats, the Spanish/Brush, Myotonic/Tennessee, Pygmy and Kiko goats seem more resistant to worm loads than Boer goats, Dairy Goats, Angora goats, and Savanna goats. Parasitic resistance varies between individual animals of the same breed type.

Drugs should only be used as a limited resource that must be managed properly. There are three basic drug families: Benzimidadazoles - also known as the “white drenches;” Nicotinics - the “clear drenches;” and Macrolides which have a wide margin of safety and are effective against biting external parasites.

Extra label drug use Use of a product that is different from its label constitutes extra-label drug use and requires a veterinary prescription in the context of valid veterinarianpatient-client relationship.

Non-chemical dewormers, such as herbs, garlic, or Diatomeceous earth are not yet scientifically proven to reduce fecal egg counts.

The “Famacha” test chart identifies animals that require treatment by comparing the animal’s eye lid color to the color chart. Its use reduces the number of treatments needed; however, the test is only useful where the Barber Pole worm is the primary parasite species.

Other parasites which can commonly effect goats include Lungworms, Tapeworms, Coccidia, liver flukes and deer flukes. To help prevent exposure to deer worm or fluke, don’t pasture your goats at the edge of the woods, especially during the wet season. Avoid low-lying, poorly drained fields except under very dry conditions. Fence off deer watering spots and try to use fields deer prefer for hay, not grazing. A guardian dog may help keep deer away as well.

USDA announces sign-up period for conservation programs TOLLAND, CT — Jay T. Mar, Connecticut State Conservationist for the U.S. Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), recently announced funding opportunities for the agency’s conservation programs.

Authorized under the 2008 Farm Bill, these federal programs provide financial and technical assistance to farmers and forest land owners to protect soil, water, and other natural resources. The programs include the Environmental Quality Incentives Program

(EQIP), Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP), and Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Program.

NRCS will offer three ranking periods with the following closing dates: Feb. 3, March 30, and June 1, 2012. Landowners may submit applications any time throughout the year. All completed applications will be batched and ranked for funding. For an application to be considered complete, the following criteria apply: • All land and producer eligibility requirements must have been met; and

• A conservation plan identifying conservation practices to be included for proposed funding must be finalized for the enrolled land “Incomplete applications will be deferred to the next ranking period,” said Mar. “We strongly encourage landowners to work with their local NRCS field office early to be sure that they don’t miss any opportunities.”

Three national initiatives will also be available through EQIP including organic production, seasonal high tunnels for crop production and on-farm ener-

gy conservation. Applicants compete only among other farmers in the same funding pools.

The New England/New York Forestry Initiative will be offered to non-industrial, private forest landowners to implement forest management plans on their land. Funds for this will be available through EQIP and WHIP. The 2008 Farm Bill provides additional incentives for farmers who are just beginning, have limited resources, or who are socially disadvantaged because they belong to racial

or ethnic groups that have historically been subjected to prejudice. Such farmers can receive up to 90 percent of the costs associated with planning and implementing conservation measures; up to 30 percent of expected costs may be provided in advance.

For more information, visit www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov/programs or contact your nearest USDA Field Office: Brooklyn — 860-774-0224; Hamden, 203-287-8038; Norwich, 860887-3604; Torrington, 860626-8258; Windsor, 860-6887725.

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by Judy Van Put The third class of the Meat Goat Farming For Beginners program was held at the Hamden, NY office of the Delaware County CCE. The session began with a power point presentation on parasites and parasite management, given by Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell Small Ruminant specialist, who told the class that effective parasite control involved effective management of parasites, surveillance, and (limited) use of deworming drugs.

She stressed that pasture management and surveillance are the most important tools of a successful goat farmer, and that drugs should be used only if necessary.

Parasite control begins with preventive sanitary measures, such as using feeders that prevent wastage and contamination; providing clean water free from fecal matter; not overstocking pens and pastures; and isolation and deworming of new animals in an area where you can retrieve their manure easily.

One of the worst parasites to affect small ruminants is the Haemonchus contortus, or Barber Pole worm. The Barber Pole worm is a blood-sucking strongyle (roundworm) that pierces the mucosa of the ruminant’s stomach, causing blood plasma and protein loss to the goat or sheep. It can cause anemia (evidenced by pale mucous under the eyelids) and in severe cases, “bottle jaw” — so-called due to the appearance of jowls and a softening of the animal’s jaw.

This worm is a heavy egg producer with a short generation time, producing 5,000 to 10,000 eggs per worm per day; and can infest and kill its host in as few as four weeks. It can be a problem in small and damp pastures, as the infective larvae is found in dewdrops on the grass. (Few larvae are picked up in barn, as ammonia gas from the bedding pack discourages larvae

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Stay safe in and around grain bins

by Sally Colby In June of 2011, three workers (in Iowa, Michigan and North Dakota) were killed by engulfment in grain. A worker in Texas was also buried, but was rescued and survived.

Although workers who will be handling grain receive thorough on-thejob-training and many youth-oriented farm safety programs include demonstrations on the dangers of grain bins, it’s still frighteningly easy to become engulfed in a grain bin. OSHA clearly outlines regulations for grain bins, but accidents still occur. Suffocation from engulfment is the leading cause of death in grain bins, and numbers are rising. Between 2006 and 2010, deaths due to suffocation in grain more than doubled. In response, OSHA has issued a hazard alert on the dangers of engulfment and suffocation in grain bins.

Those who work in and around grain handling and storage can prevent the tragedy of permanent injury or suffocation by following OSHA’s Grain Handling Facilities standard 29CFR 1910.272, which states that “suffocation occurs when a worker enters a bin and is engulfed by grain, or when bins develop hazardous atmospheres or do not have enough oxygen.”

To understand the danger of contained grain (whether in large storage bins or gravity wagons), it helps to

As this safety demonstration illustrates, it would be impossible for this man to free himself from the grain without help. think about grain having the same qualities as quicksand. As the auger unloads the bin, grain flows to the outlet and is released, which causes the grain above it to move in and take its place. When a worker stands on moving or flowing grain, the grain becomes like quicksand and buries the worker within seconds. The weight of a worker standing on flowing grain increases

Cover photo by Sally Colby Tathan Francis of Brooklyn, CT is shown here fitting his cow for competition at KILE.

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the rate of flow and causes the worker to sink rapidly into the grain. One source reports that a 6-feet tall worker would be unable to free himself within five seconds, and would become covered with grain in just 11 seconds.

Pulling a person from grain is extremely difficult due to the friction created when a person’s body is in direct contact with grain. To avoid joint dislocation, paralysis or other serious injury, grain must be removed from around the person who is in grain more than knee-deep. A cofferdam, either purchased or made on site, should be constructed around the person so that grain can be removed. Instructions for a homemade cofferdam can be found at http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2598.pdf.

The issue of “bridging,” which occurs when grain clumps together due to moisture or mold, is also hazardous.

Bridging creates an empty space beneath the grain as it is released. The bridged grain resists the downward pull toward the outlet, and if a worker steps onto that bridge, it can easily cave in and bury the worker in the empty space. As the grain continues to flow downward after the initial release, the worker is covered and quickly suffocates. Standing under bridged grain is also dangerous because the grain can cave in unexpectedly.

Another dangerous practice is when a worker attempts to loosen a pile of grain, or stands next to a pile of grain on the side of the bin. In this case, even though the wall of grain may appear to be safe, the removal of just one scoop of grain may cause a collapse and rapid flow of grain that engulfs the worker. To avoid this kind

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of incident, grain should be loosened, or bumped, from outside the bin with a pole.

In addition to engulfment and suffocation potential, another danger in grain bins is from hazardous gases.

Oxygen levels in grain bins can be low, and grain dust often contains harmful mold spores. Long-term exposure to dust and spores can result in “farmers’ lung,” which can lead to irreversible lung damage and even death. Grain handlers should protect their lungs by using NIOSH-approved respirators that filter dust.

“Suffocation Hazards in Grain Bins,” a publication of the University of Arkansas, outlines six steps that help reduce the risk of working in and around grain bins. First, workers entering a grain bin should wear a body harness that is tethered to a lifeline manned by two workers outside the bin. At least one of the outside workers should be able to see the worker who is inside the bin. Using prearranged hand signals helps all workers communicate, especially when grain handling or drying equipment is in use.

Rule two is simple — never enter a bin of flowing grain. To retrieve a dropped shovel or probe, stop the flow of grain, then proceed using precautions in rule one. Remember that no tool is worth a human life. Rule three is be aware of the history of a grain bin prior to entering. If the grain surface is moldy, damp or caked, make sure at least two helpers are present, along with a safety harness and tether. Probe through the grain from the top to check for crusted surface, and remain in constant communication with coworkers.

Rule four is to always lock out/tag out power equipment before entering a grain bin. It’s a good idea to post a sign on the control box if there’s a possibility that others may arrive after the control levers are padlocked. In the case of gravity-flow bins, padlock the gate to keep it closed.

Rule five is to ensure that rescue attempts should not endanger a second person. Always have the appropriate breathing apparatus and adequate dust protection ready, and make sure that the rescue crew can work without endangering anyone else. Prior to entering a bin, make sure ample help is present to pull rescuers out with a tether and safety harness.

Rule six is that whenever possible, workers should solve problems without entering the bin. If it is necessary to enter the bin, prepare preventive safety measures such as ladders, scaffolds, body harnesses, tethers, breathing equipment and at least two other trained crew members prior to entering a bin.

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Belted Galloways offer a great loin eye with tender meat. If you have these cows, Geyer recommended using images of these cows on all your packaging and marketing materials to grow sales. Customers respond well to these images.

Levi Geyer lives and works in Lancaster, PA, and while in Rhode Island, he also presented on Cattle Grading at the New England Angus

Association Cattlemen’s Field Day at Blackbird Farm in Smithfield, RI. This event was part of a 3-year USDA/NESARE Professional Development Program grant: “Grassfed All Year Long: Strategies for Expanding Winter Production of Local, Grass-fed Meat,” a joint project between the Universities of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Field Crop Meeting offers learning experience

Richard Smith, assistant professor of Agroecology, University of New Hampshire, presented at the 2011 Field Crop Meeting in Bath, NH. and using knowledge of weed ecology to minimize the need for pesticides (presented by Rich Smith, University of New Hampshire). In addition, while the featured presenters were swapping equipment in preparation for the next topic, side notes on deadlines for Farm Service Agency programs (presented by Steve Schmidt, FSA), as well as an update on a weed called Yellow Rattle (presented by Steve Turaj, UNH Cooperative Extension) were shared with the audi-

ence.

The formal portion of the program was broken up by a delicious chicken and biscuits meal provided by the folks at the Bath Church. They included little touches that appealed to this audience, such as milk instead of soda and butter instead of margarine. By the end of the four hour program, stomachs and minds were busy digesting everything from the day.

Participants were asked to complete an evaluation for the

UNH Cooperative Extension planning committee. One of the questions asked: “As a result of attending today’s program, please tell us the most valuable idea or practice you learned which can (or may) be incorporated into managing your farm.” One survey response was “Re-conceptualizing my approach to needed weed controls.”

Another read: “I liked the hay in a day program — it had useful ideas.”

As they packed up to head

home, I asked one participant, “Did you learn something new today?” the quick response came back, “Absolutely.” The next gentleman I asked said, “It’s not necessarily something that will work on my farm, but it is nice to hear what other people are doing out there. It gets me to thinking.”

As I look back on the day I spent at the workshop I realize that for me, the PowerPoint presentations were only one small educational portion of the day. The real benefit, however, came from being in a room filled with people who have tried some of these things, for they are the ones who ask the presenters questions that extract the truly useful responses that make their research findings valuable to me, the new farmer on the block.

I look forward to attending this event next year, with others who opt to take a few hours off from their busy schedules to reconnect with their neighbors, check in with some field representatives, quiz local Extension Educators, educate themselves about their industry, and eat some good, home cooked, New England style food. Until then, I’ll continue to ponder how best to make the ideas presented to me last week work on our little farm on the hill.

Kristina Vaughan is the Financial Coordinator/Administrative Assistant, UNH Cooperative Extension in Grafton County.

Massachusetts farmers to get additional federal relief BOSTON, MA — The PatrickMurray administration has announced that United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack has granted the commonwealth’s request for federal disaster relief in four additional Massachusetts counties that suffered agricultural production losses due to damage associated with Tropical Storm Irene.

On Sept. 16, Gov. Deval Patrick sent a letter to Vilsack requesting a disaster declaration in 13 counties of Massachusetts. Nine of those counties were approved on Sept. 22.

Since then, the USDA has been able to gather sufficient information relative to production losses in Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth counties to declare these as primary natural areas as a result of Tropical Storm Irene. Counties that were already eligible for loans and other assistance from the USDA Farm Services Agency (FSA) include Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester.

In addition, farms in Suffolk County, which has now been declared a contiguous disaster area, are also eligible for loan assistance.

“I would like to thank the Obama administration for providing addition

disaster aid to Massachusetts farmers that have been affected, and continue to struggle, in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene,” said Patrick.

Farms that were impacted by the storm are eligible for loans and other assistance from their local FSA office, provided that individual farms meet eligibility requirements.

“Farmers across the commonwealth will now have access to key resources that will help them recover from the damaging effects of Hurricane Irene,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. “I applaud the efforts Governor Patrick and Secretary Vilsack’s efforts to support our state’s farmers.”

Between Aug. 28 and Aug. 31, farmers across the state experienced crop losses due to excessive rain and high winds.

“For the agricultural industry, which represents $500 million in annual revenue, this assistance saves jobs and insures continued operations for many of our farms affected by last summer’s storm,” said DAR Commissioner Scott J. Soares.

“Irene’s torrential rains and intense winds pounded our farms and they’re still struggling with the aftermath.

They need this help. Every penny counts, and I’m glad to see farmers in every one of our counties will get the

relief they need,” said Sen. John Kerry.

“The news of expanded access to federal disaster assistance is a relief to Massachusetts farmers. The impact of Hurricane Irene has been devastating, and this assistance will help our agricultural industry recover from the significant crop losses,” said Sen. Scott Brown.

“I believe that our federal government should have access to disaster relief funds with no strings attached,” said Rep. Bill Keating. “These funds will remedy the devastation caused to our farmers by Tropical Storm Irene, and that is a necessary investment in our communities. Our citizens should be able to look to the federal government in times of natural disasters, and I applaud the Department of Agriculture for awarding this relief.”

“I know that there are still families struggling to recover from Tropical Storm Irene,” Rep. Stephen F. Lynch said. “I am pleased to see that additional funding will now be extended to all those impacted by the storm.”

“This assistance is great news for our farmers,” said Senate President Therese Murray. “Our agricultural areas took a hit during the storm, and I am happy to see that Plymouth and Barnstable counties have now been included for available relief so that

our farmers can recoup losses and get production back on track.”

“I’m very pleased the Obama administration has made these funds available to assist the Massachusetts agriculture industry in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene,” said Sen. Marc R. Pacheco, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. “I’m also pleased to see the Patrick administration request these much needed disaster relief funds as the agriculture industry in Massachusetts is very important to our overall economy and these funds will significantly assist with the ill effects of Irene.”

“I am thankful to the administration for recognizing how critically important agriculture is to the Commonwealth,” said Rep. Anne Gobi, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. “Farmers face a number of hardships and this assistance will help to ease some of the effects associated with those hardships.”

The FSA will consider each farm’s application based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. Local FSA offices can provide affected farmers with further information regarding available assistance.

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by Kristina Vaughan As I entered the Bath Congregational Church Nov. 17, a nostalgic aroma made me smile. The whole building smelled of freshly cooked comfort food, something that took me back to when we would gather at my grandparent’s old farmhouse for a holiday celebration. Though the reason for the get together was far different, the lunchtime menu and friendly conversations were much the same. As folks arrived I heard them say to each other “How’s the family?” and “How are things over your way?”

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Big tan spools Corn stover, or corn crop residue, is usually overlooked by dairy and beef cattlemen as a source of feed for mature beef cows, as well as dry dairy cows and heifers.

Due to unusually obnoxious weather behavior throughout most of the U.S. during the 2011 growing season, total hay resources, put mildly, are hurting. Unrelenting drought in most of the Southwest has clobbered hay inventories as well as grazeable lands, forcing a mass exodus of cattle from pastures and feedlots. These animals are culled so as to reduce forage demand during the non-pasture season already underway.

Earlier in the growing season, flooding in the Nation’s mid-section… and grain belt… hurt

prospects for a decent 2011 grain harvest. And the frosting on this glum cake, particularly in the Northeast, bore the names of Irene and Lee. Grazing conditions in the Northeast have been quite good throughout the summer and early fall. Overall corn silage yields have been good, and corn grain yields, picked or combined, have been encouraging.

These rosy statements do not apply to crop ground which took direct hits from the flooding.

Getting in dry hay, and even good quality haylage, has been problematic throughout unflooded parts of the region. In my own Central New York, precipitation to date has totaled near 70 inches. Average total annual rainfall (including melted snow) runs 35-40

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Elsewhere in the country, hay prices have already skyrocketed: one University of Wisconsin Web site showed alfalfa hay in January 2011, on average, sold for $121 per ton (FOB); the comparable price for October was $203. This upward trend will continue throughout winter, and will also apply upward price pressure to lesser quality forages.

For many, the winter feed supply has been severely reduced and these cattle producers are attempting to purchase hay from out of state and evaluate feed and cattle management alternatives to stretch existing feed supplies.

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Up to 55 percent of the weight of the total corn plant is in stalks, leaves, husks and cobs, all of which is left in the field

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Although I have, for some time, gently recommended that corn grain growers consider roundbaling left-behind stover, I have seen very few of these oversized tan

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There’s no indication that the crop person baled the forage in response to my

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windrow. Make the bales as firm and as large as possible. Normal Northeast Indian Summer weather should result in stover dry enough to bale and field-store safely. It’s best to feed the bales first before weathering takes its toll on the quality, and, more importantly, before deep snows make it hard to retrieve field-stored stover. Use feeding racks or rings, so as to limit intake and reduce waste.

Corn crop residue will have fair nutrient value, but supplementing may be required in some cases. The average nutritional value will be around 6-8 percent crude protein and about .48-.50 megacalories estimated net energy for lactation, which is similar to fair quality fescue hay. The nutritional values will vary depending on the percentage of shucks, grain and leaves in the bale. If there are more husks and leaves in the bale than stalks, the greater will be the protein and energy content.

Forage-testing baled stover, like any other roughage, is a really good idea… particular-

Crop from 7 ing and managing corn crop residues.

I tallied some dollar signs relative to current corn values, starting with Chicago Board of Trade December 2011 future shell corn at $6.16 per bushel ($220 per ton). Assume that

corn silage yields average 18 tons per acre (65 percent moisture). That yield, harvested as ear corn, would amount to five tons; harvested as shell corn, the yield would be four tons.

Stover baled at the moisture recommended (20-

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ly this year. Check out animalscience.ag.utk.ed u/beef/pdf/Drought/AS B 3 6 9 BaledCornStalks.pdf. At this University of Tennessee website you will see that their agricultural researchers really did their homework on bal-

25 percent) would weigh in at about four tons also. We stongly suggest that a winter annual small grain be seeded for cover crop as soon as corn harvesting is complete (with or without baled stover).

Given the following dollar/ton values for the various forms of corn: silage at $55 (commonly priced at one-quarter of shell corn price); baled stover at $75, and ear corn at $198 (commonly figured to be 90 percent of shell corn value). I crunched some numbers and arrived at some interesting harvest values.

From that one acre, 18 tons of corn silage would be worth $990. Or that acre could yield four tons of shell corn and four tons of stover, total value of $1180. Or that acre could yield five tons of ear corn and four tons

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Except for folks with corn still to be picked or combined this fall, my stover management recommendation will be 2012 crop management fodder, for want of a better term. These are pointers I will review next year when corn is beautifully green, and hopefully unflooded.

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The Midwest Regional Meeting is on Wednesday, Dec. 7 with a morning presentation on Safety presented by Robert A. Bertera, from QBE The Americas Insurance Company. Bruce Johnson of Wisconsin Silo will startoff the afternoon session with an update on the Silo Business Today.

The Northeast meeting held in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania starts with an ISA Board of Directors Meeting on Jan. 5. On Jan. 6, the Regional Meeting starts with the Annual ISA Business Meeting and Award Presentations. The awards given each year include the Honorary Member Award and the Zur Craine Award. “It is an honor to present the Honorary Member and

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Zur Craine Awards given during this annual event,” commented Shefchik. “The recipients are individuals who deserve recognition for their dedication and voluntary contributions toward the continued success of this association as we serve the tower silo and related farmstead equipment industry.”

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“The team in charge of developing the 2011 edition of the handbooks brainstormed long and hard to develop easy-tocomprehend and easyto-complete information and forms, and I think all three handbooks are homeruns,” states Dr. Elisabeth Patton, chairman of U.S. Animal Health Association’s Johne’s Disease Committee.

Patton explains that the handbooks are for use by veterinarians with dairy and beef clients to improve biosecurity and reduce pathogens, particularly Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis or MAP, the bacteria known to cause Johne’s disease.

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sessments and develop management plans’ handbook is a companion piece to the other two.

“Together the three handbooks are a veterinarian’s manual to help dairy and beef producers reduce or prevent Johne’s disease in their herds,” Patton adds. “That said, many of the management practices developed to address Johne’s disease should help reduce the presence of other pathogens as well.”

The “Handbook for Veterinarians and Dairy Producers” is short and to the point: one page is devoted to “current herd health status and concerns” while the remaining six pages address risk assessment and management recommendations related to calving area, pre-weaned heifer calves, post-weaned heifers, bred heifers, cows and bulls, and replacements and

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The 23-page “How to do Risk Assessments and Develop Management Plans for Johne’s Disease” goes more in depth and covers seven key steps to helps reduce or prevent Johne’s disease.

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duction; Step 2 — Collect history, owner goals and biosecurity data and estimate Johne’s disease prevalence; Step 3 — Assess risks for transmitting Johne’s disease among specific animal groups, with descriptive guidelines for scoring risk factors for dairy herds or beef herds; Step 4 — Consider Johne’s disease management efforts will benefit and integrate with other health and performance issues; Step 5 — Select critical management practices to include in the management plan; Step 6 — Build the elements of a testing strategy; and Step 7 — Do a reality check. Will the plan work? Plan to monitor it.

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Dairy and beef producers and their veterinarians who want to help prevent or control Johne’s disease in their herds often ask where they should start with the process. The answer: Begin by conducting an onfarm risk assessment, then develop and follow a management plan specific to a farm or ranch.

Three recently updated handbooks — “Handbook for Veterinarians and Dairy Producers,” “Handbook for Veterinarians and Beef Producers” and “How to do Risk Assessments and Develop Management Plans for Johne’s Disease” — are available for dairy and beef producers and their veterinarians who are serious about addressing Johne’s disease and stopping the financial drain of this devastating disease.

This fourth edition of the handbooks reflect the

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Apples with catchy names may boost revenue for farmers

by Krisy Gashler A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but an apple by another name could fetch a much sweeter price for farmers.

Using experimental auctions, researchers at Cornell University’s Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management tested

participants’ willingness to pay for five different varieties of apples, including a new, patented variety developed at Cornell, currently named NY1. Participants didn’t know about the apples’ history or the Cornell connection, but they learned about each variety’s attributes, such as sweetness and crisp-

ness, and they tasted slices of each.

The researchers’ conclusion?

Consumers were willing to pay more for NY1, and they were willing to pay still more when it had an “exciting, sensory” name, said assistant professor Bradley J. Rickard. He presented the research Nov. 8 at the New York Produce

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In the experimental auction, the researchers tested the new Cornell apple under three names: sincere “Williams,” sophisticated “Burgundy Beauty” and exciting “Flavor Haven.”

In all cases, the average bid for the new apple was 12 percent higher than the average for four other apples (Empire, Fuji, Honeycrisp, and Piñata). With the Flavor Haven name, the average bid jumped to 27 percent over the other varieties.

Perhaps most interesting, Rickard said, bids on NY1 influenced bids on the other new, patented Washington apple, Piñata, but made no difference in bids on the traditional varieties.

New York grocery shoppers already enjoy a wide selection of apples — including some of the 66 varieties developed at Cornell, such as Cortland, Empire, Macoun and Jonagold — but new, patented varieties are starting to hit shelves. These varieties often sell for a premium,

but they’re also more expensive to grow, as farmers have to buy licenses to grow them.

Historically, public universities developed new apple breeds and released them to the public. But in 1980, the Bayh-Dole Act gave universities the right to retain the intellectual property rights for their research. In May 2010, Cornell forged a partnership with a new industry group, the New York Apple Growers LLC, to establish an exclusive licensing agreement for the new apple varieties, NY1 and NY2.

“The license will entail some fairly substantial upfront fee. It could be $1,500 an acre upfront,” Rickard said. “Then once you sell a box of fruit, you also need to pay a royalty.”

Rickard’s primary research interest is determining the best price and setup for that license. In September, he was awarded a two-year, $348,700 USDA grant to study that topic.

Corn Growers disappointed Joint Committee has failed to act National Corn Growers Association President Garry Niemeyer released the following statement in response to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction’s failure to produce a deficit reduction plan: “We’re disappointed the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction did not agree on a plan

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Rickard and co-authors Todd Schmit, Miguel Gómez and Hao Lu, all of the Dyson School, wanted to test the influence of branding on patented fruit varieties.

“There are a lot of brands throughout the grocery store. The one exception is fresh produce,” Rickard said. “But in the case of apples, pears, tomatoes and peaches, that’s the one place in the fresh produce sector where you have a choice. Not really across brands, but across these varietal names.”

And what’s in a name?

Quite a bit, it turns out.

Apple names generally fall into three categories, Rickard said: sincere names based on a breeder or location, such as Cortland or Granny Smith; sophisticated names, which usually highlight the fruit’s appearance, such as Red or Golden Delicious; and exciting names that evoke the taste or texture of the apple, such as Honeycrisp.

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NCGA helps chart the future of farmer-led sustainability Recently, NCGA representatives attended a National Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture (NISA) workshop in Chicago to discuss the future of the project with representatives from dozens of other agricultural organizations, food companies, retailers and conservation groups.

During the two-day meeting, participants reviewed existing sustainability initiatives and gathered perspectives from various sectors about the need for a national umbrella organization that brings farmer voices to the sustainability movement.

“NISA aims to develop a roadmap of farm management systems that will help farmers achieve verifiable sustainability outcomes, improve the environmental services and productivity of their farms, help their rural communities thrive and satisfy performance expectations of the value chain,” said NCGA Past President Ken McCauley, who attended the meeting. “With efforts focused

at the farm level, this grower-driven effort will incorporate a framework of tools and technical information from a wide base of expertise and programs.”

NISA, which is facilitated by the University of Wisconsin, was formed in 2010 with McCauley serving as co-chair of the initiative for the past year. Others taking part in the meeting were NCGA Vice President of Public Policy Jon Doggett and Public Policy Director Rod Snyder.

During the meeting, participants discussed options for moving forward, including the creation of a provisional board from producer groups and a communications structure for collaborating with all parts of the value chain.

NISA reiterated six guiding principles. They will continue to emphasize farmer participation and leadership, and will work to strike a balance between environmental, social and economic sustainability outcomes. It will remain science-based

and establish regional expert groups, leadership and coordination with national relevance. Finally, evaluation of success will remain data-focused with an emphasis on improvement over time which will be validated with an independent verification process.

Through panel discussions with retailers such as McDonald’s and Walmart, it became apparent that consumers and the companies interacting directly with them have become increasingly concerned with sustainability over the past decade.

Many of these companies have taken steps to purchase only sustainably sourced products and have begun discussions about the sustainability of agricultural goods.

The group also explored how it would interact with other sustainability-focused organizations in agriculture while maintaining relevance by offering an approach and goals unique to NISA and possible future collaborations both with such groups and government agencies.

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Issued Nov. 18, 2011 The big bang you heard Friday was no the-

ory. It was cheese prices in Chicago as the cash markets awaited the October Milk Production report that afternoon. After

gaining a nickel earlier in the week the 40pound blocks tumbled 15 1/4- cents on one lone offer on the Friday

before Thanksgiving and closed at $1.8325 per pound, down a net 11 3/4-cents on the week, but still 38 3/4-cents

creased, according to eDairy economist Bill Brooks. The November 15 GDT weighted-average price for anhydrous milk fat rose 8 percent, but the equivalent 80 percent butter fat price is still less than $1.31, Brooks said.

"Our butter prices are still a fair amount above international prices, so opportunities for imports remain."

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed the week at $1.45, up a penny and a half. Extra Grade held all week at $1.48. NASS powder averaged $1.4860, up 1.4 cents, and the amazing dry whey price inched 0.4 cent higher, to 63.6 cents per pound, the highest in four years.

The peak was 79.33 cents in April 2007.

The MPC adds that the market for dry whey “continues to amaze.”

Domestic demand is “very good,” according to DMN, and supplies are tight. Demand for export is outstanding. Production does not seem to be keeping up with demand, in part because cheese production is lagging and in part because a greater share of liquid whey is being shunted off for higher concentrated products.

Jerry Dryer’s Dairy and Food Market Analyst reports that US cheese exports remained strong in September despite sharply higher prices while other dairy volumes were generally lower. September cheese shipments totaled 34.3 million pounds, up 22 percent from 2010, at an average price of $2.07 per pound. The average price for the benchmark, Cheddar price, was $2.05. January through September cheese exports were up 32 percent; according to Dryer, and third quarter, 2011 exports were up 3 percent, averaging $2.07; just like September.

An estimated 7.7 million pounds of cheese (22 percent of the total) left the country with some assistance from CWT in September. An estimated 22 million pounds was/is due for assistance during the fourth quarter of this year, according to Dry-

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above a year ago.

The 500-pound barrels ended at $1.87, down 12 1/2 on the day, 11 cents on the week, but still 44 cents above a year ago.

Only four cars of block traded hands on the week and two of barrel.

The NASS block price jumped 3.9 cents, averaging $1.7646, while the barrels averaged $1.8209, up 6.2 cents.

The California Milk Producers Council’s (MPC) November 11 newsletter, citing USDA’s Dairy Market News (DMN), reported that barrel cheese supplies for processing are tight but adds; “that doesn’t answer the question whether the tightness is from a supply decrease or an unexpected increase in demand.”

MPC reports that other natural cheeses are also tight, and said “That’s good to know because the price inversion between blocks and barrels, which is persisting through recent market ups and downs, sometimes portends sharp price corrections. We do know domestic demand for all kinds of cheese appears to be strong leading into what has become the heaviest yearly four months for sales, and cheese production, through September, had slackened.”

Wholesalers have mostly completed their part in filling orders for the first of three major upcoming holidays and are getting ready for the next round, expected to begin after a final accounting is made after Thanksgiving. DMN says sales are doing well in all regions, helped by promotional prices and feature ads for store and national brands, and food service sales are doing better than expected.

Cash butter closed November 18 at its lowest level since December 2010; $1.6475, down 9 1/4-cents on the week, and 24 1/4-cents below a year ago when it lost a dime that week, 22 cents the following week, and another 6 after that, to land at $1.61. Only one car sold all week. NASS butter averaged $1.8382, up 0.1 cent.

Butter prices have temporarily stabilized and world prices have in-

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The CME’s November 11 Daily Dairy Report (DDR) said international cheese prices are moving in the opposite direction U.S. prices are. Oceania cheddar is trading in a wide range, $1.47-$2.04,

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ternational butter prices are weaker as well. Oceania butter is pegged at $1.63-$1.86, down 25 cents in 10 weeks, and the lowest price since spring 2010. World milk powder prices are steady.

But, Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction prices increased across almost all product categories this week, according to the DDR. The weighted average price for skim milk powder was $1.52 per pound, up 1.7 percent from the November 1 auction.

Whole milk powder was $1.62 per pound, up 2.4 percent; anhydrous milk fat was $1.62, up 8 percent; and cheddar cheese for industrial use was up 3.7 percent, to $1.60. The trade-weighted index for all products was up 2.6 percent, but just the second increase since early June, according to the DDR. Dairy farmers and industry people met in San Diego this week for the joint annual meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), and United Dairy Industry Association. Industry leaders talked promotion, mar-

keting, exports, innovation, product and sustainability research, partnerships, collaboration, dairy nutrition, health and wellness, globalization and food safety, according to Western DairyBusiness magazine editor Ron Goble in Friday’s DairyLine, and “the mood was upbeat.”

The dairy checkoff’s strategy of working with food and dairy industry partners is helping dairy producers by directly contributing to more than 7 billion additional pounds of milk sales since January 2010, Goble reported.

Ryan Anglin, Arkansas dairy producer and NDB chair, pointed to targeted partnerships with industry leaders such as McDonalds and Domino’s as examples.

NMPF leaders reported on the Federation’s achievements the past year. Chairman Randy Mooney and President and CEO Jerry Kozak, discussed the Foundation for the Future proposal which has evolved into the Dairy Security Act (DSA) of 2011 (HR 3062). They said that NMPF has done what it can to bring the issue to

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Mielke from 19 the front door of Congress and now it’s up to dairy producers to encourage their representatives to get it through the legislative process.

The CWT export assistance program has achieved its mandated 70 percent participation and will be renewed for 2012-13 at 2 cents per hundredweight. Chris Galen said in Thursday’s DairyLine that this year’s program had been operating from carry over funds from the pre-

vious year but the 2012 program will have new money from new memberships and that the funds will be used mostly for cheese exports but also for butterfat, giving important access to foreign markets.

Exports are a “prime mover behind farm prices, he concluded, “And the more commitment we get from farmers to CWT the better off everyone is because it’s a rising tide that lifts everyone’s milk price.”

But, dairy policy inclusion in the budget process drew fire from the International Dairy Foods Association’s Connie Tipton, who in a press release said; “The way the super committee process is being used to enact the next farm bill is wrong.”

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duction by October 15.

Tipton said “We now are a month past that deadline and only a week away from the deadline for completing the deficit reduction bill, and this farm bill has yet to see the light of day.”

"Making matters worse, leaders of the Agriculture Committees have indicated that portions of the Dairy Security Act will be part of this still-secret farm bill recommendation,” she said.

“If so, the super commit-

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The Agriculture Department’s latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook predicts that U.S. milk production will rise in 2012, albeit at a slower rate than the last two years. The dairy herd will be slightly smaller in 2012, but increased milk per cow will boost milk production above 2011. It warned

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that higher availability of dairy products worldwide combines with additional U.S. supplies to pressure product prices next year.

While third-quarter cow numbers were slightly lower than October projections, the U.S. herd size estimate remains at 9.2 million cows for this year and is expected to slip to 9.185 million in 2012. Milk per cow is forecast higher than October’s forecast, largely offsetting the lower than forecast thirdquarter cow number.

2012 output is forecast at 198.4 billion, unchanged from October.

Output per cow in 2012 was forecast at 21,600 pounds, up from the 21,305 pounds expected this year. The increase in milk per cow forecast in 2012 and the additional milking day more than offsets the small projected decline in cow numbers, according to USDA, and accounts for the overall increased milk production next year.

Checking demand; September fluid milk sales were estimated at about 4.5 billion pounds, according to USDA, down 2.3 percent from September 2010 after adjusting for calendar composition. Estimated sales of conventional fluid milk products decreased 1.3 percent from September 2010 while estimated sales of organic fluid products increased 8.9 percent. The DDR adds that year-todate milk sales are off 1.4 percent and remain on track for a 27-year low. Ouch!

Looking “back to the futures” combined with the announced Federal order Class III prices, the Class III contract’s average for the last half of 2011 was at $18.72 on September 29, $19.16 on October 7, $18.97 on October 14, $19.12 on October 21, 19.36 on October 28, and $19.54 on November 4. The average for the first six months of 2012 stood at $16.63 on November 4, $16.72 on November 11, and was around $16.64 at our deadline on November 18.

In other milk prices; the December Federal order Class I base milk price is $18.47 per hundredweight, up 2 cents from November, $1.51 above December 2010, and equates to about

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Mielke from 21 $1.59 per gallon. The Class I price averaged $19.13 in 2011, up from 2010’s $15.35 and a disastrous $11.48 in 2009.

Our sources do not foresee an MILC payment for producers in December.

The NASS-surveyed butter price averaged $1.8388 per pound, up 8.4 cents. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.4783, down a nickel and a half.

Cheese averaged $1.7788, up 3 1/2cents, and dry whey averaged 63.42 cents, up 2.2 cents.

U.S. milk production is holding mostly steady to slightly higher in the Southwest with levels trending above a year ago, according to USDA’s weekly update. Weather has been moderate and not a factor to milk cows.

Northwest output is trending towards seasonal low levels with milk components building.

Weather has been favorable for cows in Utah and Idaho and production steady to higher. Midwest milk output has been sporadically moving higher and lower at what is thought to be the lowest intake levels of the year. Processors are reaching to other states and regions for milk sup-

plies. Eastern milk flow is marginally higher.

The milk production season in the Oceania region is at or on the down side of seasonal peak levels. New Zealand output peaked about the second week of October and receipts at manufacturing facilities are indicating declines. Australian milk production is at its peak.

Handlers and processors indicate that receipts appear to be holding with no significant increases being reported.

The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us and one of the lessons God has been trying to instill in me the last few years (yes it’s taken that long) is an “attitude of gratitude.” It is so easy to focus on the things we don’t have and skip over the blessings we do. Look at the kids around your table today.

Give your spouse an added hug or kiss and thank them and God for the profound blessings you have!

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NFU: Agriculture appropriations bill a disappointment for family farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement about the passage of H.R. 2112, the “minibus” legislation that includes the agricultural appropriations bill, along with two other appropriations bills and the continuing resolution to keep the federal government running through mid-December: “While NFU appreciates that the Agriculture Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2012 largely maintains overall discretionary funding levels, it is a disappointment for family farmers and ranchers. The bill prevents additional rulemaking for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration rule that would have addressed the fundamental problem of competition and consolidation in the livestock marketplace. The bill also undercuts the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act by limiting funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

“These are two extraordinarily important issues for NFU members. We cannot allow the influence of the consolidated meat processors and Wall Street to trump the interests of family farmers and ranchers. NFU will continue to fight for the restoration of fairness in markets.”

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Jersey Marketing Service has announced the launch of an online auction of elite Jersey females, flush choices, embryo packages and pen lots on its cuttingedge site, JerseyBid. Portfolio of Excellence at JerseyBid will open Tuesday, Dec. 13 with the live close-out beginning at 11:30 a.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The sale will offer 40 to 50 lots of extreme quality.

Neal Smith, CEO of JMS parent company National All-Jersey Inc., said that Portfolio of Excellence builds on the momentum of record-setting national sales sponsored in 2011 by the American Jersey Cattle Association — the National Heifer Sale, the 54th Pot O’Gold Sale and The 59th All American Sale.

“The demand for investment opportunities in Registered Jersey™ cattle and genetics has never been stronger,” Smith observed, “whether it is for breedleading genomics, high

Soybean Checkoff: demand strong for U.S. soy abroad Federal government figures show U.S. soy continues to be in strong demand among international customers.

Buyers outside of the United States purchased 1.5 billion bushels of whole U.S. soybeans in the latest marketing year, according to the

U.S. Census Bureau.

That makes U.S. soy one of the largest agricultural exports. And U.S. agriculture continues to lead all economic sectors with a positive balance of trade.

“Increasing demand for U.S. soy abroad has been the cornerstone of

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Tight stocks, strong demand continue for corn market The U.S. corn market continues to be characterized by tight stocks and strong demand as farmers wrap up this year’s harvest and look to next year’s crop, according to economists with the American Farm Bureau Federation.

The Agriculture Department released its November crop report, showing a U.S. corn crop of 12.3 billion bushels, a 1 percent drop from the October estimate. USDA also forecasts a further tightening of corn supplies at 843 million bushels in its November report, compared to 866 million bushels in its October estimate.

“USDA estimates that this year’s corn crop will be the fourth largest ever, and it is a big crop, but demand is very strong and the U.S. will need every bushel of corn produced this year to meet the need for food and fuel and to rebuild supplies to a more comfortable level,” said AFBF crops economist Todd Davis.

“The story for 2012 will be the same as 2011. The U.S. will need more acreage, good yields and a bigger crop next year to meet demand and build supplies.”

USDA forecasts an average U.S. yield of 146.7 bushels per acre in its November report, which would be the lowest average yield since 2003.

Davis believes a factor in the yield decline was early frost in the northern tier of the Corn Belt, which reduced yields by five bushels per acre in Minnesota and 11 bushels per acre in North Dakota, compared to October.

Davis said USDA’s November estimate is based on harvest surveys conducted from Oct. 25 to Nov. 4 and does not represent the total U.S. harvest because farmers in the eastern Corn Belt are still harvesting their crop. USDA’s next and final estimate of the 2011 corn crop will be released in January and will include numbers on the total U.S. crop, according to Davis.

“When USDA conducted its November survey, just 34 percent of the Ohio corn crop and 41 percent of the Michigan corn crop was harvested, so there is a good chance that yields and production will decrease from this month’s estimate,” Davis said. “A smaller crop will place further strain on already tight stocks and support higher prices.”

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the soybean-checkofffunded marketing efforts for the past 20 years,” says Jim Call, a soybean farmer from Madison, MN. Call also chairs the United Soybean Board (USB) International Marketing program. “We focus not just on China, but on increasing sales in other international markets, as well.”

“The soybean checkoff helps fund marketbuilding activities like hosting international buying teams and conducting poultry and livestock feeding demon-

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Additional key soybean export figures for the 2010/2011 marketing year: • U.S. soybean farmers helped export over 1.5 billion bushels of whole soybeans.

• Soybean meal from over 332 million bushels of soybeans was exported.

• Oil from approximately 290 million bushels of soybeans went to foreign cus-

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Soy users in China weighed in as the top international customers of whole U.S. soybeans buying 895 million bushels, up from 825 million bushels during the 2010/2011 marketing year. Other top importing markets for whole U.S. soybeans in the last marketing year include the following: • Mexico – 124.3 million bushels • Japan – 75.2 million bushels • Indonesia – 71.03 million bushels

• Taiwan – 55.9 million bushels • Germany – 36.3 million bushels • Spain – 28.6 million bushels • Egypt – 27.8 million bushels • South Korea – 26.3 million bushels • Thailand – 18.6 million bushels The soybean checkoff funds international marketing efforts in more than 80 countries worldwide. These include market development, communications and education.

Miller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 568 w/Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 714 Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3960 forage harv., base unit . . . . . . . . $3,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Gehl 860 w/2R 6’ po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Gehl 1470 RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham NH 166 inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Pequea Fluffer 81⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Fahr KH500 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Vicon 4 Star Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Kuhn 500 Disc Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham Krone 550 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 . . . . . . . . Fultonville PLANTING / TILLAGE Brillion 18’ Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 220 disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Taylorway 16’ disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 2500 4 btm hyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7000 4RH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,550 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 12’ BWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Brillion Seeder 10’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,600 . . . . . Schaghticoke IH 710 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200 . . . . . Schaghticoke IH II Shank Chisel 5700. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,600 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2500 4 bottom plow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville BALERS NH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke NH 316 baler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 245 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 666R corn HD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 6600 combine w/215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville H&S 125 spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Great Bend loader for JD 7000’s . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Bush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850. . . . . . . . . Chatham 7’Loader blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Landpride 7’ HD Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke Frontier 7’ HD back blade, hyd Angle . . . $1,850 . . . . . Schaghticoke Woods 1035 backhoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,650. . . . . . . . . Chatham Woods RB72 rear blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425. . . . . . . . . Chatham

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"FOX HILL FARMS" JIM AND SANDY HOOPES Retirement Farm Dispersal!

Vegetable-Hay-Grain-Tractors-Implements-Trucks and Trailers (Real Estate offered at 10:15 A.M.)

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HOOPES TURF FARM, INC. Discontinuing Turf Farming Sod Harvester-Seeder-Tractors-Truck-Mowers-Sprayer-Irrigation Drainage Machine

ALL SELLING SATURDAY DECEMBER 10 @ 10:15 A.M. (Blizzard Date: Mon. Dec. 12) 1820 Fox Hill Road ULYSSES, (Potter Co.) PENNSYLVANIA 16948 EZ Flow gravity box, 6 in. auger, tarp, mounted on JD 1065 wagon running gear; Mayrath 65 ft. 8 in. transport auger, swing out side infeed auger;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, November 28 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

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

Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. Featuring a Bradford County Freestall Herd Dispersal.

130 head, 70 milking age, 60 head youngstock. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. We will be open the day after Christmas - Business as usual!. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com *Happy Holiday wishes from The Hosking Familyl, the Sale barn crew & Café Girls. We appreciate all the business & friends we have made along the way.* • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale

Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef.

Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-3223500, 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, November 29 • 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, November 30 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E.

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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

Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 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, December 1 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.

Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 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, 800-321-

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Friday, December 2 • 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 • 11:00 AM: 3144 Dalton Rd., Cato, NY. Andrew Dennison Equipment Dispersal. Having sold the cows selling complete line of late model equipment. Hilltop Auction Co., Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030 • 7:00 PM: School, Rt. 39, Geneseo, NY. Geneseo Farm Toy Show Auction. Boy Scout Troop 4070. 250 excellent farm toys. For information contact Doug fHarke at 585-2433882 or e-mail dherke@rochester.rr.com.

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

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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 HILLTOP AUCTION CO. 3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Cows sell on the 8th, heifers on the 9th. Co-managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms, 607746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.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 • 10:15 AM: Ulysses, PA (Potter Co.).

Hoopes Turf Farm, Inc. (Preston Hoopes) Sod Farm Dispersal in conjunction with Fox Hill Farms Retirement Auction at 11 am. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Monday, December 12 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Heifer Sale. Featuring Rolling Ridge Dairy Milking Herd Dispersal. 15 Head of Registered Cattle. Grazing herd with light grain & balage. 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 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.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.

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

Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, December 21 • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 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

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, December 31 • 8:30 AM: Hoover Tractor, Mifflinburg, PA. 5th Annual New Years Sale. Accepting consignments. Fraley Auction Co., 570-546-6907 www.fraleyauction.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, 585243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Friday, January 20 • 12:00 Noon: 73 West First Ave., Windsor, PA. Public Auction of Windsor Meat Market. Operating business wit retail meat sales & custom slaughtering. Leaman Auctions, 717464-1128 or 610-662-8149 www.leamanauctions.com Monday, February 6 • Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com

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.

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315-823-0089 We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

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

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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

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

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

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cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Monday, December 5 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. 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 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, December 7 • Newport, VT. Complete Dispersal of Registered Holstein and Registered Ayrshire herd for Agawam Farm. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 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 8 • Lebanon Area Fairgrounds, Lebanon, PA. 2 Day Sale. Dec. 8 & 9!

Holiday Holstein Sale. Over 400 head of Reg. & Sire ID’d Holsteins.

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT November 21, 2011 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt Calves:45-60# .22-.28; 61-7 5# .30-.35; 76-90# .40-.45; 9 1-105# .48-.55; 106# & up .5 7.5-.60.

Farm Calves: .65-.70 Started Calves: .22-.26 Veal Calves: .55-1.15 Heifers: Open .60-.85; Beef .

80-.95.

Feeder Steers: .65-1; Beef .

71-1.03.

Stock Bull: .75-1.3250 Beef Bull: .72-.82.5 Boars: one at .10 Sows: .37-.40.

Feeder Pigs (ea): 23 @ 35/ ea.

Sheep, ea: 65-180 Lambs, ea: 70-180 Goats, ea: 45-185; Kids (ea) 75-135.

Canners: up to 61.50 Cutters: 62-65.50 Utility: 66-70 Rabbits: 4-24 Chickens: 4-36 Ducks: 5-15 ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT November 21, 2011 Cattle: 101 Calves: 259 Slaughter Cows: Prem. Wh ites 65-75% Lean not well te sted; Breakers 75-80% lean 74-78; Boners 80-85% lean 68-79; Lean 85-90% lean 48 -68.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 9 2-125# 75-137.50; 80-92# 7 5-90.

V e a l ers: 100-120# 55-75; 90-10 0# 55-70; 80-90# 40-60; 70-8 0# 40-60; 60-70# 15-38.

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA No report * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA No report NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA November 22, 2011 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 27-31; 61-75# 43-62; 76-95# 40-75; 96-105# 30-70; 106# & up 7 2.

Farm Calves: 80-150/cwt.

Feeders: 36-120/cwt.

Heifers: 60-75/cwt.

Canners: 30-55/cwt.

Cutters: 56-64.50/cwt.

Utility: 65-76/cwt.

Pigs: 31/ea.

Lambs: 130-230/cwt.

Sheep: 65-120/cwt.

Goats: 37-150/ea.

Rabbits: .50-4/ea.

Poultry: 1-13.50/ea.

Hay: 17 lots, 2.50-4.90/bale. northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION

Hackettstown, NJ No report CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIV ESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY November 17, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .50-1.20; Grower Bulls over 92# .80-1 .30; 80-92# .80-1.15; Bob V eal .40-.80.

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

80.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 700-2000; Sprin ging Cows 900-1700; Springi ng Hfrs. 900-1600; Bred Hfrs . 750-1300; Fresh Hfrs. 900-1 650; Open Hfrs. 400-900; St arted Hfrs. 100-400; Service Bulls 700-1100.

Beef (/#): Feeders .60-1.20; Sel .82-.98.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder .80-1.50; Market .75-1.75; Slaughter Shee p .30-.65.

Goats (/hd): Billies 75-165; Nannies 65-115; Kids 20-80.

Swine (/hd): Feeder Pig 2050.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY November 15, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .40-1.10; G rower Bulls over 92# .70-1.2 0; 80-92# .60-.90.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .55-.75; Lean .45-.63; Hvy. Beef Bulls .65-.82.

Beef (//#): Feeders .60-1 Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder .80-2; Market .80-1.50; Sla ughter Sheep .35-.75.

Goats (/hd): Billies 80-175; Nannies 75-100; Kids 20-75.

Swine (/#): Feeder Pig (/hd) 20-46.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY November 21, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .85-1.30; G rower over 92# 1-1.40; 80-92 # .65-1; Bob Veal .55-.61.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .69-.77; Lean .62-.69; Hvy. Beef Bulls .75.5.

Beef (/hd): Feeders 300-700# 97-111; Beef H fr. 67-78; Hols. Steer Sel 62.5 0-70.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 1.70-2.10; Market 1.30-1.60; Slaughter She ep .45-.60.

Goats (/hd): Billies 110-140; Nannies 78-92; Kids 17-42.

Swine (/hd): Sow 38-42; Fe eder Pig 34-40. *Buyers always looking for pi gs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY No report DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY

November 16, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Bulls ov er 92# 1.10-1.35; 80-92# .75 -.90; Bob Veal .15-.70.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .64-.72; Lean .57-.64; Hvy. Beef .70-.

75.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Market 1.60-1.70.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY No report PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY November 17, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Calves over 92# 1-1.325; 80-92# .8 0-1.10; Bob Veal .10-.40.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .63-.745; Lean .545-.69; Hvy. Beef Bul ls .75.

Beef (/#): Beef Ch 1.05-1.10 5; Hols. Ch .74-.98.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Market 1.125; Slaughter 0.525.

Goats (/hd): Nannies 67.50-70.

Swine (/#): Sow .55-.61 BATH MARKET Bath, NY Npvember 17, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Bulls ov er 92# 1.10-1.35; 80-92# .70 -.85; Bob Veal .30-.60.

Cull Calves (/#): Gd .66-.72; Lean .58-.66; Hvy. Beef Bull s .70-.75.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Bred Hfrs. 630.

Beef (/#): Feeders 1.10-1.18; Hols. Sel .85-.

89.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): 1.55-1.70 ; Slaughter Sheep .60-.70.

Goats (/hd): Billies 80-110; Nannies 70-95.

Swine (/#): Sow .54-.59; Bo ar .20-.25; Feeder Pig (/hd) 2 0-40.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY No report FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY November 18, 2011 Hay: 140-210 1st cut; 140-3 05 2nd cut; 270 3rd cut; 335 4th cut.

Straw: 130-265.

Produce Mon. @ 10 am, W ed-Fri. @ 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 November 21, 2011 Cattle: Bone Util .60-.74; Ca nners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls/Steers .68-.80.

Calves: Bull Calves 96-120# .80-1.7750; up to 95# .10-.9 5; Hols. under 100# 1.

Piglets: 12-45 Lambs: 1-1.90 Sheep: .42-.75 Goats: 50-147.50

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale No report All animals sold by the piece.

Sale starts at 5 pm.

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA November 16, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Sel 1-3 1 205# 91.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 65.75-70.2 5, hi dress 71.75-73, lo dress 64.25-65.25; Boners 80-85% lean 62.25-67.2 5, hi dress 67-71, lo dress 58 ; Lean 85-90% lean 57-62.50 , lo dress 53.50-57.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1685 -1735# 76-80.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 Herefords 495# 83; 625-720# 7886; M&L 2 Herefords 430-460# 67-71; 525-5 80# 70-72.50; L 3 Hols. 250285# 70-79; Hfrs. M 1 Hereford 310# 89; Bulls M 1 Hereford 355# 89; L 3 Hols. 270# 66.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-115# 127-157; No. 2 95-110# 110-122; 80-90# 7 5-100; No. 3 95-120# 60-97; 75-90# 47-72; No. 2 Hols. Hfr s. 85-95# 85-110/hd; Vealers 55-85# 2-30.

Sows: US 1-3 600# 250/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 10-50# 10-25; 80-100# 49-70.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 3 5-65# 160-197.50; 70-105# 155-200; 120# 140; Yearlings 100# 90; Ewes Gd 2-3 140-180# 65-75; Util 1-2 80145# 50-55; Rams 125-185# 77.50-110.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 under 20# 20-22.50; 25-40# 25-55; 65# 97.50; Nannies Sel 1 130-140# 75-90; B illies Sel 2 160# 170.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA November 14, 2011 Cattle: 118 Holstein Steers: 1380-1406 # 100-103.

Cows: Prem. White 71.50; B reakers 65.50-67; Boners 61-64.50; Lean 51-60.

Bulls: YG 1 1730# 77.50; Y G 2 1412-1880# 60-65.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 442656# 93-98; M&L 2 616-718 # 66-78.

Feeder Bulls: 550-610# 8793.

Calves: 171. Bulls No. 1 94130# 142-160; 84-92# 110-1 32; No. 2 94-130# 125-142; 80-92# 82-105; No. 3 94-12 4# 85-125; 80-92# 55-85; Hf r. calves No. 1 86-112# 187-2 25; No. 2 74-116# 105-167; Util 10-55.

Sheep: 82-118# 175-200 Goats (/hd): Kids 30# 35-37; 50-60# 50-80; 60-80# 97-12 5.

Feeder Pigs: 42. 20-30# 7-1 9/hd; 40-50# 20-25/hd.

Hogs: 572-584# 60-61.

Hay: 21 lds, 92-315/ton.

Straw: 1 ld, 200/ton.

EarCorn: 4 lds, 230-245/ton.

Firewood: 6 lds, 50-100/ld.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA No report Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves. * Special Fed Cattle Sales N ov. 29, Dec. 6, 20 & 27.

EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA November 21, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Prem. Wh ites 65-75% lean 75; Breakers 75-80% lean 69-70.50, lo dress 67-68; Boners 80-85% lean 65-69.50, lo dress 63-64; Lean 85-90% l ean 59-63.50, hi dress 65, lo

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK M ARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA No report

dress 56-58.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1510 -1985# 73-77.50.

Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 12 2-128, few to 156; 500-700# 124-128; 700-900# 97-110; M&L 2 300-500# 100-115; 5 00-700# 108-114.

Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 11 5-126, few fancy 130-131; 500-700# 100-1 16; 700-900# 92-96; M&L 2 3 00-500# 107-115; 500-700# 96-104.

Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 127142, few fancy 147-148; 500-700# 110-1 27; 700-900# 87-91; M&L 2 2 50-300# 125-132.50; 300-50 0# 116-125, thin type 149; 50 0-700# 93-109.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 90-120# 100-130; No. 2 90-130# 80-100; No. 3 85-1 20# 40-75; Beef 110-230# 9 0-110; Vealers Util 65-120# 2 2.50-35.

Sows: US 1-3 300-600# 4050.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-3 6 0-80# 177-183, few 210; 80100# 169-189; Yearlings 175# 124.

Slaughter Ewes: Util 1-2 14 1-210# 75-88.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 70-90# 112.50-132.50; Sel 2 45-55# 60-70; Nannies Se l 2 105-150# 89-8106/cwt; Bil lies Sel 1 155# 113/cwt.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA November 21, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & P r 2-3 1368-1568# 124-126.5 0; Ch 2-3 1200-1490# 118.5 0-123; full/YG 4-5 1202-1374 # 112-116; Sel 1-3 1190-159 2# 111-118; Hols. Ch 2-3 12 96-1650# 98-100; 1710# 98.

50; Sel 1-3 1272-1506# 93-9 7.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1 120-1422# 115-120; Sel 1-3 1100-1314# 109-112.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 68-73.25, hi dress 73-73.75, lo dress 64.

74-68; Boners 80-85% lean 63-68.50, hi dress 68-72, lo dress 57-63; Lean 85-90% le an 57.25-62.50, hi dress 61.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No report KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA November 19, 2011 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 205-395 Mixed Hay: 10 lds, 170-275 Timothy: 4 lds, 250-270 Grass: 14 lds, 155-240 Straw: 5 lds, 200-210 Firewood: 6 lds, 175-240 Clover: 1 ld, 220 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA November 18, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & P r 3-4 1175-1595# 127-130; C h 2-3 1220-1575# 123-126; Sel 2-3 1120-1490# 116-122 ; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1385-1 625# 107.50-112; Ch 2-3 13 55-1725# 97.50-103; Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1115-1305# 12 4-127; Ch 2-3 1075-1305# 1 15-123.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whit es 65-75% lean 69.50-73.50, hi dress 74.50-78.50, lo dres s 67.50-69.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 65-71, lo dr ess 60-65; Boners 80-85% le an 62-67, hi dress 67-71, lo d ress 59-62; Lean 85-90% lea n 58-62, hi dress 62-66, lo dr ess 52-58.

Slaughter Bulls: Mon.YG 1 very hi dress 1325-1835# 91 -100; Bul-

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Eighty-Four locks 915-1265# 75-79; hi dr ess 960-1405# 84-94, lo dre ss 825-1505# 64-70; Thurs.

YG 1 900-1895# 73-77; lo dr ess 920-1740# 67-72.

Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No 1 95-120# 140-162; 80-9 0# 100-115; No. 2 95-120# 1 20-140; 75-90# 70-90; No. 3 95-125# 100-115; 75-95# 50 -75; Util 70-100# 30-60; 60-6 5# 15-20; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 95 -120# 140-180; No. 2 70-100 # 60-120; Non-tubing 55-80# 20-42; Tues. No. 1 95-123# 135-158; 85-90# 1 00-110; No. 2 95-113# 141-1 56; 83-90# 100-115; pkg 74# 42; No. 3 83-111# 90-107; p kg 73# 30; Util 72-109# 20-5 9; Graded Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 9 2-101# 180; No. 2 pkg 92# 1 80; pkg 83# 130; Non-tubing 62-73# 12-25; Thurs. Gra ded Bull Calves No. 1 120-12 8# 125; 94-118# 137-144; 80 -92# 100-107; No. 2 112-128 # 110-120; 94-110# 127-137 ; 80-92# 97-110; No. 3 100-1 30# 112-114; 80-88# 70-85; Util 90-110# 55-60; 60-88# 1 5-30; Hols. Hfr. Calves No. 1 95-110# 150-190; No. 2 85-1 00# 50-110.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA November 15, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1 260-1340# few 121-124.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1 195-1300# 119-123.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 64.50-70; B oners 80-85% lean 56-61.50 ; Lean 85-90% lean 51-56.50 , lo dress 45-50.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 130-150; No. 2 95-115# 70-110; No. 3 80110# 40-70; Util 70-105# 1050.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA November 16, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1 165-1365# 122.50-124.50; H ols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1440-167 5# 104.50-110; Ch 2-3 13501505# 98.50-102.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 3-4 1 055-1125# 110-118.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem. Whi te 65-75% lean 68.50-71.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 66.50

-68.50; Boners 80-85% lean 60.50-65.50, lo dress 58.5060; Lean 85-90% lean 56.5061, hi dress 60.50-63.50, lo d ress 50-55.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1435 -1870# 70-74.50, hi dress 19 85# 78.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 3 H ols. 661# 57.50; Bulls M&L 1 533-590# 118-119.

Vealers: Util 70-105# 25-42.

50; 60-65# 10-20.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 140-157.50; 9 0# 12; No. 2 95-130# 125-14 5; 80-90# 70-87.50; No. 3 80 -120# 60-115; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 85-100# 110-155.

Lambs: Ch 2-3 75-95# 192.

50-193; Ewes Gd 1-2 110-14 0# 93-100.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 50-80# 1 20-122.50; 70-80# 100-118; Sel 2 30-40# 59-66; 50-60# 85-95; Nannies Sel 1 120-13 0# 129-131; Sel 2 80-120# 9 0-111.

Slaughter Hogs: Sows US 1-3 455-620# 55-63.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA November 15, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & P r 2-3 1320-1555# 125-129.5 0; Ch 2-3 1170-1515# 118.5 0-124.50; Sel 1-3 1155-1535 # 114-118; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1295-1550# 106-112, on e 115; Ch 2-3 1215-1650# 1 01-106.50; Sel 1-3 1250-160 0# 95-99.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1195-1465# 122-128.

50; Ch 2-3 1045-1290# 116122.50; Sel 1-3 1070-1285# 108-114.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 68-73.50, hi dress 76, lo dress 63-67; Bo ners 80-85% lean 62-68.50, hi dress 70-72.50, lo dress 5 5.50-61.50; Lean 85-90% lea n 55.50-61, lo dress 48.50-5 4.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1065 -1985# 70-80.50; 2205# 67, hi dress 1340-1855# 88-97.5 0, lo dress 1185# 71.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 315480# 115-131; 530-975# 10 0-127; M&L 2 305-480# 107117; 885-995# 80-85; L 3 Hol s. 335-470# 61-77; 580-101 5# 65-79.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 365

-495# 102-120; 505-790# 87 -118; M&L 2 352-485# 77-92 .

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 375-4 45# 110-125; 825# 95; L 3 H ols. 290# 75; 715-930# 68-7 7.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-130# 135-165; 90# 110-112; No. 2 95-115# 110137; 80-90# 80-100; No. 3 95 -125# 67-90; 75-90# 60-80; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 90-115# 15 2-165; No. 2 70-125# 67-13 7; Beef X 80-115# 70-117; V ealers Util 60-120# 22-65.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 245-272# 74-80; 282-355# 75-76; 45-5 0% lean 265-285# 70.50-75.

50; 290-325# 69.50-70.

Sows: US 1-3 395-480# 6267.50; 500-645# 61-66.

Boars: 385-740# 33-35; Jr. Boars 245-330# 55-62.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 15-35# 14-22.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs C h 2-3 53-60# 165-190; 70-10 0# 130-177; Ewes Gd 2-3 14 0-163# 75-77; Rams 210# 8 2.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 35-40 # 90-125; 45-65# 120-142; 9 0# 160; Sel 2 20-40# 25-85; 45-60# 95-107.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 1 20-140# 95-122; Sel 2 80-11 0# 70-102; Sel 3 70-80# 6270.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA November 21, 2011 Cattle: 97 Steers: Ch 110-120; Gd 90100 Heifers: Ch 110-115; Gd 90100 Cows: Util & Comm. 64-70; Canner/lo Cutter 62 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 80-93 Bulls: YG 1 58-74 Feeder Cattle: Steers 80-10 0; Bulls 75-90; Hfrs. 70-100.

Calves: 69. Ch 110-127; Gd 80-100; Std 15-60; Hols. Bull s 90-130# 60-140; Hols. Hfrs . 90-130# 100-150.

Hogs: 36. US 1-2 80-85; US 1-3 75-80; Sows US 1-3 50-6 0; Boars 25-40.

Feeder Pigs: 16. US 1-3 2050# 15-50.

Sheep: 32. Ch Lambs 180-2 00; Gd Lambs 160-180; SI E wes 65-85.

Goats: 40-185

MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA November 21, 2011 Alfalfa: 305, 1 ld Grass: 220-340 Mixed Hay: 165-195 Round Bales: 100-175 Straw: 190 Wood: 60-65 Fodder: 130 Hay Auction held every Mon day at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA November 21, 2011 Roosters: 3-5 Hens: .25-1.75 Banties: .05-1.50 Guineas: 4-5 Bunnies: 1.50-5 Rabbits: 4-10 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA November 17, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & P r 3-4 1230-1595# 127-130; C h 2-3 1220-1575# 123.50-12 6; Sel 2-3 1120-1490# 116-1 20.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1385-1615# 108-112; C h 2-3 1355-1615# 99.50-103 .

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 few 1140-1300# 121.

50-126.50; Ch 2-3 1115-125 5# 115-120.

Slaughter Cows: Prem. Whi te 65-75% lean 70-73.50, hi dress 74.50-78.50, lo dress 67.50-69.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 67-70, lo dr ess 64-67; Boners 80-85% le an 64.50-67, hi dress 68.5070.50. lo dress 59-63; Lean 8 8-90% lean 58-62, hi dress 6 2.50-63.50, lo dress 52-58.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 9001895# 73-77; lo dress 920-1 740# 67-72.

Graded Bull Calves: Hols. N o. 1 120-128# 125; 94-118# 137-144; 80-92# 100-107; N o. 2 112-128# 110-120; 94-1 10# 127-137; 80-92# 97-110 ; No. 3 100-130# 112-114; 80 -88# 70-55-60; 60-88# 15-30 .

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 95-110# 150-190; No. 2 85 -100# 50-110.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA November 16, 2011 US 1-2: 9 pkg 19# 260; 18 2 0-25# 200-220; 30 25-30# 1 60-190; 31 30-40# 130-160; 54 40-60# 115-130; 17 60-9 0# 90-110.

US 2: 110 20-25# 240-275; 9 25-30# 170-200; 12 40-45# 100-115. *Next Feeder Pig Sale Wed., Dec. 7.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUC TION New Holland, PA November 21, 2011

Slaughter Lambs: Non-traditional markets: Wooled & S horn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 203 -235; 60-80# 192-214; 80-90 # 176-200; 90-110# 168-183 ; 110-130# 165-180; 130-15 0# 146-161; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 40-60# 168-204; 6080# 166-185; 90-110# 161-1 76; 110-130# 140-155.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M f lesh 120-160# 72-87; 160-20 0# 63-78; Util 1-2 thin flesh 1 20-160# 62-77.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 30-40 # 68-75; 40-60# 73-102; 6080# 100-120; 80-90# 108-12 4; 90-100# 120-134; 100-11 0# 120-127; 110-120# 128-1 42; 120-130# 128-136; 130140# 140-156; Sel 2 30-40# 55-70; 40-60# 72-88; 70-80# 99-111; 80-100# 104-124; 1 10-120# 119-134; Sel 3 30-4 0# 38-54; 40-60# 56-82; 6080# 66-90; 80-90# 92-100; 9 0-100# 98-109.

Slaughter Nannies/Does: S el 1 80-130# 100-114; 130-1 80# 106-121; Sel 2 80-130# 88-112; 130-180# 91-105; S el 3 50-80# 58-72; 80-130# 6 8-86.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: S el 1 100-150# 165-180; 150200# 208-222; Sel 2 100-15 0# 135-150; 150-200# 171-1 86.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary Compared to last week corn sold .20-.30 lower, wheat s old .10 to .15 lower, barley sold .10-.15 lower, Oats sold steady & Soybeans sol d .40-.50 lower. EarCorn sol d 2 lower. All prices /bu. exc ept ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.60-7.48, Avg 6.9 0, Contracts 5.54-5.55; Whe at No. 2 Range 5.48-6.50, A vg 6.06, Contracts 5.83-6; Barley No. 3 R ange 4.75, Oats No. 2 Rang e 4.50-5, Avg 4.66; Soybeans No 2 Range 10.93-11 .08, Avg 11, Contracts 11-11.30; EarCorn Ra nge 200-208, Avg 204.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Ran ge 6.50-7, Avg 6.76; Wheat 6.26; Barley No. 3 Range 4.

75-5.25, Avg 5; Oats No. 2 R ange 3.60-4.30, Avg 3.95; S oybeans No. 2 Range 10.60 -11.50, Avg 10.93; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 207.50 .

South Central PA: Corn No . 2 Range 6.60-7.10, Avg 6.

83; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.60 -6.65, Avg 6.14; Barley No. 3 Range 4-5.30, Avg 4.76; Oats No. 2 Range 3-5.20, A vg 3.86; Soybeans No. 2 Ra nge 10.70-11, Avg 10.89; E arCorn Range 180-190, Avg 185.

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50-63, lo dress 51.50-57.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1148 -1876# 70-84.50, 12556# 69 ; lo dress 1106-1472# 60-71; 2136# 63.

Feeder Steers: M 1 320-494 # 120-124; M&L 2 534-921# 95-112.50; L 3 Hols. 280# 11 2; 325# 77.50; 858-1051# 73 -82.

Slaughter Heifers: M&L 1 3 52-476# 105-110; 530-910# 94-102; Herefords 469-484# 84-90; M&L 2 426-432# 87.50-95; 531-7 02# 90-92.50.

Slaughter Bulls: M&L 1 448 -474# 109-119; 526-664# 10 2-122; M 2 474# 110; L 3 Hol s. 280-472# 72-74.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 94-124# 125-150; 92# 105-1 10; No. 2 94-122# 100-130; 8 4-92# 72-100; No. 3 94-112# 70-95; 74-90# 60-75; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 1 94# 150; No. 2 7290# 70-125; Beef X 72-118# 77-95; Vealers Util 54-106# 2 0-76.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 3 4-68# 167.50-187.50; 72-10 5# 165-192.50; 110-162# 13 7.50-177.50; Yearlings 148# 125; Ewes Gd 2-3 138-146# 70-87.50; Rams 2 10# 65.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 55-65# 95-125; 70-90# 120150; Sel 2 35-40# 55-80; 4565# 67.50-110; 70-90# 80-1 05; Nannies Sel 1 110-170# 95-117; Sel 2 100-120# 82.5 0-90; Billies Sel 2 110-140# 97.50-152.50; Wethers Sel 1 170# 160.

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Lehigh Valley Area: Corn N o. 2 Range 6.70-7.10, Avg 6 .94; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.7 0; Barley No. 3 Range 4.95; Oats No. 2 Range 4.50; Soy beans No. 2 Range 10.85-1 1.28, Avg 11.04; Gr. Sorghu m Range 5.95.

Eastern & Central PA: Cor n No. 2 Range 6.75-7.50, Av g 6.85, Month Ago 7.04, Yea r Ago 5.52; Wheat No. 2 Ran ge 5.60-7.20, Avg 6.16, Mon th Ago 6.25, Year Ago 6.32; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-6, Avg 4.96, Month Ago 4.90, Year Ago 3.68; Oats No. 2 R ange 3-5, Avg 4.13, Month Ago 4.20, Year Ago 2.73; So ybeans No. 2 Range 11-11.

80, Avg 10.95, Month Ago 1 1.52, Year Ago 11.67; EarCo rn Range 180-210; Avg 196.

66, Month Ago 192, Year Ag o 140.20.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Ra nge 5.80-6.75, Avg 6.37; W heat No. 2 Range 5.38; Oats No. 2 3.75-4.85, Avg 4.15; Soybeans No. 2 11.03.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary November 18, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & P r 2-3 125-130; Ch 1-3 118.50 -124.50; Sel 1-2 111-118; Ho ls. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 104.50-112 ; Ch 2-3 99-104; Sel 1-2 95-9 9.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 121.50-128.50; Ch 13 115-120; Sel 1-2 108-114.

50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 67-71; Boners 80-85% lean 62-68.50; L ean 85-90% lean 58-62.50.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 84 -88; Avg dress 73-80; lo dres s 66-71.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 112-137; 500-700# 11 3-120; M&L 2 300-500# 115125; 500-700# 106-126.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300500# 122.50-130; 500-700# 107-123; M&L 2 300-500# 1 08-123; 500-700# 99-112.50 .

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-5 00# 112-145; 500-700# 105140; M&L 2 300-500# 110-1 28; 500-700# 98-115.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-60.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bul ls 95-125# 130-165; No. 2 95 -125# 105-137; No. 3 80-120 # 50-115; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 84 -105# 140-190; No. 2 80-105 # 60-145.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 49-54 % lean 220-270# 74-79; 4550% lean 220-270# 72.50-7 3.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 6164; 500-700# 61.50-65.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 20-25# 200-220; 25-29# 1 60-190; 30-39# 130-160; 4049# 115-130; 60-89# 90-110 ; US 2 20-25# 240-275; 25-2

9# 170-200; 40-49# 100-115 .

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs C h & Pr 2-3 40-60# 238-265; 6 0-80# 194-220; 80-110# 180 -196; 110-150# 150-186; Ch 1-3 40-60# 200-217; 60-80# 179-208; 80-110# 164-180; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 78-9 3; 160-200# 70-85; Util 1-2 1 20-160# 69-84; 160-200# 62 -77.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 94-125; 60-80# 115126; 80-100# 117-153; Sel 2 40-60# 82-98; 60-80# 100-1 18; Sel 3 40-60# 68-82; 60-8 0# 80-94; Nannies Sel 1 80130# 122-137; 130-180# 12 5-140; Sel 2 80-130# 110-12 5; Sel 3 80-130# 86-101; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 167-183; 150-250# 200-215; Sel 2 10 0-150# 145-160.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary Hay & Straw Market For Ea stern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /to n. Compared to last week ha y sold sharply higher and str aw sold steady. All hay and st raw reported sold /ton. Alfalfa 175-325; Alfalfa/Grass Mix ed 170-335; Timothy 150-250; Straw 100-170 clean; Mulch 60-80.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 1 63 lds Hay, 15 Straw. Alfal-

fa 205-550; Alfalfa/Grass Mix ed 135-525; Timothy 200-410; Grass Hay 155435; Straw 170-275.

Diffenbach Auct, November 17, 72 lds Hay, 6 lds Stra w. Alfalfa 205-550; Alfalfa/Gr ass Mixed 160-525; Timothy 200-350; Grass 170-370; Straw 150-230.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: No vember 18, 40 lds Hay, 3 Str aw. Alfalfa 260-310; Alfalfa/G rass Mixed 150-450; Timothy 165-410; Grass Hay 200435; Straw 170-275.

Weaverland Auct, New Holl and: November 17, 22 lds H ay, 5 Straw. Alfalfa 540; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 155-360; Gra ss 170.99-210; Straw 170-26 0.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: November 16, 29 lds Hay, 1 Straw.

Alfalfa 275-360; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 135-315; Grass 155-290; St raw 177.

Summary of Central PA Ha y Auctions: Prices/ton, 108 Loads Hay, 22 Straw. Alfalfa 180-395; Alfalfa/Grass Mix ed 105-300; Timothy 250-270; Grass 155-240; Straw 90-210.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: November 16, 18 lds Hay, 4 l ds Straw. Alfalfa 245-275; Alf alfa/Grass Mixed 105-220; St raw 135-190.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: N ovember 14, 18 lds Hay, 3 St

raw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105 -300; Straw 125-210.

Greencastle Livestock: No vember 14, 4 lds Hay, 1 Stra w. Alfalfa/Grass 137.50-142.

50; Straw 122.50.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: November 19, 32 lds Hay, 5 Straw.

Alfalfa 205-395; Alfalfa/Grass Mix ed 180-275; Timothy 250-270; Grass Hay 155240; Straw 175-210 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: November 15, 9 lds H ay, 2 Straw. Alfalfa 300; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 120-285; Str aw 210-230.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: November 12 & 15, 27 lds Hay, 7 Str aw. Alfa;fa 180; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130-290; Timothy 152.50-265; Grass 152-2 50; Straw 90-150 clean.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: No vember 18, 20 lds Hay, 0 Str aw. Alfalfa/Grass 200-220.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA November 21, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1255-1550# 123.50-1 27.50; Ch 2-3 1115-1520# 1 19-124; Sel 2-3 1195-1445# 117-122; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 23 1285-1605# 106-112.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1320-1540# 120-126.

50; Ch 2-3 1110-1460# 116122.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 68-70.50, hi dress 70.50-72, lo dress 6464.25; Boners 80-85% lean 62-67.50; Lean 85-90% lean 55-59, hi dress 61-66, lo dre ss 49-52.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-120# 120-150; 85-90# 50 -100; No. 2 100-120# 80-12 0; No. 3 80-125# 50-75; Util 6 5-115# 15-50. * Next Feeder Cattle Sale De c. 9.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA November 17, 2011 Loads: 36 Alfalfa: 1 ld, 540 Orchard Grass: 4 lds, 180210 Mixed Hay: 14 lds, 155-360 Grass: 3 lds, 170-200 Straw: 5 lds, 170-260 Firewood: 5 lds, 65-140 Corn Fodder: 3 lds, 145 * There will be no hale sale next week because of Than ksgiving.

WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA November 16, 2011 Alfalfa: 2 lds, 275-360 Mixed: 17 lds, 135-315 Grass: 10 lds, 155-290 Baleage: 1 ld, 65 Fodder: 5 lds, 85-135 Firewood: 2 lds, 75-115

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by Angela Shelf Medearis New life for Thanksgiving leftovers Every year around the holidays I’m faced with the same dilemma — what do I do with all of the leftovers? I’ve stopped looking at leftovers as a problem and view them as a blessing and a challenge to my culinary creativity. Having a variety of already cooked and seasoned meats and vegetables means an easier time in the kitchen.

This year, my Thanksgiving turkey and vegetables will be transformed into my version of Shepherd’s Pie. Traditionally, shepherd’s pie is made with lamb and “cottage pie” is made with beef. This is my twist on these two favorite English casseroles, substituting leftover roast turkey or ham for the meat, whatever leftover vegetables I happened to have on hand for the filling, and a combination of mashed white potatoes and sweet potatoes for the savory topping. Try this Diva-Style Shepherd’s Pie and cure your culinary dilemma this holiday season!

Diva-style shepherd’s pie

Mixed mashed potatoes 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled, quartered and cut into 1-inch wedges 1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled, quartered and cut into 1-inch wedges 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 tablespoons heavy cream, half and half or evaporated milk 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1. Place the potatoes in a medium, heavy saucepan with enough salted water to cover by 1-inch. Bring to boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are fork tender, about 25 minutes.

2. Drain in a colander and return to saucepan. Over medium-low heat, cook the potatoes for 1 minute to dry. Add milk, butter, cream or half and half or evaporated milk, and salt and pepper, and mash until smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately. Makes 4 to 6 servings. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

Pumpkin cheesecake 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) Butter, melted 1 cup Gingersnap cookie crumbs (about 24 cookies) 2 pounds Cream Cheese, room temperature 2 1/2 cups Sugar 1/4 cup Sour cream 1 15-oz. can Pumpkin puree 6 Eggs, lightly beaten 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon ground Cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoon ground Ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground Cloves Garnish: 2 cups sweetened Whipped Cream 1/2 cup toasted Pecans, roughly chopped Position rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325°F. Spray 10” springform pan with cooking spray.

Combine melted butter and cookie crumbs and press on bottom of pan. Bake for about 15 minutes.

Crust will firm up. Cool. Then wrap outside of pan with foil and place in a roasting pan. Bring a kettle of water to boil.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and beat until light. Beat in the sour cream, and the remaining ingredients, just until combined well, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.

Pour mixture into cooled crust and place the roasting pan with cheesecake in it in the oven.

With rack in, pour the boiling water into the roasting pan until it comes about halfway up the side of the springform pan.

Bake about 1 hour and 45 minutes (cheesecake sets on the outside but may still be a bit loose in the center). If it starts to darken, you may cover it loosely with foil.

Turn off the oven; open the door for 1 minute to let out some heat; leave in the oven 1 additional hour. Carefully remove from roasting pan and cool on a rack. Run a knife around edges, cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.

To serve: Bring to room temperature 30 minutes before serving. Unlock and remove the springform ring.

Serve with whipped cream and toasted pecans. Serves 12 Source: Virginia Egg Council

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You can double this recipe to use up an abundance of leftovers and freeze one pan to serve later. You can make one version of this Shepherd’s Pie with turkey and the other with ham, if you’d like. Wrap the pan tightly with plastic wrap and cover it with foil. It will keep in the freezer for up to 6 months.

1 tablespoon unsalted butter 4 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup chopped yellow onions 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons tomato paste 1 1/4 cups chicken or turkey stock or canned chicken broth 1 bay leaf 2 to 2 1/2 cups chopped or shredded roast turkey (white and/or dark meat) or baked ham

1 1/2 cups cooked or frozen vegetables, any combination (carrots, corn, green beans, green peas, etc.)

4 cups leftover mashed potatoes (white and/or sweet potatoes, separately or mixed together or Mixed Mashed Potatoes (recipe follows) 3/4 cup grated sharp or medium Cheddar Chopped green onions, parsley or celery leaves (optional for garnish) 1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Lightly grease a 9-inch square or 2.2 quart baking dish with the butter and set aside.

2. In a large saute pan or skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, poultry seasoning, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until the onions are soft, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 20 seconds. Add the flour and cook, stirring, until thick, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Gradually add the stock and then the bay leaf, and bring to a boil.

3. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the mixture is thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the meat and the vegetables, stir well to combine, cook for 2 minutes.

4. Remove from the pan from the heat and discard the bay leaf. Carefully transfer to the prepared dish and spoon the potatoes over the meat mixture, spreading to the edges with a fork. Place pan on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with the cheese and bake until the cheese is bubbly and the potatoes are crisp around the edges, 22 to 25 minutes.

5. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped green onions, parsley or celery leaves, if desired, and serve. Serves 4.

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2302 - Otsego County Free stall Operation. Buildings for 300 head. Double 8 milking parlor, 3,000 gallon bulk tank, large concrete pad for feed storage. Good 2 story 4 bdrm home. All situated on 70 acres of land w/40+/- acres tillable, gravel 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 2284 - Herkimer County 23 acre Gentleman's Farm. 23 acres 15 acres tillable balance pasture. 35 acres additional land to rent close by.

Good 2 story 58 stall barn with 28 new stalls. Side addition for 25 head of heifers. Shop and machinery building. 4 run in sheds. Nice remodeled 2 story 4 bedroom 2 bath home. This farm has a very pretty setting.

20 mins south of Utica and Herkimer. Nice little farm for someone who wants to raise beef, horses or milk a small dairy. Reasonably priced at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,000.

2307- Herkimer County - 100+/- acres all wooded, good amount of road frontage. Power and telephone. Year round stream. Awesome deer & turkey hunting. Mins from the Adirondack Park. Mins from I90, hour to Albany. This is a very nice area of the Mohawk Valley region.

Seller is a retiring dairy farmer from the area. Looking to downsize his land base. Would like to sell before spring. Reduced from $110,000 to $90,000 for this good property. Which is an AWESOME buy anywhere! Make an appointment to see this property soon.

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

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

CLOSING G DATE:: JAN.. 1,, 2012

Good remodeled 2 story 3 bdrm home. This is a great area of Central NY to farm in. Everything is close by. Long growing season, good milk markets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $1.35 million

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43 ACRE FARMETTE Montgomery County, NY 2 Story 50+ Dairy Barn.

2 silos, 4 bedroom, 1 ½ bath farmhouse, 3 car detached garage, land open, gently rolling.

299,000 518-673-8055 518-673-2809 $

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www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com #69 - Farm w/150 A. - 130 tillable, 20 woods, nice apple orchard, outstanding looking property w/very good 2 story home w/beautiful lawns and nice inground swimming pool - also outside wood furnace, 2 story barn with lg. heated shop at one end - nice creek borders this property - located across the road from #70. .Priced at $435,000 #26 - Ten plus acres between Middleville & Herkimer on Rte. 28 near KOA campgrounds with 40x80 ft. maintenance/shop/garage w/two 16 ft. overhead 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 #268 - Nice dairy/beef farm w/outstanding bldgs. - 236 A. w/100 tillable, V.G. 2 story home w/paved driveway, radiant heat, inground pool, central air & attached 2 car garage - nice barn w/50 stalls on pipeline plus pens,102x45 ft. Morton bldg. w/24x16 ft. heated shop w/concrete floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $525,000 #15-A - Great commercial buy on Rte 5-S just outside of Herkimer & Mohawk, New York on 50 acres of mostly flat tillable land w/1730 ft. of rd. frontage. Has lg. 2 story house with kitchen, dining area, living rm. & one bedroom downstairs & 2.5 bedrooms upstairs all on one side of the house with room for lg. kitchen, living rm., 2 large bedrooms upstairs on the other side of the house. This property would be a nice location for a new shopping mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $950,000 C-14 - 100A Well-Kept Turn Key Dairy Operation; 80A Tillable, 20A Pasture; 100 Cow Free Stall w/Double Four Parlor; Three-Bay Commodity Shed; Two-Bay Heated Shop w/Bath And Shower; Machinery Bldg.; 20x70 Harvestore Silo And 20x60 Concrete Stave Silo w/Unloaders; 200+Yr. Old Beautiful, Traditional Farmhouse, Excellently Maintained, 12 Rm., Full Basement, Aluminum Siding And Roof; 12x60 Remodeled Mobile Home On Site; Three-Stall Garage; Drilled Well, Two Ponds; Paved Driveway.

Also 40A. Additional Cropland Available Free Of Charge. All Land Can Qualify For Organic Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $425,000 B-301 - This income producing property is located on 6 acres.The house is completely remolded and updated. It has a large sprawling yard with an in ground pool right out the back door.The 50x90 pole barn is rented for $1000/month. It also has a 3 bedroom attached apartment as income. The main barn has 9 overhead doors and has been seasonally rented. The main residence in the house is 3 large bedrooms including a large master bedroom. The bath has a garden tub and shower. It has hot water baseboard heat with a new furnace in 2009. Close to Clinton & Utica. . .Asking $349,500

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On Internet at www.farmbased education.org 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 18 Southeast Agriculture Mediation Workshop: Conflict Resolution Skills The Carver Public Library, 2 Meadowbrook Way, Carver MA. 6-8 pm. Call 508-2952212 ext. 50 or e-mail balexander@semaponline.org.

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On Internet at www.uvm. edu/pasture JAN 22-24 The National Mastitis Council (NMC) 51st Annual Meeting TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, 5500 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, FL. For dairy professionals from around the world to exchange current information on udder health, mastitis control, milking management and milk quality. Call 727-3676461. On Internet at www. nmconline.org JAN 25 Vermont Sheep & Goat Association Annual Meeting Barre, VT. Contact Jane Woodhouse, 802-592-3062.

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