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Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. ~ 2 Corinthians 9:6

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Windmills and water pumps for livestock water 30-foot water table and 50-foot pump depth and uses pricing as of May, 2012.

Performance of Wind versus Solar A variety of site-specific factors will affect the performance of either power source.

Solar Performance Potential 300 Watt +/- power ~ 6.5 Gallons/Minute Average 8 hours/day solar radiation 6.5 Gal/Min * 60 Min/Hour * 8 Hours = 3,120 Gallons/Day Considerations: • Seasonal and regional variation in number of sunny days; • Less sun means less water pumped per day; • More sun may approach design limits; • Risks of damage or vandalism to PV panels; and • Total Soluble Solids in water.

Windmill Performance Potential 1 7/8 Cylinder ~ 3 Gallons/Minute Average 15-20 Miles per hour wind speed 3 Gal/Min * 60 Min/ Hour * 24 Hours = 4,320 Gallons/Day Considerations: • Seasonal and regional variation in wind speed; • Less wind means less water pumped per day; • More wind means more water; • Low risk, durable, low maintenance systems; and • Can allow AC electric submersible pump (as backup).

Photovoltaic (PV) panels generate power to run pumps when the sun is shining.

Sunlight hours are limited regionally and seasonally.

However, wind, does not necessarily stop when the sun goes down, allowing windmills to pump more consistently than PV systems. PV panels are vulnerable to damage, raising maintenance costs, increasing

The cost of sun vs. wind Solar (PV costs) 3” 36V Dual AC/DC pump * $1,400 Voltage Control Panel 715 2 170Watt PV panels 1,955 Panel Mounting Rack 650 60' 1 1/4 Poly pipe 60 Misc. fittings & hardware 150 Total Costs $4,930 & Labor Windmill Costs 8' Windmill $3,000 27' Steel Tower 2,850 60' 2” Galvanized Pipe 250 1 7/8” Cylinder 300 Stuffing Box 150 Misc. fittings & hardware 150 Total Costs $6,700 & Labor * If a guaranteed water supply is not needed on cloudy days, then one can skip the pump and some of the miscellaneous costs, saving one third to one half of the initial PV expenses.

“A windmill lifts water from a hole in the ground like a straw,” said Craig Runyan, Emeritus Extension Water Resources Specialist at New Mexico State University (NMSU).

Photo courtesy of Craig Runyan

downtime and potentially shortening their useful life.

Hail, windstorms and vandalism risk are threats to PV panels. Some people view PV panels as shooting targets.

If ground water has significant levels of suspended solids, this can cause early wear on submerged electric pumps and valves. Windmills and their pump systems are not as susceptible to these issues.

Backup Pumps Ranchers who need reliable water, even when there is insufficient wind, may choose to install a large storage tank near the animals’ watering area. Another alternative is ‘stacking’ an AC submersible pump in the bottom of the well, which can be run by a portable generator. The windmill can pull water through the submersible pump with little or no change in pumping capacity.

Safety and Risks A windmill’s tail turns it into the wind to operate. As wind speed increases, a furling mechanism turns the wheel out of the wind, protecting the equipment from damage. A wooden pump rod also protects the windmill from damage by

acting as a shear pin. If winter winds restart a windmill with frozen water in its lines, the wood rod shatters and prevents damage to any of the main pump parts. Making a small (1/16”) weep hole to slowly drain water from aboveground lines will prevent water above the frost line from freezing in most cases.

Many ranchers make replacement wooden pump rods from a length of 2 inch by 4 inch and can replace one in short order when the blockage is cleared. A well-anchored windmill can even survive tornadoes.

Feasibility, Sizing Proper windmill sizing depends upon some basic information. First, determine your water usage or need.

Several sources provide averages of various water needs for domestic use, livestock, yard and garden, and more. Other important information includes depth to groundwater, total elevation to which water will lifted, diameter of the well casing and storage capacity.

Average monthly and seasonal wind data may also be useful.

Runyan suggests a friendly conversation with neighbors

and town officials about zoning and permitting regulations before investing in any equipment.

Ideally, windmills should be at least 27 feet tall to allow for full pipe joints and installed so they are 15 feet taller than any obstructions within 400 feet.

Windmills should be installed ‘dead center’ over wells to prevent uneven wear on internal parts.

Wells should be lined with 4” galvanized casings (schedule 80, threaded PVC is less reliable) with a submerged pump.

There is a check valve at the bottom to prevent backflow.

Concrete or packed soils near the tops of wells need to be sloped down to drain away any potential contaminants. State Extension offices offer Farm-ASyst/Home-A-Syst programs that teach Best Practices for source water protection.

References and Training Runyan recommends a comprehensive, technical guide by Dr. T. Lindsay Baker called: “The 702 Model Windmill.”

This book is out of print but may be available at www.windmillersgazette.com/ books.html or http://windmill.com/scs/index.html?48. html&1.

Aeromotor is the largest manufacturer of windmills in America. Windmills from 6 to 16 feet wheel diameter are made to satisfy most applications. Cylinder pumps are readily available from Midland Pumps. This is reliable technology; some windmills have been running for 70 years with minimal maintenance: just two quarts of oil per year and periodic replacement of plunger cups.

Since 1975, the NMSU Windpower Technology Center has offered an annual Windmill Technology Certification Course in late May/early June, training windmill novices and experts on: • Conventional Windmill Designs and Applications; • Windmill safety; • Selection, siting and setup; • Mill restoration; • Maintenance and repair; and • Wellhead and groundwater protection.

For information on windmills or the next Windmill Technology certification course, contact: Craig Runyan, Emeritus Extension Water Resources Specialist at crunyan@nmsu.edu. You may also contact Associate Professor Dr. Carlos Rosencrans, at 575-646-1130 or crosencr@nmsu.edu.

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by Sanne Kure-Jensen How do you get water to animals in a remote pasture, far from the nearest utility pole?

For many centuries, windmills have been utilized to move water for livestock or to grind grains. Modern steel windmills offer decades of reliable, lowmaintenance service.

Windmills are durable, efficient, off-grid mechanical systems that use wind to lift ground water to the surface or up to 1,000 feet above the water table. They are more economical to install and maintain than solar-powered systems.

Currently, there are no dualfunction systems available that can pump water (windmill) and generate power (wind turbine).

Windmill designs have remained virtually unchanged since the 1880s when steel windmills replaced wooden windmills, improving efficiency over 75 percent. “A windmill lifts water from a hole in the ground (the well) like it has a straw in it,” said Craig Runyan, Emeritus Extension Water Resources Specialist at New Mexico State University (NMSU).

Runyan led a Technology Webinar recently explaining how economical and simple windmills are to install and maintain. Runyan said, “The faster the wind blows, the more water a windmill pumps.”

Properly assembled, modern windmills should be able to run more than 50 years with minimal annual maintenance.

Wind turns the gears in the motor, which drive a shaft with pinion and bull gears. They in turn drive a pitman arm/plunger rod, which moves a valve, which lifts water.

Costs of Wind versus Solar Typical designs include a working well with a 4-inch casing. The example below assumes 100-feet well depth,

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Farm Bill includes price insurance for dairy farmers

by Bethany M. Dunbar WASHINGTON — The five-year Farm Bill has passed the U.S. Senate, 64 to 35, and it includes a dairy price insurance program to help farmers when the price of milk drops.

It also includes continued funding for the REAP zone program that has brought $40 million for economic development into the Northeast Kingdom — the northeastern three counties of Vermont — in the past dozen years.

Next the Farm Bill will be debated in the House.

In a telephone interview after the vote, U.S. Senator Pat Leahy of Vermont said he was pleased with a lot of the provisions in the Senate’s version of the big bill, which will reduce the deficit by more than $23 billion, while maintaining some of the most critical farm, food and environmental programs and creating some new ones.

Dairy farmers will have an option to buy margin insurance, to protect their prices when the federal milk price drops below the cost of production.

This measure creates a supply management mechanism that will discour-

age overproduction of milk by paying less if a farmer increases production at times when the price is down. The insurance will be available at a lower price for the first 4 million pounds of milk, about the annual production of 200 to 250 cows.

“I’m not too concerned about the 3,000-cow farms out west,” said Leahy. He said some of the western farmers told him everyone should be required to pay their own way, and he said that sounds like a good idea. In that case, taxpayers could stop paying for water for a farm that size in a geographic area that doesn’t have enough water. He said he has told them, “The taxpayers of Vermont helped subsidize your water so hush up,” and he added that he doesn’t usually get accused of subtlety at times like that.

The main areas of cuts in the Farm Bill came to commodity subsidies.

Leahy said most farmers he has talked to about this are willing to spend money on crop insurance in place of expecting a flat subsidy.

“You have to bear some of the risk,” he said.

Leahy said he’s had some calls from Vermont dairy farmers thanking him

Cover photo by Sally Colby Farmers who learn to watch weather patterns can more accurately determine when to plant crops and make hay.

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for getting this provision put into place and he told them he should be calling them to thank them. In years past, it has been difficult to get anything passed for dairy farmers if they are divided in what they want.

“We can’t write 15 different dairy programs. We’ll write one,” he said.

But this year, farmers seemed to be mostly in agreement and that made a big difference.

The new margin insurance program replaces a program called MILC, which was a direct payment when prices dropped very low.

An average price for farmers is the statistical uniform price of milk.

According to the federal Milk Market Administrator, in May 2012 that price was $16.79 for a hundred pounds (about $1.44 a gallon) down from $20.79 a hundred pounds ($1.79 a gallon) a year ago. The average cost of production in Vermont, for milk that is not organic, was estimated by the United States Department of Agriculture last year at $24.57 for a hundred pounds.

Organic milk typically brings the farmers a considerably higher price, but it costs more to produce as well.

Leahy is generally credited with writing the original standards for organic foods and there are a number of provisions in the Senate Farm Bill to help encourage organic agriculture, including better crop insurance.

“Organic farmers today are forced to accept lower conventional prices when indemnity payments are made, rather than the higher average price that organic products typically yield,” according to an e-mail from Leahy’s office outlining two dozen key provisions of the Farm Bill. He said the new bill will help level the playing field so organic farmers can get a fair amount of crop insurance related to the cost of their products.

The Farm Bill also includes funding for a cost-share program to help farmers with 75 percent of the costs of getting certified organic, up to $750, funds for enforcing the organic standards, and for collecting data about the organic industry.

The Senate version of the bill keeps the Forest Legacy Program, which has conserved 77,000 acres of forestland through a percentage of receipts from oil drilling on public lands.

The bill also maintains the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) “at a sufficient level to allow it to continue to protect the lakes and streams of Vermont,” according to the e-mail. EQIP helps farmers prevent manure and fertilizer runoff into waterways.

The Farm Bill also pays for food stamps and other programs to combat hunger. The e-mail says that recent surveys show one in five children in Vermont don’t have reliable food without government help, and 96,000 Vermonters receive benefits.

The Farm Bill also expands farmers market and local food promotion efforts (such as Newport’s farm to plate initiatives) as a way to boost the rural economy, and it includes funding for expanding rural broadband Internet service.

One measure that did not pass was an amendment, proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, that would have allowed Vermont to label foods that contain genetically modified organisms. The amendment failed 73 to 26.

From here the bill passes over to the House of Representatives.

Leahy said, considering the mood in Washington, he was pleased to get pretty board support for the Farm Bill.

He said these days you couldn’t get a unanimous vote even if it said nothing more controversial than “the sun is rising in the east.”

Field day to focus on oilseed production BRANDON, VT — A Brandon fruit, vegetable and flower grower will discuss how he integrated oilseed production into his market garden operation at a University of Vermont (UVM) Extension-sponsored field day, July 24.

Jon Satz of Wood’s Market Garden, a certified organic farm and seasonal market, will talk about his decision to grow sunflowers for oil and meal, which is used for high-quality livestock feed, and some of the management, production, harvesting and processing issues he’s faced. The program, co-sponsored by the UVM Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Program, will run from 3 to 6 p.m.

Registration is $15 per person, payable by July 19, and includes light refreshments.

Visit www.uvm.edu/extension/cropsoil to pay online (See “Registration Information”) or call Susan Brouillette at the UVM Extension office in St. Albans at 800-639-2130 (toll-free in Vermont) or 802-524-6501, ext. 432. If requiring a disability-related accommodation to attend, call or send an e-

mail to susan.brouillette@uvm.edu by July 13.

Satz and his wife Courtney grow more than 50 varieties of vegetables and fruits on their 150-acre farm as well as raise bedding plants, ornamentals and herb and vegetable starts in their seven greenhouses for retail sale.

In business since 2000, they sell their products primarily through their farm stand, pick-your-own berry operation and community-supported agriculture program.

The UVM Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Program will offer additional field days for farmers in August, including the annual UVM Extension Crops and Soils Field Day, Borderview Farm, Alburgh, Aug. 9; Massachusetts Hops Field Day, Gilbertville, MA, Aug. 14; Hopyard Design and Maintenance Field Day, Addison Hop Farm, Addison, Aug. 23; and Nutrient-Dense Forages and Soil Health Field Day, Butterworks Farm, Westfield, Aug. 28.

Visit www.uvm.edu/extension/cropsoil for details.

Four steps to reduce shrink loss in bunkers and piles

Keith Bolsen, Professor Emeritus with Kansas State University

side. The pile should also be packed from back to front and side-to-side.

Too often producers disregard this rule because they are trying to put too much silage into too small of a space.

As a result silage piles have side slopes of one to one or less and tower 20 to 25 feet or more above the ground. In addition to being unsafe, there is no way a tractor operator can pack the sides.

Single digit shrink is impossible with these types of piles and producers cannot afford not to find the extra space.

Properly shaped and sized piles are also safer for producers and their employees; reason enough to properly shape and size piles.

2. High density Shoot for a corn silage density of 15 to 16 pounds of dry matter (DM) and 44 to 48 pounds of fresh weight per cubic foot.

There is an inverse relationship between silage density and shrink loss. The higher the packing density, the lower the shrink loss will be. If producers increase density by 2 or 3 pounds of DM per cubic foot, that will translate to a reduction in shrink loss of about 3 to 5 percentage points.

The best possible solution to achieve a higher density is to increase the number of tractors. A tool is available from the University of WisconsinMadison that can help predict packing density. Download the spreadsheet at: http://bit.ly/zCfRj0.

3. Excellent cover Use an oxygen barrier film to cover silage bunkers and piles.

Unfortunately, poorly covered silage piles continue to be a major culprit for shrink loss. Poor covering accounts for the loss of $250 to $450 million in corn silage inventory every year.

University research and field trial results show that an oxygen barrier film can cut shrink loss in the outer 2 to 3 feet of silage by 50 percent or more compared to standard black and white plastic.

Pay attention to the term “oxygen transfer rate” or “OTR” and use a prod-

Constructing antimicrobials that destroy bacteria

by Sandra Avant U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new method to create antimicrobials that kill diseasecausing pathogens. These antimicrobials can be used as an alternative to antibiotics.

Growing concerns about antibiotic resistance to certain strains of bacteria and increasing restrictions on the use of antibiotics in animals has accelerated the need to find alternatives.

Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the chief intramural scientific agency of USDA, are working to provide new strategies for enhancing production and improving overall animal health. This research supports the USDA priority of promoting international food security.

The patented technology for designing pathogen-targeted antimicrobials is the work of molecular biologist David Donovan at the ARS Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research

ARS molecular biologist David Donovan has developed a new method to create antimicrobials that can kill disease-causing pathogens as an alternative to antibiotic use in livestock.

Photo by Keith Weller

Center (BARC) in Beltsville, MD. Donovan works in the center’s Animal Biosciences and B i o t e c h n o l o g y Laboratory.

Viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages (phages), produce enzymes that can be used to kill pathogens. These novel enzymes have been shown to be effective in killing pathogens like

streptococci and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA. Collaborating with industry, university and federal scientists, Donovan demonstrated that these particular enzymes have molecular domains that can be isolated and will act independently of their protein surroundings.

They kill bacteria by

eating or chewing up the walls of cells.

The enzymes can be manipulated to create an antimicrobial that targets and kills only specific pathogens. This greatly reduces the probability that non-targeted bacteria will develop resistance.

Read more about this research in the May/June 2012 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.

uct that provides as close to 100 percent oxygen barrier protection as possible. When examining a commercial product, be sure to ask for its oxygen transmission rate and any independent lab test results that back up the product’s oxygen-barrier claims.

Another added benefit to oxygen barrier film is that it clings to the surface of the silage, filling in the gaps.

Standard plastic covers trap oxygen underneath, which increases the amount of visible spoilage compared to oxygen barrier film. It is also unsafe to pitch spoiled silage. The only realistic option is to prevent surface spoilage from happening and oxygen barrier film can do that.

Oxygen barrier film pays for itself every time and reduces total shrink loss by at least 2 to 5 percentage points.

4. Team meetings Producers should host team meetings with the parties involved in their silage operation. Include the crop growers, silage contractors and key employees.

Engage everyone in the meeting so each person knows what to expect and takes ownership of his or her roles.

Team meetings are the only way to ensure a safe and efficient silage program. They are also a key part in reducing shrink loss.

For more information, e-mail Keith Bolsen at keithbolsen@hotmail.com.

Young equestrians to compete at state 4-H horse show NEW HAVEN, VT — The annual Vermont 4-H Horse Show, July 12-15, promises lots of action for both participants and spectators. More than 100 horses and riders are registered for the event, which will be held at the Addison County Fair and Field Days site on Route 17 in New Haven. Admission and parking are free.

Sponsored by University of Vermont (UVM) Extension, the show is the largest and only statewide competition for 4-H equestrians with more than 100 individual classes. Even 4-H’ers without a horse may compete in the Horseless Championship on the first day of the show, which challenges their equine expertise with a general knowledge test, judging contest and horse quiz bowl.

Riders of all ages and abilities will compete in fitting and showmanship on July 13 and western and English riding, equitation, pleasure driving, trail and dressage classes, July 13-15. The action starts at 8 a.m. daily following the flag ceremony. It will be conducted by the Eastern National 4-H Horse Round Up delegates on horseback on Saturday and the following day by the Eastern States Exposition horse show delegates.

The public also is invited to watch the fast-paced Gymkhana contests, which include barrel racing and other speed pattern racing and timed games on horseback. The Green Mountain Appaloosa Horse Club coordinates this event, which is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. on July 12.

For a schedule of all classes or additional information about the 4-H horse show, visit www.uvm.edu/extension/4-Hevents and click on "Event Announcements and Results."

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by Keith Bolsen, Professor Emeritus with Kansas State University and Ruthie Bolsen, Managing Director with Keith Bolsen & Associates Use these guidelines to reduce shrink loss in bunker silos and drive-over silage piles.

Corn silage is a staple in dairy rations across the country. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service the U.S. produced more than 108 million tons of corn silage in 2011.

But too often this corn silage never makes it from the bunker or pile to the feed bunk. This loss in feed is commonly referred to as “shrink” and is measured by subtracting the total tons of silage fed from the total tonnage ensiled. It is estimated that about 20 percent of the corn silage in the country is lost to shrink every year at a steep price to producers.

Approximately $1.30 billion of the 2011 corn silage will be lost to shrink.

However, it is possible to achieve single digit shrink loss; there are producers out there doing it. All it takes is a “game plan,” sound management and attention to detail. Here’s what producers need to do to get there.

1.

Proper shape and size of drive-over piles Shape drive-over piles using a 3 to 1 ratio. This means that for every vertical foot, there should be 3 feet of horizontal on the back, front and each

Crop Comments

by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant

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O-good fertilizers The first time I heard this term was early during my cooperative extension “career”, which lasted most of the 1970s.

My job responsibilities included developing and presenting agricultural education programs in dairy and field crop production. Earl, my supervisor, who had held that same position at one time, referred to an alfalfa sod as needing to be top-dressed with some “O-goods”.

Since I haven’t heard the term in a very long time, it’s appropriate to explain that the term meant fertilizers that had zero nitrogen. In other words, their guaranteed analysis started with “O” or zero… followed by the digits denoting phosphate and potash values.

Commonly an alfalfa sod would be topdressed with 0-10-40 or 0-15-30, standard

“shelf” analyses manufactured and sold by a large cooperative which went bankrupt several years ago. The most common variation on these two analyses was the addition of the element boron: the new guaranteed analysis would have a “B” added to it. Boron was, and still is, a very critical element in crop production… an element whose deficiency shows up most glaringly in alfalfa.

Another company called Agrico (which lives on in part of another corporation) marketed another O-good called sulpo-mag, a product which lacked nitrogen and phosphorus. That product consisted of sulfates of potassium and magnesium, and addressed the crop’s needs for sulfur and magnesium, nutrients not listed in guaranteed analyses at the time. Back then coopera-

tive extension soil test recommendations pretty much targeted magnesium needs through a dolomitic lime application, and sulfur really didn’t get paid much attention at all. Working with Agrico salesmen… in addition to the field reps for the now-bankrupt co-op… was challenging at times.

Fast forward a couple decades, when sustainable agriculture began to gain momentum, particularly keeping time with… but not necessarily parroting… the organic movement. The ancient idea of feeding the soil first, thus enabling it to feed the crops, surfaced. More and more crop people, not just those certified organic (or hoping to become such) started thinking about soil biology, i.e., the tiny guys with the big names who make sure the crops get fed. In the mindset of more and more crop people, soil became something more than a rooting medium: soil now had a personality, or almost a soul in the minds of some folks.

All these tiny guys need moisture and oxygen

more than N, P, and K (and sulfur and magnesium, and all the trace elements). They use the oxygen pretty much the

same way as all animals, including you and me.

Then they give off the used oxygen as carbon dioxide (CO2), which the

plants now build into energy through photosynthesis. This is all fairly

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Crop from 6 basic plant science. But it becomes weed science, when not enough oxygen is available to form the CO2 needed by the more finicky plants which we call crops. Annual grasses and other weeds do quite well in soil environments with little or no oxygen. Soil scientists call these conditions anaerobic, and anaerobic organisms are rarely farmer-friendly. So to me the new “O-good” is just plain old oxygen (with the chemical symbol “O”).

And the best way to get O into the soil for row crops is row-crop cultivation.

I preach this practice religiously, and this will be the only time I publish such a sermon this season. Yesterday I cultivated about eight acres of field corn for one of my advisees (I still don’t feel sophisticated enough to refer to him as a client.) I had soil-tested the fields in question during May. A ton of lime was needed per acre on this longterm sod, plus the P sit-

uation stunk, not surprisingly. Ground limestone was applied as needed, and organic fertilizer in the form of pelletized chicken manure was applied. These fields are not being certified organic this year, but are being managed organically. Corn was planted the last week of May. While a county agent, I got “psyched” about row cultivation, way before the organic movement kicked into overdrive. I had stumbled into an an-

cient Cornell leaflet which dealt with cultivation (printed between World War II and the Korean War). That leaflet made a couple unforgettable statements. The first point was that field corn, on average, which had not been sprayed with herbicide, would experience a 17 percent improvement in silage yield caused by row-cultivation (presumably twice). The second point was that field corn which had not been sprayed with herbicide was also expected to

experience a 17 percent improvement in silage yield due to cultivation.

So I wondered: why did cultivation effect any yield improvement on sprayed corn? In 1950 corn monoculture was extremely rare, so aggressive weed populations wouldn’t have been as common as they are today. Continuous rowcropping makes many weeds feel very much at home (like those annual grasses I mentioned earlier). Therefore back then, absent modern-

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day chemical monoculture, the weed control benefit was likely less significant than the aeration benefit. Back then, sprayed corn fields, as well as un-sprayed corn fields, probably benefited from row cultivation for the same reason: the soil needed to be aerated.

Fluffing up the soil drove oxygen into it, and the lack of this gas often limits crop production more than a shortage of N, P, K, and the other better-known nutrients.

An oxygen shortage can be almost as detrimental to crop yields as a water shortage. Not only does cultivation make more oxygen available to the soil, it helps catch and retain dew moisture: this dampness is conveyed upward from below the cultivation zone through capillary attraction provided by the fluffed-up topsoil. Ever notice how in moderate drought conditions row cultivation will cause “fired” corn to rapidly uncurl?

Perceptions, science and business then you look for bits of science to support your beliefs.

That range is found everywhere from the ranch to the food consumer. Fans of certain “food philosophy” writers elevate authors to authorities because persuasive prose rings true for them. With enough disposable income, they may even pay more for food that fits their gastronomical belief system.

Consumers write the checks that pay our way in the beef industry, but you have to wonder how they know how beef cattle should be raised.

Perceptions can be spot-on, but they can also be arbitrary and out

of touch. Consumers several generations removed from the farm may think the scale required to make a living in agriculture is just wrong. Hundreds of cattle in a herd rather than six or eight? Trying to make a profit? That can’t be good.

Some beef producers choose to cater to the various niche markets these ideas spawn, as an example of business meeting perceptionbased opportunity.

There’s often less risk in catering to sciencebased opportunities.

Stories about the beef and producers are increasingly important in marketing. But just telling banquet guests a

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by Steve Suther The ancient Greeks used to debate what people know and HOW they know it. Deeply held convictions have wrestled with science-based knowledge ever since.

And eventually, economics entered in, usually linked to science, if only the qualitative data on what people do with their perceptions.

You may know something because it is stated by a source you consider reliable, even infallible.

You could know it because you’re confident of your interpretation of the data about it. Or you might feel the truth of something “in your soul,” as if your own perceptions are infallible;

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story about the beef won’t improve its flavor unless that beef was selected based on meat science to please consumers.

Many consumers “know” all fat is bad, even though science has discovered there is good fat (beef marbling) and bad fat (generally external and trimmed off the beef). On the producer side, some focus on genetics that deliver the good fat, but others see it as a fad or the cattle feeder’s concern.

Because of one brand’s success, some consumers form a positive impression of all beef linked to a breed.

Yet science says that ability to please con-

sumers has more to do with the specifications than the breed, or rather that breed can provide all the attributes and tools required to hit those specs.

Science may trump perception, but business must consider both, along with practicality in labor costs. Investing too much in a fad can be a mistake if perceptions shift, but always going with science can take you down a different road to ruin.

Your well-informed perceptions must guide your decisions. If science

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Ultimately, in the long run, the consumer will decide.

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Little Change in Dairy Markets Issued June 29, 2012 Cash dairy prices saw little change the final week of June Dairy Month. Block cheese closed that Friday at $1.65 per pound, up 2 1/2-cents on the week but still 47 1/2-cents below a year ago and 2 1/2-cents below the barrels. Barrel closed at $1.6750, up 4 cents on the week and 42 1/4 below a year ago. One car

of each was traded on the week. The AMS-surveyed U.S. average block price jumped 3.6 cents, to $1.6234 while the barrels averaged $1.5811, up 3.2 cents.

Cheese manufacturers are beginning to see a break in milk volumes, according to USDA, as warmer weather reaches much of the U.S., slowing from peak volumes. Milk discounts in the Midwest are being replaced with premiums in some cases.

Cheese output remains heavy with ample stocks available. Domestic sales from both retail and food service are helping to clear inventories.

Export demand is good with sales aided by Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) but a strong dollar is hindering some sales. Quota imports of cheese for January-May 2012 totaled 62.4 million pounds, down 3.8 percent from 2011.

CWT accepted four requests for export assistance this week to sell 2.65 million pounds of cheese and 220,462 pounds of butter to customers in Asia and the Middle East. The product will be delivered

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cream supplies for butter are easing and becoming more competitive. Churning is keeping pace with demand and clearances to inventory are lighter.

Overall, butter demand is holding steady at good levels for both retail and food service.

The Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) reports that quota imports of butter for January-May 2012 total 2.7 million pounds, 10.6 percent less than the same period in 2011.

Imports thus far in 2012 account for 17.4 percent of the annual quota for the year. Imports of HighTier butter (above quota and with a penalty) are 110,000 pounds, 22.5 percent of last year’s amount in the same time period.

May butter stocks totaled 264.3 million pounds, up 4 percent from April and a whopping 55 percent above May 2011, according to the latest Cold Storage data.

American type cheese, at 623.2 million pounds, was down 1 percent from April and virtually unchanged from a year ago.

Total cheese stocks remain just over 1 billion pounds, unchanged from April but 2 percent below a year ago.

Sara Dorland, managing partner in Ceres Dairy Risk Management, LLC in Seattle, Washington and a Daily Dairy Report analyst, said in the DDR’s website “Audio File” that the report shows cheese stocks declined from April and from a year ago, first

time both were down this year but, when asked about the 55 percent increase in butter stocks from a year ago, Dorland said it was not a shock because U.S. supplies last year were down due to a world shortage of fat.

“The number looks staggering,” Dorland admitted, but “The point to pay more attention to is that we’re slowing our overall growth in butter.

We’re only 4 percent higher than a month ago. April stocks were up 22 percent from March.”

Butter prices have been pretty solid despite having a large supply on hand, she said, and she believes more people are paying attention to the month to month numbers than the year to year comparisons.

U.S. milk production is showing signs of slowing. Hot weather is being blamed for much of the decline as early heat waves enveloped much of the country. Lower milk prices and high feed costs are contributing to the slowdown.

FC Stones June26 eDairy Insider Opening Bell reported; “Hot weather over the middle of the country, with daily high temperatures forecast around 100 degrees and lows above 70 for most of the next 10 days, likely will limit production .” The weather is negatively impacting milk production in a lot of these areas, says Bill

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through December and raised CWT’s 2012 cheese exports to 64.1 million pounds plus 45.2 million pounds of butter and anhydrous milk fat to 32 countries.

Butter closed at $1.5275, up three quarters on the week but 51 1/4-cents below a year ago. Five cars were sold on the week. AMS butter averaged $1.3981, up a penny. Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk held at $1.2275. Extra Grade inched a half-cent higher to $1.1950. AMS powder averaged $1.1090, up 0.7 cent, and dry whey averaged 49.68 cents, down 0.9 cent.

USDA reports churning schedules across the country are active but

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2 teaspoons Maggi Instant Chicken Flavor Bouillon 3/4 cup long-grain white rice 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup finely chopped onion 1 bell pepper, any color, chopped 1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped 1 to 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 can (12 fluid ounces) Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Milk 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 3 cups cooked, chopped or shredded chicken breast meat (about 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves) 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeños 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed well and drained 1 1/2 cups frozen, thawed corn, drained 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (optional) Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 13 x 9-inch or 3-quart casserole dish.

Bring water and bouillon to a boil in medium saucepan. Add rice; cover. Reduce heat to low; cook for 15 to 18 minutes or until rice is almost tender and most of liquid is absorbed (the rice will continue to cook in the casserole).

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.

Add onion, bell pepper, jalapeño and cumin. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes or until tender.

Stir in garlic; cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant.

Whisk together evaporated milk and eggs; stir into saucepan along with prepared rice, chicken, cheese, beans and corn. Spoon into prepared dish.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until bubbly and edges are golden. Sprinkle with cilantro before serving.

For freeze ahead: Prepare as above using two 2-quart casserole dishes; do not bake or sprinkle with cilantro. Allow casserole to cool to room temperature. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, then with aluminum foil; freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in refrigerator. Uncover.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Sprinkle with cilantro before serving.

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Festive tossed salad Salads are often taken for granted and are usually a last-minute, “pour the dressing over the lettuce” sort of thing. Bring this one to the table, and you’ll put a smile on everyone’s face!

4 cups torn mixed salad greens 3/4 cup thinly sliced celery 1 cup shredded carrots 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion 1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, rinsed and drained 1/4 cup slivered almonds 1/2 cup fat-free Catalina dressing 2 tablespoons orange marmalade spreadable fruit 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes 1. In a large bowl, combine salad greens, celery, carrots and green onion. Stir in mandarin oranges and almonds.

2. In a small bowl, combine Catalina dressing, orange marmalade and parsley. Drizzle dressing mixture over salad mixture. Toss gently to combine. Serve at once. Makes 4 (1 1/2 cups each) servings.

• Each serving equals: About 164 calories, 4g fat, 3g protein, 29g carb., 406mg sodium, 4g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 Vegetable, 1 Fruit, 1 Fat, 1/2 Starch (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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(Family Features) — The refrigerator and freezer are wonderful kitchen tools if you use them to your advantage. Go-to dishes have never been easier, thanks to the classic preservation methods of refrigeration and freezing. With one stop at the grocery store you can have all the ingredients you need to create a variety of wholesome meals in a snap.

Know the storage basics. Heavy-duty freezer bags are perfect for keeping sauces, marinades and soups for up to one month, whereas glass containers can provide simple portion control for already assembled dishes. Well-wrapped, double-sealed meals will be less likely to get freezer burn and can be stored for up to two to three months. Make sure to clearly label and date your freezer meals for easy reference.

Thaw with care. There are several ways to thaw out your freezer meals, but only a couple of safe ones. You can place smaller containers in the refrigerator in the morning, and then pop them in the oven in the evening. If you are in a hurry, do a quick thaw by immersing the container in cold water or defrosting it on a low setting in the microwave.

Go Fifty-Fifty. Serve half to your family now, half later. This Fiesta Chicken, Rice and Bean Casserole made with the classic Mexican flavors of jalapeño, cumin, corn and black beans can be enjoyed more than once. The addition of instant chicken bouillon granules and evaporated milk give it an especially savory and creamy flavor.

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Editors Comments It’s a labor problem! How many times have you heard someone say, “That part of the country, or town, is so cold spiritually that I’m not going to waste my time or resources on them.

No one will listen to me anyway.” Well, not only have I heard it, I’m sorry to say, I’ve said it myself. Some churches no longer preach the gospel. A recent survey found that around 50 percent of Protestant Church attendees do not know “How to get to Heaven.” How sad. But just think, we’re talking about church attendees. The most recent statistics show that only 44 percent of people in the U.S. attend church and that’s not necessarily on a regular basis. In Canada the figure drops to 38 percent and to make matters worse those figures include all religions.

Matthew 9:37 & 38 “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of Harvest, that he will send forth the laborers into his harvest.” A very familiar passage and one that seems to indicate that we do not have a problem with an area being cold to the gospel but do have a problem with not having enough laborers.

Could it be in those areas the harvest is even more plentiful? So it comes down to this — it’s a labor problem.

I thank God for FCF members who have

caught the vision and are not discouraged no matter how difficult it may be. Many of you work in such areas. Kathy and I sometimes get discouraged as well. But, then the fields become ripe, the volunteers show up and the harvest begins.

In a recent devotional Hudson Taylor is quoted as saying, “God is searching for someone weak enough to use and he found you and me.”

I’m sure glad God continues to find and use weak and blemished vessels. I’m referring to myself. He has been so good, just look at what He’s done.

I always like to close with a little encouragement to try to get people involved with this great ministry. Remember, “it’s a labor problem.” FCFI could use help at many of the events they have scheduled for this summer. Included in this issue is our event schedule as well as information on two fall mission trips. We are still involved in the Schoharie County flood relief effort. There’s lots of work there as well. I would also ask that you consider financially supporting this great ministry. FCFI is worthy of support. Have a great summer as you help solve the labor problem.

Remember to give Him thanks in all things, Bill Brown

Hay to Schoharie County The response to the needs in Hurricane Irene ravaged Schoharie County has been a testimony to farmers and town folks alike. The fellowship of Christian Farmers has delivered 10 tractor trailer loads of hay this spring with a value of $34,000. Hay was donated by farms throughout New York State. Much of the trucking was also donated or at least at a reduced cost. We thank all of those who were involved in this relief effort. A special thanks to Pastor Jim Wolford and Gallupville Gospel Church for being our hands and feet on the ground.

Even with all that’s been accomplished there is still lots to be done. The work in rebuilding farming operations is nearly complete but the villages of Schoharie and Prattsville are still in need of volunteers to help in restoring homes and small businesses. If you or a group would like to help, please contact Bill Brown at 315-736-5964 or Pastor Jim Wolford at 518-466-8654.

A chosen vessel The Master was searching for a vessel to use; Before Him were many; which on would He choose?

‘Take me!” cried the gold one, “I’m shiny and bright, I’m of great value and I do things just right.

My beauty and luster would outshine the rest, And for someone like You, Master, gold would be best.”

The Master passed on with no word at all, And looked at a silver urn, narrow and tall.

“I’ll serve you, dear Master, I’ll pour out Your wine, “I’ll be on Your table whenever You dine!

My lines are so graceful, my carvings so true, and silver will always compliment you.”

Unheeding, the Master passed onto the brass, Wide mouthed and shallow and polished like glass.

“Here! Here!” cried the vessel, “I know I will do!

Place me on Your table for all men to view!”

“Look at me!’ cried the goblet of crystal so clear; Though fragile am I, I will serve You with pride!

And I’m sure I’ll be happy in Your house to abide!”

The Master came next to a vessel of wood, Polished and carved it solidly stood.

“You can use me, dear Master,” the wooden bowl said “But I’d rather You’d use me for fruit and not bread.”

The Master looked down and saw a vessel of clay, Empty and broken it helplessly lay.

No hope had the vessel that the Master might choose To clean and make whole, to fill and to use.

“Ah! This is the vessel I’ve been hoping to find.

I’ll mend it and use it and make it all Mine!

I need not a vessel with pride in its self, Not one that is narrow to sit on the shelf.

Not one that is big mouthed and shallow and loud.

Not one who displays his contents so proud Not one who think he can do things just right, But this plain earthly vessel, filled with power and might.”

Then gently He lifted the vessel of clay, And mended and cleansed it and filled it that day.

Spoke to it kindly, “There’s work you must do, Just pour out and serve others as I pour into you.”

2012 Mission Trip Opportunity Jim Saddlemire, from Hole in the Wall Farm, Schoharie, NY, stands beside his loaded truck with his wife and Pastor Jim Wolford. The Saddlemires donated trucking for several of the loads.

Another load of hay on its way to a needy dairy farmer in Schoharie County. A total of 10 tractor trailer loads were donated and delivered over the winter and late spring. Much of the trucking was donated. FCFI thanks all those who made this relief effort possible.

Pastor Jim Wolford delivers a pickup truck load to a small horse farm in Prattsville. Big or small the need was ever present with Gallopville Gospel Church in partnership with the Fellowship of Christian answering the call.

FCFI Mission Trip to ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) Oct. 29-Nov. 3 ~ Fort Myers, FL Echo, 17391 Durrance Road, N., Ft. Myers, FL For more information visit www.echonet.org $320 per person (from Ft. Myers) - includes food and lodging Lodging: Lehigh Resort Club, Joel Rd., Lehigh Acres, Florida, (www.vriresorts.com) Work projects include: • Machinery repair • Fence building • Plumbing, electric, outside repairs • Clean up, chain saw, clearing farm land • Irrigation repairs, ditch digging • Landscaping, mulching, trimming • Planting and harvesting • General maintenance, power washing and cleaning • Building construction Need more information? Please contact Bill and Kathy Brown at 315-736-5964 or 315-749-6823

Fellowship of Christian Farmers Mohawk Valley Chapter News

by Bruce Holck, Chapter Treasurer The Mohawk Valley Chapter met on April 21 at Joe and Elaine Smith’s home in Westernville, NY. There were 16 in attendance as discussion took place on many items and the approval of our activities for 2012.

At this year’s NY Farm Show in Syracuse we had a much larger space, which worked out very nicely. The cost for that place in 2013 will be $930. Like other businesses, the cost of operating continues to climb.

That goes for doing God’s work as well, whether it is running a church or the FCFI. If you are taking the time to read this article, I assume you are interested in this ministry. The chapter needs help on many levels — physically helping with setting up tents and displays, volunteers to present the gospel at shows using the colored beads; financially, and of course prayer, that our work would result in folks, upon hearing God’s truths, come to a saving knowledge of Jesus. We’d appreciate any help you could give us.

Strawberry Festival, Madison, CT, June 2. Roy Norman (right) from Woodstock, CT, and Roy Upson, Mohawk, NY (third from right) explain the many ministries of FCFI to show attendees.

Roy Norman, Woodstock, CT, shares the bead story with an interested show visitor at the Madison, CT Strawberry Festival. Cool, wet weather kept the attendance down but God’s word still went forward.

June 15 and 16 found FCFI hard at work at the Owego, NY Strawberry Festival. Shown in white FCFI shirt is George Williams, Candor, NY. Over 400 people of all ages stopped by the FCFI tent. Many are still searching for answers to life’s challenges.

Region Eight Event Schedule 2012 July 12-15: Madison Co. Fair - Brookfield, NY August 1-5: Niagara Co. Fair - Lockport, NY 4: Old Home Days - Vernon Center, NY 7-9: Empire Farm Days - Seneca Falls, NY 9-18: Skowhegan State Fair Skowhegan, ME 22-23: Maine Farm Day - Clinton, ME 23-25: Brooklyn Fair - Brooklyn, CT 31-Aug. 3: NY State Fair Festival of Balloons - Dansville, NY September 6-9: Hebron Harvest Fair - Hebron, CT 10-13: Western Festival St. Tite - St. Tite, QC 12-13: Farm Progress Show - Mohawk, NY

15: Cream Cheese Festival Lowville, NY 18-22: International Plowing Match - Roseville, ON 29: Pumpkin Festival - Tioga Center, NY October 12-14: Riverton Fair- Riverton, CT 16-18: Sunbelt Ag Expo- Moultrie, GA Outreach Meetings: Oct. 4: Mountain Valley - Delhi, NY Oct. 5: Northern NY - Adams Center, NY Oct. 6: MHV - Steuben, NY Pastor Randy Johnson, Reality Ranch in NY - Oct. 1-8 Mission Trips: Oct. 27-Nov. 3 - ECHO, Ft. Myers, FL Nov. 4-10 - Reality Ranch, Zolfo Springs, FL

2012 Mission Trip Opportunity FCFI Mission Trip to Reality Ranch Ministries Nov. 4-10 P.O. Box 1726, Zolfo Springs, Florida 33890 For more information on Reality Ranch visit www.realityranchministries.org $320 per person (from Orlando, FL) - includes food, lodging, and some cost of materials for construction projects Work Projects: • Work on Pastor Randy’s home • Build new pole building • Lot’s of smaller maintenance jobs including, painting, pressure washing, fence building rodeo arena, etc.

• A job for everyone!

Reality Ministries, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, founded on June 12, 1980. The ministry’s founder and president, Randy Johnson, easily relates to the cowboy life, having spent years doing ranch work and being involved in Rodeo. Injured in a driving accident that rendered him quadriplegic, Randy committed his life to Christ, Aug. 28, 1975. He then became dedicated to sharing the Gospel. He is an ordained minister. He provides “Cowboy Church”, before the rodeo begins, for the contestants and workers that are in attendance, rodeo fans, and anyone else who wants to attend. You don’t have to be a Cowboy to come! Randy provides these services at Rodeos for Junior High & High School kids, bull ridings, ropings, trail rides, barrel races, Cowboy camp meetings, individual ranches, churches and wherever the doors are open. Some of you might remember Pastor Randy, he was a keynote speaker at the 1996 FCFI Conference in New York.

For more information contact: Ron and Deb Herrold 219-916-3535 or 219-916-3994; Bill and Kathy Brown 315-763-5964 or 315-749-6823.

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The Mohawk Valley Chapter recently met at the home of Joe and Elaine Smith in Westernville, NY. Shown in picture are some of the many members that work behind the scenes to make our agressive event schedule work. You can tell by the picture that we also have lots of fun doing God’s work.

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Mielke from 9 Brooks, economist at INTL FCStone. He adds that weather is relatively mild in the Northeast and West, but the dairy industry in those regions is trying to limit milk production so the year-onyear increase for June may be less than 2 percent, “but much of the weather impact is already built in the market.”

Looking “back to the futures;” after factoring in the announced Federal order Class III milk prices and the remaining futures, the average Class III milk price for the first six months of 2012 stood at $15.70 on May 11 and $15.90 on June 15.

The last half was averaging $15.96 on June 1, $16.53 on June 8, $16.59 on June 15, $17.01 on June 22, and was trading around $17.35 late morning June 29.

Higher feed costs and slightly higher overhead costs raised average milk production costs in May 2012, according to USDA’s monthly “Milk Cost of Production,” and reported in Dairy Profit Weekly (DPW). Cost estimates are based on total costs per hundredweight of milk sold.

Higher purchased and homegrown feed costs led to an overall feed cost of $13.83 per cwt., increasing 81 cents per cwt. from April and $1.94 per cwt. from May 2011. Only fuel and energy costs were down slightly from both a month and year earlier.

Overall operating costs (including feed) were up 90 cents per cwt. from April and $1.90 from May 2011. The preliminary May 2012 average total cost was $24.80 per cwt., up 88 cents from April and $2.17more than May 2011.

DPW also reported that lower milk prices were offset by lower feed prices, helping give a small boost to the June milk-feed price ratio. The June ratio is 1.38, up from a revised estimate of 1.35 in May, but below 1.87 for June 2011. It marks the 15th consecutive month the ratio has been below 2.0.

At $16.10 per cwt., the U.S. average milk price was down 10 cents from May and $5 less than

June 2011, the lowest since July 2010, according to DPW. Average alfalfa hay prices declined $14, to $201 per ton; corn prices were down 8 cents, to $6.25 per bushel; and soybeans dipped 30 cents, to $13.70 per bushel.

Estimated monthly cull cow prices (beef and dairy combined) averaged $86.80 per cwt. in June, down 90 cents per cwt. from May, but still $10.90 per cwt. more than June 2011 ($75.90/cwt.). The June 2012 average puts the beef value of a 1,200 pound cull cow near $1,050 per head.

With USDA’s Ag Prices report providing “final” May feed prices used in the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program payment formula, the May MILC payment will be $1.2164 per cwt., according to the University of Wisconsin’s Dr. Brian Gould. Gould updated his estimated MILC payments into early 2013, based on MILC-related futures contracts as of June 27. Based on those estimates, MILC payments will peak in June, at about $1.30 per cwt., dropping to about 99.9 cents in July and 23.7

cents in August. Estimates are always subject to change. Complete details are posted at the “Understanding Dairy Markets” website The big news was in Washington this week.

The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare and struck down a significant portion of Arizona’s law to prosecute and deter illegal immigrants, but left one key part intact. National Milk says “The mixed ruling, along with the recent executive order by the Obama administration to stop the deportation of some younger, undocumented individuals, fully illustrates how that, regardless of which path is chosen, the few options for immigration reform remain controversial and divisive.” “At the same time, these developments show how critically necessary it is to resolve the immigration policy conundrum, especially for farmers and other employers.”

The court upheld the law’s directive that state and local police may check the immigration status of people they stop when they suspect they lack legal authorization to be in the U.S.

The justices unanimously stated that federal law already requires immigration officials to respond to status checks from local authorities, and therefore federal immigration law does not preempt this section.

NMPF’s Chris Galen called it “good news” for farmers who rely on immigrant labor in Thursday’s DairyLine radio program, but admitted “There still isn’t a lot of clarity here for employers.”

Much of SB1070 was overturned as interfering

in the federal government’s role as the sole arbiter of immigration law, according to NMPF. In a 5-3 ruling, the court said Arizona in effect had tried to set up a parallel enforcement system that punished illegal immigrants more harshly and interfered with congressional authority over the nation’s borders. The court rejected parts of the state law that made it a state crime for illegal immigrants to seek work, to fail to carry immigration papers, and that authorized warrant-

less arrests of people suspected by state and local police of committing deportable offenses.

Meanwhile; National Milk also warned that “Congress needs to make clear that regulations designed to protect the environment against toxic waste do not ensnare dairy farmers and others who raise farm animals.”

That message was delivered to the House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

The hearing Wednes-

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Mielke from 14 day on Capitol Hill reviewed legislation introduced by Rep. Billy Long (R-MO), designated as H.R. 2997, or the Superfund Commonsense Act. It would clarify that manure is not included in the meaning of “hazardous substance” as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) regulations, and also would eliminate the reporting requirement for releases associated with manure under the Emergency Planning & Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) regulation.

Testifying on behalf of the dairy industry, Walter Bradley, who works for Dairy Farmers of America, reminded committee members that concentrated animal feeding operations

(CAFOs) and their environmental releases are subject to state and federal laws. Bradley told the panel that “we are not seeking an exemption from the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) or the Clean Air Act (CAA) or similar state laws including any federal or state worker protection laws. We are merely seeking clarification under CERCLA and EPCRA that animal manure does not necessitate an emergency response nor does it create a Superfund site.”

On a more pleasant topic; July is national “Ice Cream Month.”

Vanilla is the most popular flavor, premium ice cream is the best-selling type of ice cream and frozen yogurt is resurging in popularity among Americans. These are a

few of the findings from a recent survey of International Ice Cream Association (IICA) member companies, which make and distribute an estimated 85 percent of the ice cream and frozen dessert products consumed in the United States.

IICA and the International Dairy Foods Association announced the results of the survey at last week’s 30th Annual Capitol Hill Ice Cream Party. Of the companies participating in the survey, 92 percent said vanilla is the most popular flavor among consumers followed by chocolate chip mint and cookies-and-cream.

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portation legislation is to farmers and ranchers.”

Alexander said the legislation includes many provisions that are good for cattlemen and women. The final agreement includes the Farmers’ Freedom Act (H.R. 2414), which was sponsored by Representative James Lankford (R-OK).

Alexander said H.R. 2414 will prevent certain farm vehicles from vigorous federal requirements, such as commercial driver’s licenses, designed for fulltime commercial drivers. Among the provisions included in H.R. 2414, the legislation provides additional uniformity across state lines.

Also included on that list of provisions is H.R. 3265, which was introduced by Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO). This legislation waives certain driving restrictions during planting and harvesting seasons for farmers who are transporting commodities.

Alexander said NCBA supports making transportation policies more efficient for cattle producers by creating uni-

form transportation laws across all states and helping states adopt transportation laws that increase allowable weight, length and trailer requirements. Alexander said NCBA, the oldest and largest national cattle organization, was disappointed that truck weights were not directly addressed in MAP-21.

“State governments need to be given the option to increase truck weights with an additional axle to livestock and semi-trailers. This will increase braking power and place less total weight on each axle, making livestock transportation safer, more economical and less stressful on U.S. roadways,” said Alexander.

Alexander said transportation was included in NCBA’s top five priorities in 2012. He said the organization supports the agreement reached and was pleased that another extension was avoided.

However, he said NCBA will continue working with members of Congress to address other NCBA transportation priorities.

Shorthorn carcasses make the grade...and yield in recent on-farm trial Two USDA Prime, Yield Grade 1 purebred Shorthorn heifers in one load.

Shorthorn genetics defied the odds on the grid recently; two purebred heifers graded USDA Prime, Yield Grade 1.

Two others on the same load stamped Prime Yield Grade 2. This combination of marbling and cutability is extremely rare; only 0.032 percent of all cattle quality and yield graded in 2011 achieved this feat, just 0.638 percent graded Prime Y2.

The Smithers family loaded 32 head of purebred Shorthorns from their on-farm feedlot in west-central Illinois. The load did 91 percent Choice or better (16 percent Prime), and no Yield Grade 4s or 5s. “The top end of these cattle were actually pulled off earlier for our local freezer beef business... obviously, our customers have been pretty happy with the beef,” stated Jess Smithers. “This group

was all quarter and halfsiblings from our walking herd sires,” he added.

Dr. Bert Moore, Executive Secretary of the American Shorthorn Association (ASA) says the breed is working hard to expand its role within the beef cattle industry.

He explained, “while news like this is exciting, we hope it translates into demand for Shorthorn bulls and females in volume.”

According to the USDA Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) acrossbreed EPD adjustments, Shorthorns rank among the top breeds for Marbling EPD, yet they also maintain a significant advantage in Fat EPD, the driver of USDA Yield Grade. For more information about Shorthorn genetics, visit the ASA website at www.shorthorn.org, or contact a Field Representative.

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“This very important bill is another example of legislation that resulted from bipartisan compromise. This bill has been on a road to nowhere for more than three years.

Cattlemen should be relieved that progress has been made,” said Alexander, who is a cattleman from Pilger, NE. “Specifically, this bill is a big deal to farm and ranch families across the country.

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Several factors influence USDA’s black-hided numbers

by Miranda Reiman Black-hided. It’s the initial requirement for more than 80 beef brands certified by USDA. That also means it’s the first limiting factor for supply of programs like the largest and longest-running of those: the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand.

Total federally inspected fed-cattle harvest is the first number CAB packing director Clint Walenciak looks at. “The

matrix of what drives total CAB pounds starts with that, and then it would be the percent that’s black-hided,” he said. “Then we apply our 10 carcass specifications to narrow that down even further, so that we’re running right at 24 percent today.”

That’s why the company has tracked blackhided numbers since 2004, and USDA now reports a percentage of “Astamp” carcasses in the

harvest mix.

“The fragmented nature of our industry means the only place we can truly capture how many cattle in the U.S. beef cattle supply are black-hided, or Angus-influenced to some degree, is at the packing plant level,” said Lance Zimmerman, CattleFax analyst.

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we see the U.S. fed [harvest] decrease the past year-and-a-half, those numbers become a higher percentage of the total.”

They made up 16.1 percent of the total harvest mix in 2004 compared to 18.4 percent in 2011.

Walenciak and his team put a value on the sway each has on the Astamped percentage.

For example, Canada lags the U.S. in black Angus influence, so they applied a 40 percent black factor to total imported Canadian fed cattle for each year. They estimated Mexican feeder cattle at 20 percent black.

“That’s based generally on what we understand Angus genetics to be there,” Walenciak said.

Such adjustments arrived at a native blackhided percentage 12 points higher than the all-inclusive USDA number. It rose from 61.5 percent to its peak of 74.9 percent in 2010, and stood at 74.2 percent last year.

“The upward trends command a greater portion of my attention than the steady to slightly softer year that may have showed up in 2011,” said Zimmerman.

Judgments based on just one year are “dangerous,” he adds, especially considering a smaller cowherd and drought effects. Still, many are intently watching that dip in numbers.

“We have our best guesses on why that’s occurring, like slight heifer retention and those being a very high percentage black,” Walenciak said.

Although there’s no way to track that, Zimmerman agrees it makes sense.

“If we were just putting black animals into the fed cattle mix [without retaining heifers], eventually we’d have seen

those numbers drop off, but we’re clearly producing more black cattle.

Most likely that is not only from Angus bull purchases, but from retaining those offspring in the herd as well.”

It’s easier to put numbers to other variables.

Zimmerman notes the wide year-to-year swings in some of those subset populations, like last year’s Mexican feeder cattle imports at a record high for the 2004-2011 timeframe, at 1.4 million.

“A large part of that influence was just like our friends in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, further south that drought continued,” he said. “The Mexican producers were no different in that they needed to liquidate cattle, wean early and send to market. That contributed to a much larger number of Mexican cattle than we’ve seen before.”

But in 2008, Mexican feeder imports were as low as 702,873. Last year’s 1.4 million represents a much larger influx of a much more diverse cattle population.

Exchange rates and policies have added to the variability in Canadian imports, both feeder and fed cattle, from very little in 2004 to peaks in 2007 and 2008.

“They have been going through their own cowherd reduction the last few years,” Zimmerman said. “So those giveand-takes can have a significant influence on this hidden calculation of the black-hided number.”

Despite all that “noise” in the data, there are two messages this black trend reveals.

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jority. Yet many are surprised the percentage isn’t higher.

“When you look at different surveys that estimate bull turnout in the population, they typically run about 70 percent Angus, and Angus bull sales continue to be strong, so some of those numbers are counter to what we’re seeing,” Walenciak said.

Indeed, the 2011 Western Livestock Journal Bull Turnout Survey had the Angus breed leading all others with 71.5 percent, and that was down a bit from the 2009 mark.

So is it a case of bad math?

Walenciak and Zimmerman say no. It’s a matter of looking at the number of native blackhided cattle compared to outside factors like Mexican and Canadian feeder cattle imports, Canadian finished cattle imports and fed dairy cattle.

Those four categories can have a “dilution effect,” said Walenciak. “As

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Everyone’s talking about … the weather

by Sally Colby Nearly every conversation among farmers is peppered with talk of rain — too much, not enough or (rarely) just right. Despite spending so much time dwelling on the weather, farmers know they can’t do anything about it. However, they can learn how longterm climate patterns affect weather and crops.

“If you thought this weather is unusual, you were right,” said historical climatologist Evelyn Browning-Garriss. “Most people are far too busy to hear the latest scientific findings about natural climate change. Anything that man does has to combine with what’s happening in nature, and nature goes through cycles.”

Browning-Garriss says it’s these cycles that make weather prediction challenging. But she says the secret to understanding what’s happening with natural climate change is to follow the energy from the sun to the skies to the ocean.

“Natural climate change comes through three steps,” she said. “First, how much solar radiation is there? The sun provides the energy that runs weather systems.

Second, how much of that energy reaches the earth? A large volcano will block out some of the incoming sunlight.

Third, once that energy

reaches the earth, where is it stored?” BrowningGarriss says that because 70 percent of the earth is ocean water, most of the energy is stored in the ocean.

Ocean currents carry that heat around, and that’s what determines the weather.

Sophisticated computer models and history are what Browning-Garriss looks at to predict weather patterns. “I look at what factors are shaping the weather, then I go back and look at weather records,” she said. “I’m telling you, ‘here’s what happened in the past 80 percent of the time.’ We also use other tools of nature including tree rings and glacier cores. According to scientists, we have a year-by-year weather record that goes back 100,000 years in the northern hemisphere.”

Historical records show that a one degree difference in temperature can make a huge change in climate. “If you cool the globe one degree Fahrenheit, it changes the freeze zone by 300 miles,” she said. “Tree ring data taken throughout the western United States shows that when it was hot, there was a lot of drought. When it was cold, it was also wet, and now it’s getting warm again. But it started getting warm before the In-

dustrial Revolution.”

Browning-Garriss looks at the 11-year solar cycle, also known as the sunspot cycle, noting that the period between 2007 and 2009 was the quietest in 100 years. In general, short-term changes of the sun don’t make a significant impact on global climate, but consecutive low and high cycles initiate warm periods. “The sun has been active since the 1940s,” said BrowningGarriss. “A lot of what happens depends on how much radiation makes it to the earth.

One of the keys to that is volcanoes. If a volcano is big enough that its debris and ash make it to the stratosphere (about 10 miles up), the stratosphere is so quiet that the ash can stay there for years and block incoming sun.” Additionally, winds carry that ash all over the globe.

In the last three years, five volcanoes have entered the stratosphere.

All are in the polar region, which means that dust and debris are cooling the polar region.

Browning-Garriss says the eruption of Sarychev Peak (Kuril Islands, Russia) and Mount Redoubt (Alaska) in 2009 explains the cool weather that year. “When volcanoes speak, you’d better listen,” she said.

Browning-Garriss not-

ed there are many weather patterns that influence climate, but the most familiar are El Nino and La Nina, which have been recorded since the 1540s.

However, the pattern that affects global ag and ag prices is the Atlanticmultidecadal oscillation (AMO). “Since 1995, the AMO has been flowing faster, and the Atlantic has been getting warmer,” said BrowningGarriss. “This means hotter and drier summers.”

Oceans influence weather because they carry heat. “Patterns in the ocean can shape weather patterns on land,” said BrowningGarriss. “Cold water in troughs cools the air above, and it lingers there month after month.

Air patterns flow differently above the troughs.

When the Atlantic is hot, the cold air can’t go south.

Instead, it plunges deep into the land. That’s why it was so cold last year (2010/2011). But these patterns are shaped by winds, and winds are shaped by atmospheric pressure. The key thing to watch is the Icelandic low — when it’s weak, which it is when the water is hot, we get very cold winters in the east.

The Icelandic low was blown to pieces by the volcano in Grimsvotn.

The water around Iceland has been cooled for

almost a year by the ash and debris that blocks incoming sunlight.”

Browning-Garriss refers to another weather influencer, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), as the crossguard. “If the NAO is positive, cold air can go across the Atlantic,” she said. “If it’s negative, the cold air can’t cross the Atlantic.

The NAO has been more positive this year than any time we’ve seen in the last 200 years. They can tell two weeks ahead when the NAO is expected to go negative, and if it does, we’re going to have cold.” Another influential pattern is the Arctic Oscillation (AO) — the wind around the Arctic. When the AO is moving fast, it traps the cold air north. The recent strength of this pattern is the reason Alaska received 27 feet of snow last winter.

Another important climate influence is the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO), which is a pattern of Pacific climate variability that shifts in phases ranging from 20 to 30 years. “They’ve looked at tree rings that have recorded PDO changes,” said Browning-Garriss, who runs grain and crop prices through PDO records to determine what happens when the PDO changes. “The PDO changed in the ‘70s, and look what happened to

corn prices,” she said.

“Even when prices went down again, they never went down as far.”

What’s shaping upcoming weather? “When volcanic debris enters the stratosphere, it can stay there for two to three years,” said BrowningGarriss. “That volcanic debris will be shaping the weather all year. The warmth of the Atlantic will continue, so you can expect a hot summer.

Fifty eight percent of the continental U.S. and Canada prairie cropping system are experiencing dry weather and drought.

This will continue as long as we have La Nina. One of the key things to look at is ‘when does La Nina go?’ If La Nina stops by July, crop production should be average to above average.”

Browning-Garriss says that when there’s a huge change in global rainfall, the price of grain changes. Farmers in countries without advanced agricultural technology take up to 10 years to adjust to these changes. “It’s times like these that high-tech farmers have the edge,” she said. “These hot summers are not going to go away. This is a constant you’ll be dealing with.”

For more information on the work of BrowningGarriss, check out her newsletter at www. browningnewsletter.com.

Increased trade with Russia will benefit U.S. farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Timely congressional approval of permanent normal trade relations status for Russia will benefit U.S. farmers and ranchers, the American Farm Bureau Federation told a House Committee

on June 20.

Wayne Wood, president of Michigan Farm Bureau, testified on behalf of AFBF before the House Committee on Ways and Means.

“PNTR makes permanent the trade status the

U.S. has extended to Russia on an annual basis since 1992,” Wood said. “It recognizes Russia’s joining the World Trade Organization, which will provide our farmers and ranchers with more certain and

show his Angus cattle are worth more than just average black-hided cattle.”

Walenciak hopes ranchers will make more of those top-level animals, because just being black-hided isn’t enough.

“As we grow the demand for high-quality beef, it’s very important for us to keep that consistent supply so retailers and restaurateurs can have confidence in the reliability of that supply,” he said.

predictable market access.”

Russia’s commitment to adhering to WTO provisions on sanitary and phytosanitary measures in particular will benefit U.S. farmers and ranchers because this will lim-

it the country’s ability to impose arbitrary measures that have impeded trade in the past.

In his testimony, Wood explained that exports of U.S. farm goods to Russia are likely to increase substantially follow ing

congressional approval of PNTR and the country’s accession to the WTO. U.S. sales of beef, poultry, pork, apples, cheeses, soybeans and soybean products are all expected to grow due to improved market access.

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Safety professionals urge workers to take precautions during hot weather As temperatures rise, so does the chance of those working in areas susceptible to high heat conditions of becoming ill. To prevent heat-related work injuries and illnesses, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) suggests employers and employees take safety precautions now and be aware of factors that can lead to heat stress; the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke; ways to prevent heat stress; and, what can be done for

heat-related illnesses.

Each year, thousands of outdoor workers experience heat illness, which often manifests as heat exhaustion. If not quickly addressed, heat exhaustion can become heat stroke, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which can be deadly.

“Heat and humidity are a serious safety threat to workers during the summer — from utility workers, to agriculture, construction, firefighters,

roadway workers and more,” said ASSE President Terrie S. Norris, CSP, ARM, of Long Beach, CA. “People should heed the heat warnings and act quickly when they begin to feel any heat-related symptoms.”

ASSE warns one should be cautious when one’s body is unable to cool itself by sweating.

According to OSHA, several heat-induced illnesses such as heat stress or exhaustion and the more severe heat stroke can occur, and can result in

death. Body temperatures can rise to dangerous levels if precautions are not taken. Factors leading to these conditions include high temperatures; being in direct sun or heat; limited air movement; physical exertion; poor physical condition; some medicines; using bulky protective clothing and equipment; and, inadequate tolerance for hot workplaces.

OSHA officials note that symptoms of heat stroke include dry, hot skin with no sweating;

1 millionth cubic yard of wood ash to be delivered health and increasing yields over time. RMI anticipates that one-millionth yard will be delivered before July 31, 2012, but we don’t know exactly where or when.

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and prevent the body from overheating.

• Wear protective eyewear that features sufficient ventilation or antifog lens coating to reduce lens fogging from the heat. Sweatbands can also be used to prevent perspiration from dripping into the eyes.

• Use gloves with leather palms and cotton or denim backs, which allow for an increased airflow and still protect hands. Also, choose gloves with a liner to absorb sweat preventing perspiration buildup.

Some gloves also feature strips of nylon mesh or are perforated at the back of the hand for more airflow.

• Wear light-colored, loose-fitting, breathable clothing such as cotton, recommends OSHA. • Take breaks in cooler, shaded areas.

• To prevent dehydration, another hazard associated with exposure to heat, drink cool water and avoid diuretics such as coffee, tea, alcohol or soda, as these can deplete body fluid.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) notes heat is the number one weather-related killer in the U.S., noting excessive heat claims more lives each year than floods, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes combined.

NOAA provides additional detail on how heat impacts the human body at “The Hazards of Excessive Heat“.

To assist workers and employers, NOAA will be issuing heat alerts across the U.S. this summer. Each National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office will send, as needed, warnings for 1) excessive heat outlooks to be issued when the potential exists for an excessive heat event within 3-7 days; 2) excessive heat watches will be issued when conditions are favorable for an excessive heat event within 12 to 48 hours; and, 3) excessive heat warnings/advisories will be issued when an excessive heat event is expected within 36 hours.

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Having delivered its first load of wood ash in 1994, RMI is eagerly anticipating the hallmark occasion where we deliver our one millionth cubic yard of wood ash. RMI has been instrumental in developing a strong market and demand for pH+Plus wood ash fertilizer. Our largest consumers are farmers throughout New England and over the last 18 years, they have grown to appreciate the added value of using wood ash on their fields. RMI’s pH+Plus wood ash fertilizer is an organic source of potassium and other micronutrients that are essential for crop

mental confusion or losing consciousness; and, seizures or convulsions.

To prevent heat stress, officials suggest you monitor your co-workers and yourself. Prevention efforts include blocking out direct sun or other heat sources; using cooling fans or air conditioning; resting regularly; and, wearing lightweight, light colored, loose-fitting clothes. Drinking lots of water, about one cup every 15 minutes, is very important.

Although there is no one-size-fits-all solution, some suggested tips for employees and employers to use in order to prevent heat-related illnesses and injuries include: • Use cooling pads that can be inserted into hardhats or around the neck to keep the head and neck cool. Vented hardhats or neckbands soaked in cold water can also be used to minimize prolonged heat exposure

Country Folks promotes farm and ranch safety

Country Folks becomes the newest farm media sponsor of the Progressive Agriculture Foundation®

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Country Folks is the newest farm media sponsor of the Progressive Agriculture Foundation® (PAF) and the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® program. Country Folks will provide enhanced farm and ranch safety information for their readers and promote the Safety Day® program and PAF sponsors in the

weekly farm newspaper.

They are the eighth farm media company to join with PAF. “Country Folks is very proud to partner with the Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF). As publishers of a weekly farm newspaper, we are keenly aware of the safety issues facing farmers and their families every day. The Safety

Day® programs that PAF organizes are very important to the livelihood of our farmers. We are committed to providing as much information as possible to inform and educate our readers, and the Safety Day® program is an additional avenue by which to achieve this,” said Bruce Button, vice president and general manager, Lee

Raising awareness of agriculture safety is a responsibility we all share. From farmers to equipment manufacturers, we each have the power to make a difference and to help prevent farm injuries and fatalities.

Publications, Inc. Through partnerships with sponsors such as Country Folks, the Progressive Agriculture Foundation is able to advance its commitment to keep rural children safe and healthy. The Foundation provides training and resources to help local community members conduct oneday farm safety and health programs that are age-appropriate, handson and fun for rural children and families. Since the program was founded in 1995, it has grown to become the largest rural safety and health program for youth in North America.

“We’re very pleased to have Country Folks as our newest farm media sponsor. Working togeth-

er, Country Folks and PAF will keep rural youth and their families safe and healthy on farms and ranches.

Together we will prevent injuries and save lives in rural America,” said Randy Bernhardt, chief administrative officer of PAF.

About Country Folks Country Folks serves the dairy and livestock industry with four regional editions.

Farmers from Maine to North Carolina read this agricultural newspaper every week. Regularly scheduled features with other industry groups such as the Dairy Herd

I m p r o v e m e n t Association, Cornell Cooperative Extension, NY Corn and Soybean Growers, Northeast Certified Crop Advisors and many others, help supplement Country Folks’ readership and scope.

Founded in 1965, Lee Publications, Inc. publishes targeted trade publications for the agricultural, heavy construction, aggregate, commercial horticulture, and solid waste industries. Fourteen separate editions offer regional and national coverage.

Lee Publications, Inc. and its employees are committed to quality products and services that assist manufacturers, dealers and related businesses in the construction, agricultural and solid waste industries, to reach the increasingly busy and specialized buyer. We are committed to helping this group keep their cost of contact low by targeting their buyers through our publications and trade shows.

About Progressive Agriculture Foundation The Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program is the largest rural safety and health education program for children in North America and a program of the Progressive Agriculture Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.

The Foundation’s mission is to provide education and training to make farm, ranch and rural life safer and healthier for children and their communities. In 2008, PAF was awarded the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance National Charity Seal, demonstrating its commitment to accountability and ethical practices. Safety Day applications are due each July 15 for Safety Days that will be conducted the following calendar year.

Farm Safety Quiz These farm safety tips are provided by the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® program. For information on how you can keep your child safe and healthy on the farm, ranch and at home, go to www.progressiveag.org.

Question: If you have no other safe place for a child to stay while you drive a tractor, it is OK to let them ride in a tractor cab with you. True or False?

Answer: False. Tractors are the number one cause of farm-related fatalities among children.

Children under 12 should NEVER be on or near a tractor. Tractors are built for one person to operate to perform specific tasks.

Passengers on tractors interfere with the safe operation of a tractor. In addition, if a tractor rolls or hits rough ground, there is a real danger of passengers being thrown from a tractor into the path of the tractor

wheels. While some tractors have a second seat, it is for use in teaching a teen or adult to drive a tractor. Remember, riding the tractor may be a family tradition, but it's easier to bury a tradition than a child.

Question: How many passengers, at most, are ATVs designed to handle? a) None b) One c) Two d) Three

Answer: a) None.

Most ATVs are designed for one person only - the operator. ATVs are rideractive; you must shift your body weight as you turn, go up or down hills, and cross obstacles. An extra rider (even a child) interferes with this normal operation and handling of the vehicle.

According to the ATV Safety Institute, from 1997-2002, 92 percent of the fatalities were associated with one or

more of the following “warned-against behaviors.”

• Not wearing a helmet • Carrying at least one passenger on single-rider ATVs. • Riding on a public road • Alcohol and other drug use • Operating at excessive speed • Youth riding adultsized ATVs

Answer: a) Less than 6 seconds. This is why it is so important that children NEVER play in grain wagons or grain

Farm Safety Reminder

by Kelly Ewalt, Michigan State University Extension With the constant rush to get things done around the farm, safety is not usually the first priority. The PTO or Power Take Off shaft supplies power from the tractor to an attached implement. Always make sure that the safety guards are in place as recommended by the manufacturer. Removing these guards exposes the operator to potential entanglements. With the PTO shaft rotating at 540 or 1000 RPM, body parts, hair or clothing can become entangled in a matter of seconds, resulting in serious injury or death. According to the National Ag Safety Database and a Purdue University fact sheet, PTO guards were missing in 70 percent of the cases of entanglement and 78 percent of the time it was the operator

involved in the incident.

Remember to always walk around machinery and never step, lean, or climb over the PTO shaft and make sure the safety guards are always in place. According to a NDSU fact sheet, an arm or leg can be wrapped around the shaft nine times in a second at 540 RPM. At 1000 RPM, it can be wrapped 16 times per second. Burns can result from entangled clothing. When you are done with the machinery, even for the briefest period, make sure the PTO is out of gear, the brake is set and the engine is stopped.

Being aware of your surroundings and using some common sense goes a long way to staying safe around machinery.

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Question: How long does it take for a child to become hopelessly trapped in flowing grain? a) Less than 6 seconds b) Less than 1 minute c) Less than 2 minutes d) More than 5 minutes

bins. The consequences can be deadly if someone starts to unload the wagon or bin without realizing that a child is on the grain. Once the grain begins to flow, it is like quicksand, with objects sinking quickly in the grain. If the child is completely buried, grain can fill the lungs and air passages or there may be no air available, with the end result of either being suffocation. Even if a child's head is above the grain, the pressure of the grain on the chest can prevent the child from breathing. Think again if you believe you can quickly pull a submerged child from the grain. The force required to remove the child can easily exceed 2,000 pounds. This would be like trying to pull a small car from the grain. Keep children away from flowing grain.

Plan a safe, supervised place where they can play.

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NCGA reminds growers to minimize machinery fire risks With reports of equipment fires cropping up in dry, windy areas across the Midwest, the National Corn Growers Association reminds farmers to carefully follow proper safety procedures that minimize the possibility of a farm machinery fire, much like those taken during last year’s harvest. Even if the weather has not been warm and dry, fuel sources such as leaves, stalks, husks, dust, oil and fuel come into constant contact with potential sources of ignition from farm equipment, such as exhaust, bearings and electrical wiring presenting an ever present fire risk.

“Equipment fires are not only dangerous but are often extremely costly for farmers,” said NCGA Production and Stewardship Action Team Chair Dean Taylor. “During this busy season, a fire can halt work in an instant causing property damage and consuming valuable time. Building risk management practices into your schedule could end up saving both time and money.”

First, keep farm equipment clean, particularly the engine compartment as 75 percent of all machinery fires start there.

Using either a pressure washer or high pressure air, remove all caked-on grease, oil and crop residue. Cleaning the engine thoroughly will allow it to run cooler, operate more efficiently and will greatly reduce the risk of a fire.

Once the equipment has been cleaned, make sure to keep it clean.

Frequently blow dry chaff, leaves or other material off of the ma-

chine with compressed air or a portable leaf blower. Then, remove wrapped plant materials on or near bearings, belts and any other moving parts.

At the beginning of each day, check engine fluid levels, particularly coolant and oil levels, in all equipment that will be used. While doing so, look for any possible leaking fuel or oil hoses, fittings or metal lines.

Often, areas that may rub from wear, such as the pressurized oil supply line, may breach causing an oil leak.

Should a leak be found, repair it immediately.

Next, eliminate heat sources that could increase fire risk. Most commonly, exhaust system surfaces containing flammable material ignite fires in this fashion.

To minimize this risk, check to ensure the exhaust system, including the manifold, muffler and turbocharger, are in good condition and free of leaks. Again, should damage be found, repair it immediately.

As arcing electrical wires generate extremely high temperatures in farm machinery, make sure to scan for signs of wiring damage or deterioration daily. Replace any worn or malfunctioning components properly. Notably, frequently blowing fuses or intermittent circuit disruptions often signal a short or loose connection in that system.

Much like damaged wiring, worn bearings can also reach extremely high temperatures which can cause any rubber belt coming into contact with this intense heat to ignite.

Make sure to inspect for

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worn bearings, belts and chains frequently.

Despite the most vigilant care, farm equipment fires can still occur.

It is essential that each machine carries a working, fully charged fire extinguisher mounted in the cab and still within

reach from the ground.

Should a fire break out while you are operating a machine, shut off the engine, grab the extinguisher and immediately exit the vehicle. Then, use either a cellular phone or two-way radio to signal that profession-

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As fires are dangerous, flaring up dramatically if doors, hatches or other entry points are opened, it is crucial to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle at all times. Using the flexible hose on the

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CATTLE & MACHINERY AUCTION DATE: Friday, JULY 13TH, 2012 TIME: 10 a.m.

LOCATION: 3068 Oak Hill Rd, Williston, VT 05495 Directions: Off I-89 take exit 11 toward VT Rte 117 (Richmond/Williston) turn right onto W. Main St (U.S. Rte 2). Turn left onto Oak Hill Rd. Drive approximately 3 miles to auction site.

Due to discontinuation of farming, Michael Bruce has commissioned us to sell his dairy cattle, farm and barn equipment.

62 HEAD GRAZING TIE-UP COWS Herd averaging 50+ lbs per cow, butter fat 4.1, protein 3.2 & SCC 275,000. 46 mature cows consisting of: (22) Jerseys, (11) Holsteins, (10) Cross breeds, and (2) Ayrshires & (1) Blue Rome. 12 fresh within 60 days, 7 dry cows balance due every month following. 3 bred heifers (1) Holstein & (2) Jerseys. (5) RTB Jerseys, (6) Jersey yearlings, (2) Jersey calves. Cows are all AI bred and will be pregnant checked and inoculated prior to auction.

EQUIPMENT 399 MF 4wd w/cab & A/C (2558 hrs), Kuhn 5001 17' tedder, 35 IH side delivery rake, 554 XL Vermeer Silage Accu-Bale Plus round baler (net & string), 472 NH 7' hay bine, 428 IH bale w/ model 15 bale thrower, SW3500 Vermeer round bale wrapper, MF 10' seeder, MF 12' harrows, 501 Ford 3pth mower, IH 3 bottom trip plows, 3pth fertilizer spreader, 6' heavy duty brush hog, & tandem wheel round bale wagon (15 bales).

BARN EQUIPMENT 700gal Mueller bulk tank, 4 unit universal Mueller pipeline, 1 1/2" stainless steel pipeline, 78 DeLaval vacuum pump w/oil re-claimer, (16) 4' & 7' gutter grates, Clay gutter cleaner and more.

TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS 2000 lb ATV winch, 1 ton chain fall, 21pc 3/4" socket set, 17pc 1/2" drive set, pry bar set, 2 volt cordless drill set, 4 1/2" angle grinder, bungee cords, shovel/hoe rack, 2000 lb jacks, 6" bench grinder, welding helmet, bolt cutter, open ended wrench, new gloves & big cast iron pot and more.

Cash or good check w/ID. *** Purchases will not be released until paid in full. For buyers unknown to management, they must provide letter of credit issued to Wright’s Auction Service. ***

6% sales tax charged to anyone without a valid tax number.

Sale managed by Wright’s Auction Service, Newport, VT & CC Miller Jr., Morrisville, VT. Lunch catered by Wright’s Catering Service.

Email: info@wrightsauctions.com Website: www.wrightsauctions.com

AUCTIONEER: Ron Wright TEL: (O) 802-334-6115 (C) 802-673-9840 CC Miller Jr. - TEL: (O) 802-888-3670 (C) 802-793-1583

Pack donations when traveling to the NJAS Angus youth are encouraged to bring items for the Center for Courageous Kids.

The National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) is a week filled with several positives — good cattle, good competition and good people. Participants this year can continue that positive impact by donating to the Center for Courageous Kids in Scottsville, KY. A variety of items are needed, see a full list below, and will be collected Monday, July 16 prior to

the NJAS opening ceremonies in Broadbent Arena at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. “I encourage my fellow junior members to give back this year at NJAS,” said Clay Williams, National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) Board chairman. “It’s important for us to reach out to one another and bring something extra to do-

nate. This is an easy way to make a child’s experience at the Center a little brighter.”

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Their tagline, “We Prescribe Fun,” aptly de-

scribes the experience of each camper.

Camp facilities include an equestrian center, bowling alley, indoor aquatic complex, gymnasium, archery range, a six-acre lake, stage, wood shop, beauty shop, music room and more. In addition to all the fun, the center has welltrained staff, and a medical center with a helipad to provide the best care

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*Herd is certified & tested Johnes free! • Bulk tank sample negative for Mycoplasma A few hot ones that sell: -Buckeye that is the #5 milk cow of breed w/ daus. • -GP-84 Planet +2128GTPI w/ daus. • -VG Jammer w/ multiple AI sons. Sells w/ daus.

• +2298GTPI Observer X GP-83 Jeeves • +2290GTPI Digger X VG- Marsh • +2266GTPI 3%CE Bookem X GP-83 Mac • +2209 Paul X VG-88 Alton • +2197 Bookem X VG Jet Stream • *30 head sell with AI contracts • *40+ embryos sell sired by Numero Uno, Supersire, Epic, CM etc.

Sale Manager's Note: Size, substance, great udders & excellent feet & legs! The heifers are strong and deep! One of the finest herds we have sold in Sale Manager/Catalogs years! Virtually no dairies in the area & we expect buyers will be rewarded for being at the sale!

View catalog online at www.cattlexchange.com Sale Owners: Ath-Mor Holsteins 280 Lee Hook Rd., Lee, NH 03861 Tom Morrell 603-659-3836 and Russ Atherton 603-659-6128

Dave & Merry Rama 4236 Co. Hwy. 18, Delhi, NY 13753 Phone: 607-746-2226 • Fax: 607-746-2911 E-mail: daveramasr@cattlexchange.com Website: www.cattlexchange.com

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350 head sell including 175 milk cows and 175 heifers and calves!

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for each child.

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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, July 9

Tuesday, July 10

• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Regular Monday schedule. . Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

• 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, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, July 11 • Barton, Vermont. 153rd Top-Of-Vermont Invitation Dairy Sale, at the Pines Farm.

Reg Lussier neks@together.net 802-525-4774 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 10:00 AM: Essex, NY. Complete dairy farm disperal of 186 head free stall cattle, farm and barn equip,ment for Windy Valley Farm. Wrights Auction Service 802-334-6115 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Man-

B RO U G HT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES Rte. 125, E. Middlebury, VT 05740 Sale every Monday & Thursday Specializing in Complete Farm Dispersals “A Leading Auction Service” In Vt. 800-339-2697 or 800-339-COWS 802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639 ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc. Jack Lyon Bridgeport, NY 315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544 315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912 AUCTIONEER PHIL JACQUIER INC. 18 Klaus Anderson Rd., Southwick, MA 01077 413-569-6421 • Fax 413-569-6599 www.jacquierauctions.com Auctions of Any Type, A Complete, Efficient Service philcorn@jacquierauctions.com AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL 11167 Big Tree Rd.,East Aurora, NY 14052 800-536-1401 x 115 www.auctionsinternational.com BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONS Fort Plain, NY 518-568-2257 Licensed & Bonded in PA #AU005568

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

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

Thursday, July 12 • Phoenix, AZ. Complete Liquidation of Late Model Construction Equipment: (75) Forklifts, (80) Pickups, (25) Delivery Trucks (mostly with cranes), (30) Trailers (mostly with cranes). PLUS: Complete Wood Truss Manufacturing Plant including all types of machinery and enormous amount of tooling. In Conjunction with Bar None Auction. A. Lyon & Son, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed

by Beef. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

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• 10:00 AM: Williston, VT. Selling 62 head dairy cows, farm & barn equipment and tools for Michael Bruce. Wrights Auction Service, 802-334-6115 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, July 14 • Canastota, NY. Lyon’s Annual Summer Hay Camp & Friday Night Barbecue! Late Model Construction Equipment, Support, Aerial Lifts, Trucks & Trailers. WATCH FOR DETAILS! HILITES: 2010-2009 Cat D8T, (2) 2009 Cat D7R (ripper), 2012 Cat D6NXL (unused), (6) Cat D6T & D6N, 2010 Cat 320D, 2011 Cat 980H, (2) 2012 Cat CD54, 2007 Cat XQ600, (2) 2012 JCB 3CX-14 (4x4). A. Lyon & Son, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: Canastota, NY. Annual Summer Auction. Late Model Construction Equipment. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: West Meetinghouse Rd., New Milford, CT. Estate of Chick Flynn. JD 4440D Powershift, 4000D, 5625D & 5525D 4x4 w/QT542 Loaders, 4400D 4x4 Compact w/430 Loader; JD 47 QT Backhoe; JD 950D 4x4, JD 440G Track Loader & Other Tractors, Hay & Tillage Equipment, Dairy Heifers, Bulls/Steers, Guns, Antiques & Furniture. Jacquier Auctions, 413-5696421

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D.R. CHAMBERS & SONS 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY 13849 607-369-8231 • Fax 607-369-2190 www.drchambersauction.com 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

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Monday, July 16

Tuesday, July 17 • 10:00 AM: Lee, NH. Ath-Mor Registered Holsteins complete dispersal 350 head sale. The Cattle Exchange 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattleexchange.com www.cattleexchange.com

Wednesday, July 18 • 10:00 AM: Poultney, VT. Selling Real Estate, all livestock, farm and barn equipment, tools and miscellaneous items for Bill Lyle and Charlen Grobbens. Wrights Auction Service 802-334-6115 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly

Thursday, July 19 • 7:00 PM: Batavia, NY. Genesee County 4H Meat Animal Sale - Come support the local 4H youth by bidding on their 4H animals! See our website for more information. William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

Friday, July 20 • 6:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Horse Sales every other Friday. Tack at 1 pm, horses at 6 pm. . D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-3698231 www.drchambersauction.com

Saturday, July 21 • Middleburgh, NY. Reflections of Maple Downs Sale. Hosted by Maple Downs Farm II. Held in conjunction with the NY Holstein Summer Picnic. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Leyden, MA. Selling trucks, trailers, shop tools & farm equip. including pay loader

and farm tractor for Zimmerman Livestock Trucking. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

• 6:00 PM: County Highway Maintenance Facility, Geneseo, NY. Livingston County Tax Title Auction. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Tuesday, July 24

Friday, July 27

• Syracuse, NY. Complete Liquidation: Asphalt Paver, Late Model Vibratory Rollers, Rough Terrain Crane, Skid Steers, Mini Excavators, Very Large Amount of Shop Equipment, Tooling & Accessories. VERY NICE!. A. Lyon & Son 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

• 10:00 AM: Haverling Central High School, Bath, NY. Steuben County Tax Title Auction. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Wednesday, July 25 • West Addison, VT. Bodette Farm Complete Equipment Dispersal. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 • 1815 Hicks Field Rd. East FORT WORTH TX 76179. Rental Fleet Construction, Support Equipment & Attachments. A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Thursday, July 26 • Midland, Texas. Complete Liquidation Late Model Cat Construction Equipment, (20) Mack Truck Tractors and Dump Trucks, Large Quantity of Pickups, Support Equipment. HILITES: (6) Cat 140H, Cat 324DL, (8) Cat D6T, (2) Cat D6R, Cat 966H, (40) Pickups, (20) Belly Dumps & Equipment Trailers, Plus Much, Much More! A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Saturday, July 28 • 9:30 AM: Martins Country Market. 3rd Annual Large Summer Equipment Auction.

Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Sunday, July 29 • 10:00 AM: Washington Co. Fairgrounds, Rt. 29 & 392 Old Schuylerville Rd., Greenwich, NY. Tri-State Antique Tractor Club Inc. antique Wheels and Iron Showw. 1st time consignment auction. Selling antique & modern farm, construction, gas engine, signs, toys, literature and related items.

Show: Sat-Sun July 28-29. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht m

Friday, August 3 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies

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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 HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 Looking to have a farm sale or just sell a few?

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

607-699-3637 • Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE 817 State Rt. 170 Little Falls, NY 13365 315-823-0089 • 315-868-6561 cell We buy or sell your cattle or equipment on commission or outright! In business since 1948 LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERS Sales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers Whitney Point, NY Toll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540 Fax 607-692-4327 www.manasseauctions.com MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455 Sale Every Monday Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828 Sales Barn 860-349-3204 Res. 860-346-8550 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

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

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774 NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALES North Bangor, NY 518-481-6666 Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 Harry Neverett 518-651-1818 Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken 802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

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

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

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 www.wrightsauctions.com

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• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752.

• 1:00 PM: Monthly sheep lamb goat & pig sale. 1 PM dairy followed by sheep, lamb, goats, pigs & feeders. Calves & cull beef approx. 5-5:30 PM. . Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 5:00 PM: 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY. Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat, Pig & Feeders. Calves & Cull Beef. 20 Lambs, Ewes and 1 Ram from one flock. Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 607-847-8800 www.hoskingsales.com

Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 3:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Dairy Day Special Feeder Sale. Every Wednesday following Dairy. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com

Auction Calendar, Continued (cont. from prev. page) and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, August 4 • 10:00 AM: 1507 Pre-Emption Rd., Penn Yan, NY (Yates Co.). Real Estate Absolute Auction. 103 acre DeWick farm w/100 acres tillable, farmhouse, shop 2 machine sheds. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

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Wednesday, August 8 • 2:00 PM: Gehan Rd., off Rts. 5-20, 5 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. NY Steam Engine Assoc. 4th Annual Consignment Auction.

1st day of pageant of Steam Show Aug. 811. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Thursday, August 9 • 1:00 PM: Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY. Farm & Equipment Auction. Next to Empire Farm Days Show. Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction Equipment . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

Friday, August 10 • 10:00 AM: North Java, NY. Vickers Dairy Farm Machinery Auction - Selling a full line of farm machinery including Case IH 7140, IH 1566, IH 886, NH 1900 forage harvester, Kenworth W900B 10 wheeler, Claas 180 RotoCut baler, plus truck parts, tillage, planting, harvesting and more! See our website for more information. William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

Wednesday, August 15 • 12601 State Rd. 545 North WINTER GARDEN FL 34787. Late Model Rrental Fleet Construction Equipment, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers. A. Lyon & Son, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • Pike, NY. Wyoming County 4H Meat Animal Sale - Come support the local 4H youth by bidding on their animals! See our website for more information. William Kent, Inc. 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Saturday, August 18 • 1755 S. E. Frontage Road STURTEVANT WI 53177. Complete Liquidation of Late Model Earthmoving Equipment, Truck Tractors, Equipment Trailers & Support. A. Lyon & Son 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Wednesday, August 22 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732

Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558

Friday, August 24 • Barton, VT. Important Holstein Dispersal.

More info soon. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802626-8892

www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction. Farm Tractors & Machinery. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, August 25

Wednesday, September 26

• 9:00 AM: Penn Yan, NY. Finger Lakes Produce Auction Farm Machinery Consignment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558

Thursday, September 6 • 1:00 PM: 10400 Gillette Rd., Alexander, NY. WNY Gas & Steam Engine Assoc. 2nd.

Annual Consignment. 1st day of show Sept. 6-9. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Friday, September 7 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030

Saturday, September 8 • North Country Storage Barns. 2nd Annual Shed and Shrubbery Auction. Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257 • Morrisville, NY. 30th Annual Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. Hosted by Morrisville State College Dairy Club. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept., Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY . Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction. . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, September 15 • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Fall Consignment Auction. Farm & Construction Equipment. Heavy & Light Trucks. Consignments welcome. . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, September 19 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Saturday, September 22 • Scranton, PA. Complete Liquidation: Aggregate, Construction, Support Equipment, Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks & Trailers. A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

Saturday, September 29 • Twister Valley, Fort Plain, NY. Power Sports Consignment Auction. Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257

Friday, October 5 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030

Saturday, October 6 • 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390, Rochester, NY, Monroe County Municipal Equipment Auction. Heavy Construction Equipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-2431563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, October 13 • Hosking Sales . OHM Holstein Club Sale.

Brad Ainslie sale chairman 315-822-6087.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY . Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

Wednesday, October 17 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Saturday, October 20 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

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

by Cornell University Dairy Science Club.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds). Onondaga Co. area Municipal Equipment Auction. Municipal & Contractor Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.com • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558

Saturday, November 3 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Fall Premier All Breed Sale. Call early to consign to make catalog & advertising deadlines.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, November 10 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, November 21 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

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

Saturday, December 1 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction. Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

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

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

Wednesday, December 12 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Wednesday, December 19 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

*ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT June 25, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 86-95.50; Boners 80-85% lean 79-88; Lean 85-90% lean 60-91.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 85-200; 80-92# 90165; Vealers 100-120# 80-90; 90-100# 70-90; 80-90# 6090; 70-80# 55-80; 60-70# 42.50-50; Hols. Heifers 69108# 100-150. *COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA June 27, 2012 Cows: Canners 29-70; Cutters 71-75.50; Util 76-84.50 Bulls: 75-96 Steers: Ch. 116-118.50; Sel 76-114; Heifers: Ch 114-116; Sel 76113.50; Hols. 78-84 Calves: 20-200ea.

Feeders: 52-118 Sheep:60 Lambs: 150 Goats:84-185 ea.; Kids 15129ea.

Sows: No Report Hogs: 53-57; Feeder Pigs 50-81; Roaster 74-115; Chickens: 1.50-10.50 Rabbits: 1.50-22 Ducks: 1-18 Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm. No sale July 4. Sale will be July1 @ 4 pm. *FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA June 26, 2012 Beef Cattle: Canners 50-72, bulls 90-108; Cutters 65-77; steers 100-115; Util 75-84; heifers 75-90.

Calves: Growers 125-150; Veal 75-130; Heifers 150-200; Other 75; Hogs: Sows 35-45; Feeders

40-75; Roasters 75-150; Boars 10-15; Market 55-60.

Sheep: 55-70; Lambs 100150; Goats: 75-125 ea; Billies 110-190ea; Kids 35-105 ea. *NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA June 26, 2012 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 70; 6175# 43-78; 76-95# 70-90; 96105# 20-80; 106# & up 79-86.

Farm Calves:100-160/cwt Start Calves: 71-130/cwt Feeders: 68-147.50/cwt Heifers: 116/cwt Canners:40-73/cwt Cutters: 74-87/cwt Utility: 95.50-111/cwt Sows: 48/cwt.

Shoats: 126-131 Feeder Pigs: 34-77ea.

Lambs: 80-135/cwt Sheep:40-125/cwt Goats: 36-210 ea.

Rabbits: 2-29ea.

Poultry: 1-16 ea.

Hay: 10 lots.35-2.70/bale northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ No report CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report *EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET June 25, 2012 Calves: Hfr. Calves Grower over 92# 175-210; 80-92# 140-185; Bob Veal 75; Cull Cows: Gd. 81-87; Lean 73-85.50; Beef: Veal 85-110; Beef Hfrs.

88-92; Beef Steers 109-113; Lamb & Sheep: Feeder 190220; Goats: Billies 240-270; Nannies 110-130; Kids 40-65; *BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY June 28, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. .70-170; Grower bull over 92# .70-1.85; 8092# .60-1.50; Bob Veal .10.65.

Cull Cows: Gd 68-91; Lean 45-78; Hvy. Beef 72-1.05.

Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 750-1450; Springing cows 800-1350; Springing Hfrs. 850-1400; Bred Hfrs.

800-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 7501500; Open Hfrs. 400-900; Started Hfrs. 125-400; Service Bulls600-1200.

Beef: Feeders 60-120.

Lamb/Sheep: Market 1-1.80; Slaughter Sheep .20-.55 Goats: Billies 75-1.75; Nannies .65-1.20; Kids 10-.50.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY

June 26, 2012 Calves: Heifer 70-175; Grower bulls over 92# 70-220; 8092# 60-150; bob veal calves 15-70 Cull cows: Gd. 68-90; Lean 45-79; Heavy beef bulls 72103 Dairy Replacements: Fresh 800-1900; springing cows 850-1600; springing heifers 900-1450; bred heifers 7001150; fresh heifers 750-1150; open heifers 400-900; started heifers 150-400; service bulls 700-1000 Beef: feeders 60-130 Lamb & Sheep: market 100200; slaughter sheep 25-65 Goats: billies 1-185; Nannies 65-135; Kid 15-70 CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY July 02, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 130-160; 80-92# 85-140; Bob Veal 77-81.

Cull Cows: Gd 79-83; Lean 73-79.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls 8486.

Beef: Veal 115-120; Lamb/Sheep: feeder 205230; Market 190-220; Slaughter Sheep 77-80.

Goats: Billies 140-165; Nannies 120-135; Kid Goats 7090; Swine: No Report. *CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY June 27, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 80-250; Grower Bulls over 92# 120-155; 8092# 1-155; Bob Veal 30-85 Cull Cows: Gd 88-84.50; Lean 65-83; Hvy. Beef 86-150 Dairy Replacements: No Market Beef: Feeders 80-160; Ch 101-110; Hols Ch 1-104; Hols. Sel 92-94 Lambs: Market 140-160; Slaughter 45-65 Goats: Billies 110; Kids 130150; Swine: Hog 42-58; Sow 2550; Feeder 15-35. *DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY June 20, 2012 Calves Grower Bull over 92# 1.40-2.00; 80-92# 1-1.70; Bob Veal .10-.70.

Cull Cows: Gd 78-87; Lean 65-77. Heavy Beef Bulls 8698.

Goats: No Report Swine: No Report *GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY June 28, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 80-2125; Grower Bulls over 92# 80-190; 8092# 80-190; Bob Veal 25-65.

Cull Cows: Gd 83-91; Lean 72-86; Hvy. Beef Bulls 80101. *PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge

Bath

Chatham

June 25, 2012 Calves Hfrs. 1.75; Grower Bulls over 92# 1.60-1.975; 80-92# 1.825-1.925; Bob Veal .50-.70.

Cull Cows: Gd .79-.885; Lean .705-.835; Hvy. Beef Bulls ..88-.97.

Beef: Ch .955-1.045; Hols.

Ch .86-.95.

Lamb/Sheep:No Report Goats: Billies .70 Swine:Sow .46; Hog .68.695; Boar .17-.195. *BATH MARKET Bath, NY June 21, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 170-230; Grower Bulls over 92# 190-240; 80-92# 160-220; Bob Veal 1060 Cull Cows: Gd 80-87; Lean 70-79 heavy beef bulls 90103 Dairy Replacements: 9001150 Beef: Ch 113-115; Sel 110113; Hol. Sel 95-106 Lamb & Sheep: market 140150; Slaughter Sheep 35-47 Goats: Billies 85-100; Nannies 90-110; kids 25-35.

Swine: Hog .65-.71; sow 4048. *FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Penn Yan, NY June 27, 2012 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Utility 68-88; Canners & Cutters 42-76; Dairy Bulls for Slaughter: HY Utility 93-103 Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95110# 50-70; 80-95# 40-67; 60-80# 30-65; Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: bull over 95# 95-170; 80-95# 85-165; 70-80# 75-155; Hfr. Calves 140-185.

Beef Calves Ret. to Feed: bull over 95# 100-175.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 110-122; Sel 95-104.50; Hols.

Ch grain fed 95-106.

Hogs: Slgh. Hogs US 1-3

60-78; Sows US 1-3 41-46; Feeders US 1-3 21-85; Slaughter Sheep: feeder Lambs Ch 50-80# 105152.50; Market Lambs Ch 80100# 96-105; Slaughter Sheep M 23-59; Rams Ch over 30# 36-46; Goats: Billies L 110# up 75142.50.

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY June 27, 2012 Produce:Beans(1/2 bu) 6-26; Beets (Bunch) .50-1.20; Blueberries(pt) 2.85-3.50; Broccoli (hd) .55-.85; Cabbage (hd) .65-.70; Cucumbers (1/2bu) 5.50-20; Eggs (dz) 1.45-1.85; Lettuce (hd) .05-.60; Peas ( 1/2 bu) 10-20; Raspberries (pt) 2.40-4.60; Rhubarb 1.452; Salt Potatos (1/2 bu) 1015.50; Sweet Corn (dozen) 34.25; Strawberries (qt) 3.804.65; Summer Squash (1/2bu) 4.50-13; Tomatoes (25#)12-38; Zucchini (1/2 bu) 2-12.50.

Produce Mon. @ 10 am Wed. & Fri. at 9 am sharp, Hay Auctions Fridays@ 11:15.

FINGER LAKES FEEDER SALE Penn Yan, NY June 1, 2012 Beef Steers: 301-500# 117166; 501-700# 98-159; 701# & up 88-148.

Beef Heifers: 301-500# 118161; 501-700# 96-157; 701# & up 89-158.

Beef Bulls: 301-500# 102.50-159; 501-700# 86129; 701# & up 90-126.

Hols: 301-500# 88-105; 501700# 84-96; 701# & up 82-86.

Bred Replacements: 8101460.

Families: 1270-1280. *FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY

Alfalfa: 3-3.50/bale Alfalfa Mix: 4.20-5.50 Timothy: 1.80-4.90 Timothy Mix: 1.50-3.60 Grass Mix: 1-4.30 Grass Mix Round Bales: 21ea.

Clover Hay: 2.20-2.90 Straw:2.10-3.10 Oats:4.50/bag Ground Corn Feed: 4.50/bag Alfalfa Pellets:5/bag Hay Tuesdays & Fridays @ 11:15 am. Produce Friday @ 9 am sharp! *HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY July 02, 2012 Cattle: Dairy Cows for Slaughter Bone Util .70-.84; Canners/Cutters .58-.70; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls & Steers ..62-.93 Calves: Bull Calves 96-120# 1.50-1.85; up to 95# .10-2; Hols. under 100# 1.90.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA Slaughter Steers: Sel 1-2 1170-1502# 113.50-117.50 Slaughter Cows: Prem whites lean 65-75, hi dress 97.50; breakers lean 75-80, avg dress 86-89, lo dress 85; Boners lean 80-85% lean 81.50-85; lean lean 85-90, 75-79, lo dress 71-72.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 2100# 96; YG 2 908-996# 8392.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 500-600# 143; M&L 3 400500# 139; M&L 3 300-500# 80-90; 500-700# 83.

Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 140.

Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 138151; 500-600# 138-150; M&L 2 300-500# 129-134.

Return to Farm Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 85-120# 162.50-182.50; No. 2 80120# 122.50-150; No. 3 80120# 77.50-118

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*MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT July 02, 2012 Calves: 45-60# 42-48; 6175# 70-85; 76-90# 120-125; 91-105# 130-135; 106# & up 140-14750 Farm Calves: 150-180 Started Calves: 45-55 Veal Calves: 1.15-1.60 Open Heifers: 1.05-1.10 Beef Heifers: 82-86 Feeder Steers: 94.-1.21 Beef Steers: 94-1.2750 Stock Bull: 85-130 Beef Bull: 89-106 Butcher Hogs:1.60-1.85 Feeder Pigs (ea): 5@ 85 Sheep (ea): 60-100 Lambs (ea): 50-230 Goats (ea): 60-255; kids 80115 Canners: up to 74.75 Cutters: 75-79 Utility: 82-83.50 Rabbits: 5-20 Chickens: 4-26 Ducks: 5-24 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt

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Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 247-274# 68.50-71; 40-45 per lean 207268# 62-65; Sows US 1-3 400-600# 53.50-56.50; Feeder Pigs US 1-3 40-60# 7587.50/hd Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch. 2-3 40# 297.50-305; 75# 300. Ewes Util 1-2 158-206# 54-57.

Slaughter Goats: Sel 1 6070# 132.50-152.50; Sel 3 1020# 35-45; Nannies Sel 100110# 115-140; Billies Sel 2 100# 130.

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA June 20, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75%; Breakers 7580% lean, 79-84.50, lo dress 75.50-79.50; Boners 80-85% Lean 76.50-81.50; hi dress 86-87.50; lo dressa 72.50-75; very lo dress 68; Boners 8085% Lean 76.50-81.50; hi dress 86-87.50; lo dress 6565.50; Light Lean 85-92% Lean 64.50-68.50; lo dress 59; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 14801570# 92-107; Feeder Cattle: Steers M 1 918# 93.50; Hfrs. M&L 1 872962# 89.50; Herefords 76.50; Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 94-120# 165-197; 86-90# 177-190; No 2 94-124# 145175; 86-92# 152-177; No 3 72-110# 75-145; Util. 66-94# 25-85; Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 90-120# 230-280/hd; No 2 70# 80/hd; Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 10-40# 25-67; 60# 68; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 56-66# 145-167.50; 70# 157.50-160; Ewes Gd 203 116-148# 65-77; Rams 164165# 77-85; Slaughter Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 35-45# 90-95; 85# 150; sel 2 20-45# 35-80; Nannies Sel 1 100-140# 112.50-120; Sel 2 80-130# 95-120; Sel 3 90-100# 75-95; Billies Sel 1 170# 190; *CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA June 26, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Cows: Beef type 92-98; Breakers 86.50-89; Lean 8490; Big Middle/lo dress/light 70-93.50; Shelly 69 & down Bulls: 1145-1880# 97.50115; Feeder Cattle: Bulls Hols.

820-860# 92-94 Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 85-130# 140-170; No 2 60-130# 130-145; No 3 55-100# 90-128; Util. 87 & down Swine: Hogs 210# 74; Gilts 410-480# 46.50-50.50; 485570# 50-52.50; Barrows 360490# 45.540-52; 500-590# 44.50-47.25; Sows 300-360# 53-66; 435-480# 44-50; 485570# 45-52; Boars 740# 24; Goats (/hd): Nannies & Wethers 120-135; Fancy Kids 135-180; Fleshy Kids 97-125; Small thin bottle 27-82; Lambs: Gd & Ch 60-80#

134-145; 80-100# 130-145; 110-130# 100-147; Sheep (all wts): No Report Sale every Tuesday 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves.

No Sale Tues., July 3.

Receiving 7:30 until 10 am.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA June 19, 2012 Rabbits: 3-13.50 Bunnies: .50-6 Hens: 1.50-4.50 Roosters: 2-7 Pullets: .50-3 Peeps: .50-1.50 Ducks: 4.50-8 Ducklings: 1 Chickens: 2-3.50 Chicken Family: 11 Turkey: 24 Pheasant Peeps: .75 Guinea Family: 20 Guinea Pigs:1-4 Quail Peeps: 1 Eggs (/dz): Jumbo Brown 1.65; XL Brown 1.55; L Brown 1.55; M Brown 1.20-1.30; M White 1.05; Fertile Leghorn .95; Fertile Green 2.25.

All animals sold by the piece.

Sale starts at 5 pm. *CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA US 1-2: 31# 141; 40-48# 135136; 56-59# 118-131; 60-69# 114-124; 68# with tails 108; 71-79# 107-111; 74# 85; 8188# 87-90; 103-109# 97; 130149# 70-91; US 2: 38# 178; 43-49# 114125; 54-59# 115-122; 65-69# 106-113; 80# 97; As Is 1520# 90-100; 35-68# 80-100; 72-97# 66-87; *DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC July 02, 2012 Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 1270-1400# 91-97; Bulls Grade 1 1588-1848# 91-94; Hi dress 1382-1456# 100.50102; Grade 2 1220-2000# 8789; Feeder L 2 700-800# 9298; L 3 700-800# 77-85; Hols.

L 3, 600# 80; Cows:Boners 78-81.50; Lean 70-80; Holstein Bull Calves: Bull Calves No 1 94-120# 125142; 80-92# 137-152; 94122# 117-135; 80-92# 120140; 94-110# 80-115; 80-92# 112-130; Util. 70-110# 30-75; 56-68# 10-35; Hfrs. calves No 1 92-110# 175-200; No 2 74108# 125-165; Non tubing 60-70# 15-32; Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 246276# 66-69; Boars 352# 25; Feeders 15-20# 45-56/hd; Lambs: Ch 2-3 40-60# 132137; 108# 137; Ewes Gd 1-2 156# 70; Util. 1-2 90# 55; Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 4050# 57-60/hd; 60# 87/hd; 100# 135/hd; Nannies Sel 2 100# 85/hd; Sel 3 80-100# 47-62/hd.

Hay: Grass 80/ton; Mixed 70160/ton; Timothy Grass 65145/ton; By the load 132-

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four 155/ld; Round Bales: Grass Mixed 18-20/bale Straw: Rye 180/ton Oats:5.10/bu.

Corn: 225-240/ton *EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA June 25, 2012 Slaughter Cows: prem whites 65-75% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean, 90-94, 96 hi dress, 88 lo dress; Boners 8085% lean, 83-88, 89.50 hi dress, lo dress 81.50-82.50; lean 85-90% lean, 77-81, 7476 lo dress.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 13142175# 99-113; YG 2 10001645# 83-96; Steers: M&L 1 300400#167.50-175; 600-700# 139; 800-900# 125; Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300500# 132.50-142.50; 500700# 133-140; 700-800# 120-130; M&L 2 300-500# 118-120; 500-700# 110-116; Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 145-157.50; 500-700# 130-145; 700-800# 128-133; M&L 2 300-500# 120-130; 600-700# 90-96 Ret. to Farm Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 85-120# 160185; No 2 80-120# 130-160; No 3 80-120# 95-120; Utility 70-120# 30-75;Beef Type 110-250# 110+167.50; Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 240-305# 60-64; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 60-80# 134-147.50, few 164.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50# 100; sel 2 35-45# 41-50; 65-68# 89-120; Nannies sel 2 105# 108/cwt.; Billies Sel 1 135# 130/cwt. *GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA July 02, 2012 Slaughter Steers: hi ch & pr 2-3 1320-1428# 119.50120; Ch. 2-3 1206-1538# 114-119.50, full/YG 4-5 113; Sel. 1-3 1135-1526# 108.50114; Slaughter Holstein Steers:

Hi Ch & Pr. 2-3 1526# 103.50; 1640# 1003.50; Ch. 2-3 13021608# 98.50-102.50; 16301712# 98-101.50; Sel 1-3 1194-1576# 94.50-99; Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr. 2-3 1344# 120; Ch 2-3 1130-1282# 114-117; Sel. 1-3 1128-1366# 106-109; Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75%; Breakers 75-80% lean 84.50-86.25, hi dress 88.50, lo dress 78-82; boners 80-85% 78-83.50, hi dress 84-87.50, lo dress 7277.50; lean 85-90% lean,7379, Hi dress 80-84, Lo dress 65.50-72, very lo dress 57.50-62.50; Light Lean 8592% Lean 70.50-75, lo dress 65-67.50, very lo dress 5469.50; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 10441812# 98.50-110, lo dress 96.50; YG 2 992-1254# 92.50-95; Steers: Hols. L 3 524-956# 104-111; Hfrs. M 1 362-475# 130-140; 746# 125; M 2 306# 122.50; L 2 724# 98; Bulls: M&L 1 364# 142.50; 702-724# 117-120; 930# 101; M 2 244# 125; 386# 117.50;Hols. Bulls L 3 370# 90; 976# 99; Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols. Bull No. 1 94-124# 147.50-167.50; 80-92# 140152.50; No. 2 94-122# 115145; 80-92# 120-140; No 3 76-108# 65-120; Util. 56-104# 5-65; Hols. BeefX 88-112# 107.50-152.50; Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 339-342# 58-59; Boars 646# 22; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs, Ch 2-3 50-52# 120-150; 8097# 135-145; 115# 150; Ewes Gd 2-3 147# 69; 250# 47.50; Slaughter Goats: kids Sel 1 60-70# 115-120; 75-90# 145165; Sel 2 25-40# 40-67.50; 45-60# 60-88;Nannies Sel 1, 130-140# 120-127.50; Sel 2 80-130# 72.50110; Sel 3 90# 68; Billies Sel 1 140# 142.50157.50; Wethers sel 1 100130# 149-192.50; *INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA

June 21, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1246-1498# 118.50-119.25; Sel 1-2 1336# 111.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1226-1403# 115.50-119.25; Sel. 1-2 1056-1334# 106.50114.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem whites 65-75% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean 88.50-93; Boners 80-85% lean 82.5087.50, hi dress 90; lean 8590% lean 75.50-78.50, lo dress 73.50-74.50 Slaughter Bulls: YG 2 10661340# 89-96.25.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 2 700-800# 125; Hfrs. M&L 1 700-800# 102.50; Bulls M&L 1 300-400# 170; 500-700# 120-127.50; 700-900# 105122.50; M&L 2 400-500# 120.

Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 85-120# 180-200; No. 2 80-120# 150-175; No. 3 80-120# 90-140; Utility 70120# 30-55; Beef Type 96296# 120-170; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 84-108# 150-190; Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 214-298# 6950-74; 40-45% lean 255310# 66-70; Sows US 1-3 300-500# 57.50-58.50; Lambs: No Report.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 3 20# 15-20; Nannies Sel 2 8090# 72.50-87.50; Whethers Sel 1 120# 137.50. *KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA June 30, 2012 Alfalfa: 1ld 3400# 205; Mixed Hay: 1 ld, 3340# 105; 2 Lds. 5980# 105; 4 lds 3390# 130;6 lds 6700# 120; 7 lds 2340# 145; 8 lds 2900# 180; 8 lds 4060# 170; 9 lds.

3280# 100; 10lds 3940# 130; 16lds 2560# 155; Timothy: 1 ld, 2910# 165 Grass: 1 ld 3060# 185; 2lds 9560# 115; 3 lds 2240# 115; 4 lds 1480# 155; 6 lds 4600 # 115; 7 lds 5940# 130; Straw: 1ld 1540# 170; * LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA June 29, 2011

Slaughter Cattle: Steers High Ch & Pr 3-4, 112801590# 116-122; Ch 2-3 12351570# 113-118; Sel 2-3 11801460# 108.50-114; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1415-1625# 105109; Ch 2-3 1115-1640# 101.50-106; Sel 2-3 12401575# 93.50-98; Hfrs. Ch 2-3 1125-1425# 111-114; Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 83-87, lo dress 80-81.50; Breakers 7580% lean 81.50-86, hi dress 86.50-89, lo dress 74-81; Boners 80-85% lean 81-85, hi dress 85-88, lo dress 77-80; Lean 85-90% lean 74-80, hi dress 80-83 lo dress 67-73 Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 8451835# 97-106, hi dress 108111.50, lo dress 90-97; Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-125# 175-195; 80-90# 180-210; No. 2 80-130# 140170; No. 3 75-120# 100-130; Util. 65-100# 50-70; Graded Holstein Heifers: No 1 75-95# 160-230; No. 2 70-95# 120-150; Non tubing 55-95# 30-65; Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.

No. 1 86-128# 150-159, pkg.

167; 80-84# 145; No 2 112128# 125-135; 88-110# 150155; 80-86# 141-142; No 3 100-130# 115-117; 80-98# 120-134; 72-78# 50; Util. 100110# 80; 60-98# 20-40; Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 90-105# 170-200; No. 2 70115# 80-130; *LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White Lean 65-75%; Breakers lean 75-80#; 77-82; boners lean 80-85#, 73-78.50; lean lean 88-90# 67-72; low dress 54-60 Holstein Bull Calves: No 1 85-120# 185-210; No 2 80120# 140-175; No 3 80-120# 100-140; utility 65-130# 2080; *LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA June 27, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch 2-3 1295-1400# 114116;Hols. Steer Ch 2-3 13351600# 94.50-99; Sel 1-3 1390-1655# 88-92; Hfrs Ch 23 1080-1215# 112-114.50 Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 65-75; Breakers 75-80% lean 85-88; Boners 80-85% lean 82-87; Lean 85-90% lean 77-82, lo dress 68-71.50.

Bulls: YG 1 1400-2305# 9497, lo dress 86-91.50 Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 80-120# 145-167; No 2 85-125# 125-140; No 3 80-120# 80-115; Util. 70-110# 25-80; Hols. Hfrs. No 1 90# 240; Barrows/Gilts: No Report Sows: No Report Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 40# 180-190; 50-85# 105-115; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Ch 2-3 20-40# 200-215; 4060# 200-225; 60-80# 195207.50; 100-120# 150; Goats: Kids Sel 1 60-80# 8590; sel 2 40-60# 70-87.50; sel 3 20-40# 45; Nannies Sel 2 80-130# 110; Sel 3 80-130# 95-115; Billies Sel 1 150250# 192.50-195; Sel 2 100150# 134

*MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA July 02, 2012 Steers: Gd 100-105.

Heifers: Gd 98-103.

Cows: Util & Comm. 75-88; Canner/lo Cutter 75 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 95-108 Bulls: YG 1 88-95 Cattle: Steers 80-125; Bulls 80-120; Hfrs. 85-130.

Calves: Ch 115-130; Gd 105115; Std 15-85; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 100-160. Hols, Heifers 90-130# 100-150.

Hogs: US 1-270-72; US 1-3 65-70; Sows US 1-3 40-52; Boars 20-40. Feeder 33-70.

Sheep: Lambs Ch 130-140; Gd 120-130; SI Ewes 45-55 Goats: 15-30 *MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA July 02, 2012 Alfalfa: 180-210 Timothy: 130-140 Mixed Hay: 100-125 Round Bales: 50-120 Straw:No Report Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm. *MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA June 25, 2012 Roosters: 4.50-7 Hens: 1.75-3 Bantys: 1.25-2.50 Pigeons: 2-3 Ducks: 7 Geese: 10 Guineas: No Report Bunnies: 1-3.75 Rabbits: 5-11.50 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm. *NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA June 18, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1335-1540# 117-122; 1585-1760# 109-114; Ch 2-3 1125-1520# 114.50-119; Sel 2-3 1145-1395# 110-114; Hols. Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 13351540# 117-122; 1585-1760# 109-114; Ch 2-3 1325-1605# 100-104.50; sel 2-3 12901488# 94-98; Hfrs. Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1230-1305# 114-117; Ch 2-3 1150-1500# 109-112; Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean, 84-87, hi dress 89-92, lo dress 79-82; Boners 80-85% lean, 82-86, hi dress 87-88, lo dress 71-79; Lean 88-90% Lean, 74-79, hi dress 80-84.50, lo dress 65-73; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 13151935# 103-109, lo dress 94100;

Holstein Bull Calves: No 1 114-128# 192-203; 94-112# 212-223; 86-92# 175-195; No 2 106-128# 190-200; 94-104# 211-220; 80-92# 175-187; No 3 80-130# 125-150; 72-78# 80; utiliy 60-110# 20-40; Holstein Heifer: No 1 85110# 190-220; No 2 70-105# 80-120; JerseyX 85-105# 80130; NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-30# 180-180; 30-40# 110-110; 4050# 130-140; 50-60# 130140; 60-70# 100-130; US 2 20-25# 220-230; 25-35# 160180; 35-50# 140-160; *NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA July 02, 2012 Slaughter Lambs: Non-Traditional, Wooled, Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 50-60# 135-150; 6080# 124-158; 80-90# 134140;90-110# 136-142; 110130# 138; Hair Sheep 80-90# 122-125; 90-110# 134; Fancy 50-60# 160; 110-130# 132152; 130-150# 152; Whooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 60-80# 120142; 80-90# 117-130; 90110# 116-132; 110-130# 122124; Hair Sheep 40-60# 125142; 60-70# 118-120; 70-80# 115-132; Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 62-80; 150200# 64-70; 200-300# 60; Utility 1-2; Thin Flesh 120160# 66-72; Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# v121-154; 60-80# 145-168; 80-90# 180-182; Sel. 2 30-40# 720-88; 40-60# 102-130; 60-70# 130-144; Sel 3 20-40# 40-62; 40-50# 6479; 60-90# 88-122; Nannies/Does Sel 1 80-130# 139154; 130-180# 160-168; Sel 2 80-130# 116-130; 130-180# 131-144; Sel 3 50-80# 69-88; 80-130# 89-107; Bucks/Billies Sel 1 100-150# 187-192; 150250# 234-260; Sel 2 100150# 160-176; Sel 3 100150# 125-140; Wethers sel 1, 100-150# 210-234; Sel 2 100150# 175-190; NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF* AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary Compared to last week corn sold .05-.10 lower, wheat sold mostly steady, barley sold steady to .05 lhigher, Oats sold .05 to .10 lhigher & Soybeans sold .30-.35 lower.

EarCorn sold steady to 3 lower. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2

Range 6.84-7.60, Avg 7.24, Contracts 6.65-6.70; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.50-7.87, Avg 7.60, Contracts 7.50-7.78; Barley No. 3 3.75-4.50, avg 3.98, contracts 3.80; Oats No 2 range 3.80-4.50 avg 4.15; Soybeans No. 2 14.38-14.88, avg 14.60, contracts 13.8014.10; Ear Corn range 190, avg 190.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.40-8.29, Avg 7.39; Wheat No. 2 7.52, Avg. 7.52; Barley No. 3 Range 3.90-5.50, Avg. 4.71; Oats No. 2 4, Avg 4; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.8014.56, Avg 14.91; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 207.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.40-7.50, Avg 6.92; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.797.97, Avg 7.11; Barley No. 3 Range 3.90-4.20, Avg 4.01; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-4.50, Avg 3.84; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.50-14.60, Avg 14.14; EarCorn 180-200, Avg 190.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 7.15-7.44, Avg 7.28; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.657.87, Avg 7.79; Oats No. 2 Range 4.60, avg 4.60; Soybeans No. 2 Range 14.3514.77, avg 14.60 Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.40-8.29, Avg 7.24, Month Ago 6.32, Year Ago 7.67; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.79-7.97, Avg 7.48, Month Ago 6.05, Year Ago 5.86; Barley No. 3 Range3.75-5.50, Avg 4.17, Month Ago 4.15, Year Ago 4.84; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-4.60, Avg 4.01, Month Ago 4.15, Year Ago 4.31; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.50-14.88, Avg 14.37, Month Ago 12.95, Year Ago 13.33; EarCorn Range 180220; Avg 197, Month Ago 194, Year Ago 207.60.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.20-7.11, Avg 6.44; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.35, Avg. 7.35; Oats No. 2 4.25-5.35, Avg 4.61; Soybeans No. 2 14.37, Avg. 14.37. *PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary June 29, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 118-122; Ch 1-3 114-118; Sel 1-2 108.50-114; Slaughter Hols. Steers: Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 103.50109; Ch 2-3 99-102; Sel 1-2 94-98.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 115-118.50; Ch 1-3 107.50-114; Sel 1-2 108-109.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 83-88; Boners 80-85% lean 79-84; Lean 8590% lean 72-78.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 108-114; Avg dress 92-106; lo dress 87-91.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 171-194; 500-700# 155167; M&L 2 300-500# 140167; 500-700# 117-133.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-

PA DEPT OF* AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and/ton. All hay and straw reported sold/ton. Compared to last week hay sold steady to weak & straw sold mostly 20 lower. Alfalfa 275-325; Mixed Hay 220-325; Timothy 145-200; Straw 80-160; Mulch 65-75.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 109 lds, 70 Straw; Alfalfa 157220; Mixed Hay 225-415; Timothy 150-210; Grass 150-305; Straw 145-215 Diffenbach Auct, June 25, 41 lds Hay, 4 lds Straw. Alfalfa 250; Mixed Hay 260-415; Timothy 225; Grass 170-300; Straw 150-185.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: June 29, 24 lds Hay, 4 Straw.

Alfalfa 157-215; Mixed Hay 225-300; Timothy 210; Grass Hay 152-247; Straw 145-160.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: June 28, 15 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 195-220; Mixed Hay 260-305; Timothy N/A; Straw 145-150.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: June 27, 29 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 205; Mixed Hay 265-275; Timothy 180; Grass 150-290; Straw 185-215.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 9 Loads Hay, 44 Straw. Alfalfa N/A; Mixed Hay 210-225; Timothy 150-165; Grass 155-185; Straw 100-195.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: June 20, 11 lds Hay, 0 lds Straw. Alfalfa 150; Mixed 295; Grass 75.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: June 11, 10 lds Hay, 3 Straw.

Mixed Hay 110-255; Grass 115; Straw 100-195.

Greencastle Livestock: June 21 + 25, 9 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Mixed Hay 65-117.50; Timothy 82.50.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: June 30, 26 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa 205; Mixed Hay 155-180; Timothy 165; Grass Hay 155-185; Straw 170.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: June 26, 17 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Timothy 70. Mixed Hay 230; Grass 60-90. Straw 180.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: June 23 & 26, 18 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Mixed Hay 210225; Straw 130; Timothy 150.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: June 29, 3 lds Hay, 0 Straw. Alfalfa 125; Timothy 135; Grass 155.

Straw 200. *VINTAGE SALES STABLES July 02, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1300-1520# 119-121; Ch 2-3 1130-1600# 114.50118.50; Sel 2-3 1145-1295# 109.50-112; Slaughter Holsteins: Ch 2-3 1395-1620# 98-100; Sel 2-3 1205-1340# 89.50-93.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi. Ch & Pr. 3-4 1130-1365# 115-118; YG 5 104-108; Ch 2-3 10551385# 110-112.50; Slaughter Cows: Prem white 75-80% lean; Breakers 7580% lean, 79.50-84.50; Boners 80-85% lean 79-83.50, hi dress 84-86.50; lo dress 7076; Lean 85-90% Lean, 7579, hi dress 80-82, lo dress 69-73.50; Slaughter Bulls: Calves No 1 95-125# 137-150; 85-90# 120-135; No 2 95-120# 120135; 80-90# 90-105; No 3 95100# 95-115; 75-90# 70-80; Util. 70-105# 50-70; 50-65# 12; *WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA June 28, 2012 Alfalfa: 2 Lds. 195-220 Orchard Grass: 2 Lds. 80390 Mixed Hay: 9 Lds. 100-305 Straw: 3 Lds. 145-150 Timothy Hay: No Report Grass: 2 lds. 105-160 Ear Corn: No Report New Grass: No Report *WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Alfalfa: 3lds 205 high, 185 Avg. Mixed: 10 Lds. 275 High, 169 Avg. Timothy: 1ld 180 high, 180 Avg. Grass:12 Lds. 290 High, 163 Avg. Straw: 2 Lds. 215 High, 200 Avg.

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*MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA June 26, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1245# 121.50; Ch 2-3 1140-1530# 114.50-119.50, full/YG 4-5, 111.50-114.50; 1600-1625# 115.50-116; Sel 1-3 1255-1435# 112-114; Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1390-1530# 104-106; Ch 2-3 1310-1590# 97-102.50; 1640-1645# 99100.50; Sel 1-3 1310-1555# 94-97.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1120# 118.50; Hols.

Hfrs. 1330# 100; Ch 2-3 1010-1360# 113.50-115.50, full/YG 4-5 108-112; Sel 1-3 1050-1340# 109-110 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% Breakers 7580% lean 82-85, hi dress 8789, lo dress 75-80; Boners 80-85 lean, 75-80, 72-75.50 lo dress very lo dress 71.50; Lean 85-90% lean70-75 hi dress 76-78, lo dress 6571.50, very lo dress 60.5066.50; light lean 85-92% lean, 65-69.50, lo dress 60-66.50, very lo dress 50-60; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 12051895# 99-110, hi dress 114; YG 2 1270-1640# 87-91; Steers: M&L 2 Herefords 335# 130; 540-755# 102-122.

Holstein Steers: L 3 470# 115; 545# 100; Heifers: M 1 417# 160; Herefords 655# 99; M&L 2 440# 137; 550# 110; 790# 107; S 1 692# 109; M 1 Herefords 736# 106; 840# 110; M&L 2 490# 107; 630-655# 110-119; Holstein Bulls: L 3 305-360# 97-102; 880# 92; Holstein Bulls Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-115# 150-162; 80-90# 150-170; No 2 95125# 120-147; 75-90# 120150; No 3 70-115# 87-120; Utility 55-110# 10-92; Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 95-110# 160-170; Barrows & Gilts: 49-54% lean 235-276# 75-76; 280310# 75-75.75; 343# 69; 4550% lean 320-355# 70-74.75; Sows: US.1-3 415-470# 4350; 5400-725# 50.75-53.50; Boars: 425-740# 20-25.50; Jr. Boars 382# 47; Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 10-50# 42-70; 60-70; 57-75; Lambs: Ch 2-3 32-67# 125160; 75-105# 120-145; 125# 100; Yearlings: No Report Ewes: Gd 2-3 100-195# 4760 Kids: Sel 1 50# 110; 90# 135; Sel 2 under 20# 10-30; 20-40# 25-65; 45-60# 65-92;

70# 132; Nannies: Sel 1 130-160# 110; Sel 2 100-130# 80-105; Billies: Sel 2 130# 140 Slaughter Wethers: Sel 2 100-110# 155-160; Sel 3 110# 107;

500# 151-175; 500-700# 137159; M&L 2 300-500# 137143; 500-700# 120-143.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 155-196; 500-700# 150162; M&L 2 300-500# 127140; 500-700# 130-135.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 20-80.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 80-120# 140-185; No. 2 80-120# 120-170; No. 3 80120# 90-120; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs.

84-105# 155-230; No. 2 80105# 80-150.

Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 4954% lean 220-270# 73.5077.50; 45-49% lean 250-300# 60-63.50 Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 4953; 500-700# 52-55.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-30# 180-180; 30-40# 110110; 40-50# 130-140; 50-60# 130-140; 60-70# 100-130; US 2 20-25# 220-230; 25-35# 160-180; 35-50# 140-160; Slaughter Sheep Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 148-182; 6080# 138-156; 80-110# 120150; Ch 1-3 60-80# 120-142; 80-110# 116-128; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 74-95; 160200# 56-78; Util 1-2 120-160# 50-72.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 112-131; 60-80# 134163; 80-100# 152-172; Sel 2 20-40# 68-74; 40-60# 96-112; 60-80# 110-136; Sel 3 20-40# 30-57; 40-60# 58-81; 60-80# 79-107; Nannies Sel 1 80130# 120-135; 130-180# 136149; Sel 2 80-130# 102-121; Sel 3 50-80# 61-81; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 168-180; 150250# 192-210; Sel 2 100150# 149-170; Sel 3 100150# 125-146; Wethers sel 1 100-150# 205-215; 150-250# 227-252; sel 2 100-150# 165181;

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Calling all beef producers looking for new markets On Tuesday, July 24, there is a meeting from 78:30 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY. This meeting will provide an opportunity for Adirondack Grazers’ board members to talk with interested beef producers about this new venture.

A group of beef producers, assisted by Cornell Cooperative Extension, has been meeting in Washington County for 8 months to try and form a marketing cooperative to assist smaller scale beef producers in achieving sustainable and profitable prices for their meat by marketing it south of us in the greater New York City metro area. The working group/steering committee has put together documents detailing standards, protocols and a draft business model which are now posted on a website and can be reviewed (www.adkgrazers.com listed under Contacts page).

As this process and project enters the final lap for warm-up, the steering committee wants to make sure EVERYONE who might be interested in participating is aware of the project AND has the opportunity to be part of the group. While the group has mostly focused on Washington, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties, other areas are welcome to join in (Essex, Albany, Columbia, Greene, Southern Vermont and western Massachusetts).

Farms interested in possibly joining the cooperative have been asked to put up a $50 non-refundable deposit to demonstrate commitment which can be applied to the final purchase of a share in the

cooperative. If the farmer moves forward with enough interest, the cost of a share will be $1,000 minus the deposit.

It should be clearly stated that the steering committee has been focused on a several prong approach designed to return the optimum amount of money to the members.

Marketing fresh meat via CSA and restaurant customers as well as selling at a New York City farmers’ market will provide the opportunity to work within a variety of markets.

However, it is ALL about inventory and the challenge of having enough meat to deliver regularly to the identified markets. One of our potential customers already is looking for two animals per week and as soon as we start moving/selling we will be rising from there. The business model shows a break-even point of 18-20 animals per month on a yearround basis which we hope to achieve within 46 months.

The group still needs to add producers with animals to commit to the project. Looking at the market potential in New York City and beyond, the group has decided to maintain focus there. The current minimum final farmer price being quoted is $3.50-3.80 per pound (on the rail) with the possibility of a higher return depending on where markets develop and how the details work out for transportation, processing and other expenses.

The cooperative will assess a fee of 15 percent on animals processed through the cooperative.

At the end of the year a dividend will be paid when money is available, in the manner of other

farm cooperatives.

One of the key advantages the cooperative will offer is the ability to move animals where the producer is not required to do the phenomenal amount of legwork often necessary to achieve a higher price (advertising,

billing, collecting, delivery). The price paid will be very good but not the highest possible a farm could achieve if they were personally out hustling their product, but it will allow farms to focus on their best skill production rather than sales.

For more information, please call Sandy Buxton, CCE 518-380-1498 or Meagan Blank, Adirondack Grazers’ Cooperative, at 207-6648179 or 518-642-1030.

Or talk to one of the Steering Committee: Dan Stone of Stone Meadow

Farm, Easton; Jodie Kubiak, Greenwich; Drexel Frye, Liddlefield Farm, Argyle or Lisa Randles, White Clover Farm. Also Steve Hadcock, CCE 518-380-1497 or Tom Gallagher, CCE 518577-0958 can provide more information.

, REAL EST LIVESTOCEKQUIPMENT AATE, BARN UCTION & FARM

DATE: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 TIME: 10 a.m.

Location: 288 Walker Rd, Poultney, VT 05764 DIRECTIONS: At the junction of 4 at Castleton four corners take route 30S. Drive 2 1/2 miles to Walker Rd, 1/4 mile to auction site. Watch for auction signs.

We have been commissioned to sell the Real Estate, Livestock, barn & farm equipment of Bill Lyle & Charlen Grobbens.

REAL ESTATE This property consists of 10.1 acres, a milking barn, garage and several multi-purpose buildings.

The possibilities are endless. This is a very desirable location also having an artesian well & electricity ready to go. Owner reserves right to one bid & will hold some financing pending agreement.

10% due day of auction, balance due with terms of sale.

LIVESTOCK (20) Beef, (14) young stock, (1) registered Red Angus bull, 35 pigs consisting of: (10) Tamworth/cross piglets, (1) Black Russian bred sow, (2) Boar breeders & balance in different sizes.

EQUIPMENT 1466 International Turbo 2wd tractor w/canopy (1969 miles), 2640 JD tractor, 706 International Diesel tractor, 4500 Ford Industrial tractor w/3pth & live PTO, 963 Bobcat skid steer, 2011 FC 283 TG Kuhn disc bine, 2010 GA 4220 TH Kuhn rake Master Drive, 457 JD Silage Special Mega Wide round baler w/string, 2011 Kuhn 1100 wrapper, Frontier round bale grabber, Kuhn 3pth disc bine, 4 wheel pin rake, 2 1/2 ton V-8 60 1987 GMC truck w/14' enclosed box (needs motor), 2005 24'x8' CargoMate trailer w/ramp, side door, hitch & spare tire, 500LT 42" cut Craftsmen riding lawn mower, Kubota diesel 50" cut lawn mower and more.

BARN EQUIPMENT, TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS 8 unit Clay side opening milk parlor w/grain feeder, (6) 65lb DeLaval milking parlor weigh jars, 24' Patz ring drive silo un-loader, 6' feed elevator, 2hp Reliance vacuum pump, 300gal stainless steel square tank, Diamond plate metal 1-ton pick-up tool box, full 55gal drum of HD diesel engine oil 15w-40 w/barrel pump, (3) rolls of Sun Film silage wrap, several boxes of BT-110 20,000ft round bale twine, model 304 stone/cement power trowel, Campbell Hausfeld Professional air compressor, 60gal 6.5hp Husky air compressor, Katolight 4000 watt continuous generator, parts washer, metal work bench w/vise, (4) 8.25x20 brand new truck tires, 13" Craftsman floor model drill press, Craftsman skil saw & drill set, (2) metal chop saws, sand blaster, air driven engine hoist, assortment of new chainsaw spools, chainsaws, plasma cutter, chainsaw sharpener, manual Briggs & Stratton hydraulic forklift, assortment of new fencing items, chain falls, 20' logging chain, Miller hot air furnace w/275gal fuel tank, Feather-lite weed eater, bolt cutter, heaters, Coleman propane heater, bead braker for tractor tires, brand new 40" lag for chuck wagon, 30"x 5' old English syrup pan, small metal bender, weed eater stand, bag sealer for mulch bags, ADT security system, (15) 10"x12"x10' railroad ties, approximately 6'x7'x12' pile of hardwood boards, variety of lawn mower manuals, parts posters and more.

Cash or good check w/ID. *** Purchases will not be released until paid in full. For buyers unknown to management, they must provide letter of credit issued to Wright's Auction Service. *** 6% sales tax charged to anyone without a valid tax number.

Sale managed by Wright's Auction Service, Newport, VT & CC Miller Jr., Morrisville, VT. Lunch catered by Wright's Catering Service

Email: info@wrightsauctions.com Website: www.wrightsauctions.com AUCTIONEER: Ron Wright - TEL: (O) 802-334-6115 (C) 802-673-9840 CC Miller Jr. - TEL: (O) 802-888-3670 (C) 802-793-1583 Owner Bill Lyle - TEL: (C) 802-558-0632

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ABSOLUTE TRACTORS JD 8760 #2539, 24 SPD TRANS 6122 HRS 1-OWNER '80 JD 4640 #016792R, CAH Q-RANGE 7758HR "VERY NICE" JD 4630 #20625, QUAD '90 JD 4455 #8477, C/A QR 4657HR 1-OWNER '65 JD 4020 #099908R JD 8420 #P014718, 46" DUALS 4000HR CIH 9330 #35144, RCS 18.4-38 3591HR "VERY NICE" IH 1066 #15508, CAB 3200HR "VERY NICE" IH 856 #8912, 18.4-38 SHOWING 6500 HRS 3PT NO TL 2HYD WHITE 6410 #44277, MFD W/BLADE 570 HRS 1-OWNER '84 WHITE 2-110 #302364-435, 6038 HRS NO CAB STEIGER ST310 #1072016012, AS IS NDS TRANSMISSION GD ENG MF 40 UTILITY FORD 340 UTILITY '88 FORD TW-35 #A920864, MFD 5233HR 3HYD 20.8-38 DUALS WTS '79 FARMALL 986, 5500HR

ABSOLUTE COMBINES '08 JD 9770 #727633, 1510/1000 STS 20.8-42 DUALS '08 JD 9770 #727600, STS 1480/983 20.8-42 DUALS '02 JD 9750 #695923, 2515/1692 HRS 4X4 '07 JD 9660 #721103, STS 20.8-42 W/DUALS CM 1460/1118 HRS '01 JD 9650W #W685970, 4X4 30.5-32 3674/2540 '00 JD 9650W #686312, 18.4-42 DUALS CHOP 2-JD CHAFF 4240/2822 '00 JD 9650W #685321, 3690/2601HR 30.5-32 4WD CHAFF CHOPPER W/SINGLE POINT JD 9650 #696943, STS CM 18.4-42 W/DUALS 3800/2638HR LOTS OF NEW PARTS '01 JD 9650 STS #690572, LL 20.8-38 W/DUALS 3838/2750 HRS '97 JD 9600 #673592, 30.5-32 3228/2145 HRS '97 JD 9600 #X672356, CHOP 3520/2679 '95 JD 9600 #661589, DUALS '94 JD 9600 #657460, 30.5-32 4X4 LOTS OF NEW PARTS '93 JD 9600 #651487, 20.8-38 2WD 2830/2122 '92 JD 9600 #645890, 3978/2757 30.5-32 '91 JD 9600 #640914, 30.5-32 2WD 4229/2768HR SEVERAL OTHERS, TOO EARLY TO ADVERTISE '03 JD 9550 #700690, 2146HR 30.5-32 "SUPER NICE" JD 9550 #685443, 18.4-38 2WD 3020/2200 HRS '99 JD 9510 #680570 '98 JD 9510 #675612, SIDEHILL 2WD '91 JD 9500 #641104 '91 JD 9500 #640672 '86 JD 6620 #X615644, 3736HR JD 6620 #600780, 2725HR '02 CIH 2388 #271617, 30.5-32 2WD RT FIELD TRACKER 3220/2412 "VERY NICE" CIH 2366 #184744, HILLCO BIN EXT RT SPEC ROTOR 3735/2733 2SP HYDRO CIH 2188 #195222, 4280/3280 HRS 30.5-32 CIH 1660 #16163, 4566 HRS RT CIH 1644 #97972, 24.5-32 SPEC ROTOR 3325HR 1-OWNER "VERY NICE" '89 CIH 1640 #35686, SPEC ROTOR RT 1-CHAFF 3908HR "VERY NICE" '00 NH TR99 #565220, 18.4-42 DUALS 4X4 2600/1900HR '96 NH TR87 #557135, 24.5-32 2790/2020HR "VERY NICE" NH TR87 #556490, 3468/2566 HRS '97 GLEANER R72 #R7277096, 3103/2218HR 18.4R42 W/DUALS '01 GLEANER R62 #HK62246 '98 GLEANER R62 #68407, 30.5-32 2WD 16.9-26 FT 2630/1950 HRS

**15 MORE JD STS COMBINES COMING** CALL OFFICE FOR DETAILS COMBINES '11 JD 9870 #740656, 486/316HR 20.8-42 DUALS 28L26 4WD CHOP "VERY NICE" '07 JD 9860 #720771, STS '09 JD 9770 #731777, 990/640 HR BIN EXT CM HI CAP UNLOAD 20.8-42 W/DUALS '11 JD 9670 #740443, 224/298 CM HD LIST CYLINDERS EXT WEAR CONCAVE HI CAP UNLOAD 20.8-38 DUALS PLUG N PLAY W/DISPLAY '10 JD 9670 #735374, STS '98 JD 9610 #675953, 30.5-32 2WD CHOP 3800/2600 HRS '97 JD 9600 #673329, 2560/1848 4X4 '97 JD 9600 #672462 '95 JD 9600 #662453, 3579/2492 HRS 4X4 35.5-32 '01 JD 9550 #690912 '01 JD 9510 #680371, 39XX/26XX HRS '92 JD 9400 #645712, 2925/2215 HRS JD 7720 #625473, TITAN II 2800 HRS "NICE" JD 7720 #458518 JD 6620 #355110 '11 CIH 5088 #2688, RT FT 300/245 HRS 20.8-42 4X4 AFX CHOP 20' UNLD LG BIN EXT AG LDR Y&M MON MAP/DISP '01 CIH 2388 #269238, 18.4-42 DUALS FT RT SPEC ROTOR CHOP 2700/2020 HRS '99 CIH 2388 #266467, 18.4-38 DUALS FT SPEC ROTOR CHOPPER 3574/4507 HRS '98 CIH 2388 #198537, FT RT 30.5-32 SPEC ROTOR CHOPPER 3640/2795 HRS CIH 1680 #47312 2 - '90 CIH 1660, RT 30.5-32 2WD CHOP 3470 HRS "VERY NICE" '90 CIH 1640 #35595, 28L26 2WD CHOP 4435 HRS "VERY NICE" GLEANER R62 #62251, 30.5-32 ABSOLUTE TILLAGE 2 - JD 512 #10430, 7X JD 316 PLOW CIH 3950 #752179, 32' ROCK FLEX 9" SPACING "VERY NICE" IH 490 DISC 28' CIH RMX 340 DISC, 25' MUCH MORE ARRIVING!!!

TILLAGE JD 712 DISC CHISEL '10 JD 637 DISC, 45' RF "SAME AS NEW" JD 550 MULCH MASTER '01 JD 512 DISC RIPPER #X001162, 9X JD 512 DISC RIPPER #N00512X002213, 5X HEAVY DUTY 3 BAR COIL TINE HARROW '08 CIH 5300 ANHYD, 13X CIH 4800 #57171 IH 490 DISC 22' CIH 183 12R CULT. WILRICH V957 #454668, DDR 5X RIPPER W/3BAR HARROW PHOENIX HARROW MCFARLAND 4025 REEL DISC #12108 "LIKE NEW" KRAUSE 30' SOIL FINISHER BRILLION 30' MULCHER ABSOLUTE PLANTERS/DRILLS '96 JD 1850 #670160, NT 36' 787 SEED CART JD 750 #X022524, 15' NT DOLLIE JD 750 #13341, 15' NT DOLLIE '01 JD 455 #690344, 25' 7.5" SPACING DRY FERT KINZIE PLANTER #31132, 12R DRY FERT FREISEN 220 SEED TENDER SEVERAL OTHER PLANTERS/DRILLS ABSOLUTE CORNHEADS '04 JD 1293 #705875, 10R36 HYD DECK PL KNIFE ROLLS '98 JD 1293 #675866,HYD DECK STD ROLLS PTO DRIVE OVER 25 JD 893 CORNHEADS OVER 10 JD 843 CORNHEADS OVER 10 JD 693 CORNHEADS '09 JD 612 #725265, STALKMASTER CHOPPING '09 JD 612 #725261, STALKMASTER CHOPPING

OVER 10 JD 643 CORNHEADS JD 9R20", LTOB CUSTOM BUILT W/RED POLY FITS CIH COMBINE 6 - CIH 2208 SEVERAL CIH 1083, 1063, 1043, 1064, 1044 HEADS CIH 3206 #19098 NH 974 6R30 #26777, "NICE" MASSEY 1163 #113437 '00 GLEANER #N/A, 8/30 PLASTIC HYD DECK 2 - '96 GLEANER #83018060, 8/30 '05 DRAEGO 830 #22535 CORNHEADS SEVERAL OTHER CORNHEADS '05 CRARY DB 36 FLEXHEAD, AIR REEL JD 50 SERIES H/U ABSOLUTE GRAINHEADS SEVERAL JD 930, 925, 924, 922, 920, 918, 915 SEVERAL JD 635F, JD 630F, JD625F HEADS NUMEROUS JD FLEX HEADS - TOO MANY TO LIST!!

'10CIH 2020 #20353, 25' "EXC" SEVERAL CIH 1020, 30' 25' 20' 17.5' 15' FLEX NH 73C #669174, FULL FINGER AUGER GLEANER #84191F, 30' R SERIES AGCO 320 #83025293, LM OTHER GRAINHEADS NH 973'S, 25' 20' 18' "ALL NICE" MF 8200 #HSW8278, 25' METAL DIV SS 3" CUT FA FF AUGER MF 8200 #HPW8114, 30' FA SS 3" CUT GLEANER #N-G05525H GLEANER #27868, 15' POLY FLOOR 1.5" CUT STEEL DIV GLEANER #25F-HL84348, 25' METAL DIV FA SS 3" CUT AGCO 800 #HL84130, 20' FA SS 3" CUT STEEL DIV AGCO #84439, 30' FA SS 3" CUT ABSOLUTE FORAGE JD 530 #786008, ROUND EXC COND LOW BALES NI 4161 HAYRAKE NH 352 GRINDER NH 166 WINDROW INVERTER MC 2408 #58558, 20' ARTSWAY 20' SHREDDER ABSOLUTE WAGONS/GRAINCARTS JD 716A SILAGE WAGON '08 UNVERFERTH 530 WAGON W/TARP & FENDER UNVERFERTH 530 WAGON W/TARP & FENDER PARKER 6500 GRAINCART PARKER 4500 GRAINCART PARKER 614 #14100 KINZE 1040 GRAINCART, DUALS RT "VERY GOOD CONDITION" KINZE 640 GRAINCART, SCALES KILBROS 1800, 30.5-32 TIRES TARP KILBROS 690 AUGER CART, PTO 24.5-32 J&M 620 GRAIN CART EZ TRAIL 710 AUGER CART BRENT 770 GRAIN CART BRENT 674 AUGER CART, CORNER UNLOAD 24.5-22 ROLL TARP BRENT 672 GRAIN CART BRENT 420 #420778 A&L 508 GRAINCART SEVERAL OTHER WAGONS - TOO MANY TO LIST!!

CLEARANCE OF MOWER SHOP INVENTORY CONTACT HENRY (253) 441-0296 WILL START SELLING AT 8:00AM **BRING A FRIEND** SMALL ENGINE PARTS TECUMSEH BRIGGS & STRATTON LAWN BOY SWISHER HOMELITE MISC CHAIN SAW BARS & BULK CHAIN READY HEATER PARTS & FUEL TANKS MISC GAS TANKS STEERING WHEELS WHEELS - ALL SIZES OVER 100 MOWER BLADES LAWN TRACTOR WHEEL WTS & CHAINS OVER 100 POWER TOOLS & ACCESSORIES LOTS MORE MISC ITEMS - TOO MANY TO MENTION OVER $40,000.00 INVENTORY AT COST

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ABSOLUTE MOWERS/CUTTERS JD 1518 WOODS 3PT FINISHING MOWER, PTO FORD 515 SICKLE MOWER BUSHOG 2615L, BATWING MOWER ARIENS GT-18 MOWER **SEVERAL NEW HOWSE ROTARY CUTTERS, 15'-10'** ABSOLUTE INDUSTRIAL JD 410D BACKHOE #T0410DG801971, 7473HR EXTENDAHOE JD 401C #286539, 2403 HRS 16.9-24 W/LDR 7' BKT ROPS W/CANOPY NO TL 1PTO 1HYD JD 350B TRACK LDR #136532T, 6' BKT FLAT TRACKS HRS N/A CASE 1845, UNI LDR SKID STEER DIESEL QUICK ATTACH DIRT BUCKET CASE 435 SKIDSTEER #N6M400967, 6' BUCKET 12.16-5 '08 CASE 430 #N8M493945, 2SPD TRAVEL NEW TIRE 1542HR FORKS 12X16.5 CASE W14B WH LOADER, BUCKET FORKS IMTCO 700 CRANE #152574 FMC DITCHER BOBCAT 825 #14316, DIESEL BOBCAT 743B SKID LOADER #509323498, DIESEL 60" BUCKET INDUSTRIAL JD 650H LGP DOZER #893106 CASE 1085B EXCAVATOR #293792, 3245 HRS WHEEL HI-HO 4WD 17.5-25 TIRES 4' BKT CASE 585G FORKLIFT #JJG0293043, 5000 LB 19.5-24 3400 HRS 22' MAST '02 GRADALL 534D9-45 TELESCOPIC FORKLIFT #0744142, 9000 LB 3900 HRS 4WD 13.0-24 FOAM FILLED 35' BOOM FNH 655D #A432714, 4X4 TLB C/W A/C CAB ABSOLUTE MISCELLANEOUS EQ SEVERAL GRAIN CLEANERS LEON BLADE J&M 30' HEADER CART #10260 FLEXI COIL 1740 AIR FERT SEVERAL "NEW" EZ TRAIL HEAD CARTS ELSTON GOPHER MACHINE DEGELMAN DOZER BLADE #21648 DAVID BRADLEY MANURE SPREADER, GROUND DRIVE MISCELLANEOUS EQ JD 4920 #2318, SS TANK 120' BOOM 2000HR NEW HYDRO WILMAR 8500 #CEO74400, 80' BOOM 1000G SS TANK OUTBACK GUIDANCE SYS SHOWING 4182HR VERMEER 1250 TREE SHREDDER SEVERAL NEW STOUT ITEMS FOR SKID LOADERS '94 ROGATOR 664 SPRAYER #3654, 80' BOOM 22 TANK RAVENS MON "VERY NICE" LOWE HYD AUGER, 750 CH W/12" W/SK STEER Q-ATTACH HORST 40' HEAD TRL DEGELMAN ROCK PICKER #N/A TITLED EQUIPMENT '91 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER, 42X66 ALUMINUM SEVERAL PJ CARHAULER 20' SEVERAL PJ TRAILER, 12'X77", 12'X83", 14'X83", 16'X83" PJ TRAILER #4P5U81212B2158455, 12'X83 CHANEL UTILITY STRAIT DECK 4' FOLD UP GATE SD MT ATV RAMPS '03 MAC CX613 #W014203 SEMI FLATBED TRAILER '90 CHEVY, SINGLE AXLE CAT DIESEL AUTOMATIC TRANS PTO STEEL BED 10' HYD SNOW PLOW PINTLE HITCH 63,414 '06 KENWORTH W900, 550 CAT FRESH O/H 13 SPD 625000 MILES "VERY NICE" **CONTACT JAKE @ MOORE TRUCKING (217) 649-1087 FOR MORE INFORMATION**

THERE WILL BE A $25.00 TITLE FEE FOR ALL PURCHASES OF TITLED EQUIPMENT TO BE PAID BY THE PURCHASER.

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TRACTORS JD 8970 #1202, 4X4 24SPD 20.8-42 7600HR 3PT JD 8400 #22350, 1886 HRS MFD 18.4-46 W/DUALS JD 7800 #H013495, 1684 HRS 18.4-42 W/DUALS '91 JD 4955 #8622, MFWD 3384 HRS 18.4R42 W/DUALS JD 4430 #7145 '72 JD 4320 #25107 JD 4020 #9447R, 7283 HRS JD 148 LDR CIH 9380 #72948, 4WD 520/85R42 7581HR CUMMINS N-14 400HP CASE 1370 #877747 '10 CIH 535HD #117394, 3615HR 4WD W/WARRANTY WT PKG 18 FRT SC WTS 710-70R22 4HYD IH 234 COMPACT #08134 '81 WHITE 2-135 #8156-415, CAH CUMMINS REPOWER "VERY NICE" NH 5030 #77593B, 1184 HRS 4X4 7310 LDR AC 6140 #2725

'96 GLEANER R62 #R6266120, 18.4-38 W/DUALS 3445/2420HR "VERY NICE" '95 GLEANER R52 #55040, 2WD 2093/1559 24.5-32 1-OWNER "V-NICE"

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Dogs REGISTERED ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPS. e-mail TandD_Kaschak@msn.com www.kaschak-kennels.tripod.com 814-796-4070

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585-437-2796

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Claas 180 Round Baler w/ Netwrap, Very Good Condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,000 Claas 66 4x5 Round Baler, Very Good Condition. . . $8,750 Case IH 84355 Silage Special Round Baler, Very Good Cond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,500 JD 458 Standard Round Baler, LIKE NEW. . . . . . . . .$13,750 IH 584 Diesel Tractor, 53hp, 2600 Orig Hours. . . . . .$6,750 NH TB120 4WD Tractor, 115hp, Open Station, 2000 Hrs., Like New. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$31,500 New Galfre 17 ft. Hyd Fold Hay Tedders, Only 4 Left!. .$5,750 JD 5460 SP Forage Harvester w/3rn & PU Heads, 2WD, 619 Engine, Runs & Drives, Good Great Price!!!!!. . . . . .$8,750 NH 1037 Bale Wagon, Very Good, Bargain!. . . . . . .$12,500 NH 1033 Baler Wagon, 105 Bale, Good Condition. . .$4,500 NH 1002 Bale Wagon, 50 bale Good Condition. . . . .$2,000 Agco Massey Ferguson 3435GE 4WD Orchard Tractor w/Cab & Alo 710 Loader, 1600 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 NH 269 Baler w/Thrower, Used Last Week, Very Good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500

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Help Wanted Assistant Dairy and Livestock Manager

GOOD QUALITY HAY & STRAW. Large Square Bales.

Will load or ship direct. 802849-6266

Help manage all aspects of organic, 50-cow, grassbased dairy, beef and poultry operation on publicly accessible, diversified farm owned by Massachusetts non profit organization.

Competitive salary and benefits, including housing.

LARGE SQUARE BALES, processed first & second cut.

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DAIRY TECHNICIAN (HERDSMAN)

Herdsman Wanted:Jasper Hill Farm seeks a candidate to help grow our farmstead cheese business. Responsibilities include managing the herd health and breeding programs for our herd of 45 registered Ayrshire cows, milking and raw product quality oversight, management of farm operations including wheyfed pork production, field work and staff supervision.

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Competitive salary and benefits, including housing.

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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/ TRUCK DRIVER With Mechanical Skills Needed on CNY Dairy Farm

315-729-3220 SEED COMPANY DEALERSHIPS DOEBLER’S is searching for professional seed sales men and women in all of its Eastern regions from New York State into Ohio and as far south as North Carolina. Ideal candidates must demonstrate an ability to quickly learn new seed product information, a desire to not only grow Doebler’s business but also the businesses of his or her customers, and a thorough understanding of and ability to communicate Doebler’s reputation in agribusiness as “Your Regional Advantage”.

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SEEKING AG MARKETING PROFESSIONALS! Territory Marketing Coordinator, New York and New England Primary responsibilities include working with the sales force to provide solutions and marketing support to our customers and adapt global and US marketing programs to the local region. The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years experience in a marketing environment and a Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, ag or a related field. Background in the animal industry or agriculture-related field is required. Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential as well as proven organization skills.

Please email a cover letter and resume to: Evan Wisell, Regional Sales Manager, at ewisell@alltech.com Office Location: Saint Albans, VT. Alltech is an equal opportunity employer.

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FARMER WANTED Progressive Hudson Valley, New York family farm seeks self motivated individual with livestock, crop & machinery experience for daily operation and new projects. Valid drivers license, non-smoker, spanish speaking a plus, nice housing included, pay commensurate with skills.

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Knowledge of the industry a must.

Day Old Chicks: Broilers, Layers Turkeys, Ducks

NEPPA Hatchery Jill & Ken Gies 660 Fordsbush Road Ft. Plain, NY 13339 email: giespasture@frontiernet.net Write or call for prices & availability

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Premium Western Alfalfa

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Real Estate For Sale BUFFALO & BEEF FARM: Property and paddocks all fenced. 2 large spring fed ponds. Hay and storage barn with electric. Property in high state of cultivation, ideal for breeding. South exposure.

Current equipment and buffalo herd not included in list price may be purchased separately. $100,000. Call Broker Alton Makely 518-231-0304

Real Estate For Sale

Sawmills

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Equipment & cattle available.

Call 860-836-1524

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www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com B-106 This is a beautiful home that has been restored to keep its character but still have the modern conveniences. It has 4 bedrooms and a full bath upstairs with a family style kitchen that overlooks the many gardens. It is set on 252 acres that include both sides of the road with 6600 feet of frontage on State Route 170. Over 100 acres are tillable, 22 are pasture and 130 are in woods. There is a minimum of $16,000 in annual income for 25 years from the 2 wind turbines that are located on the property. It includes a 2 car garage and small shed. The hill top setting provides great views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $698,000 #40 - DAIRY OF DISTINCTION - Very nice 395 Acre river bottom dairy farm w/240 tillable, 70 pasture & 80 woods - 350 ft. stone barn w/108 tie stalls & room for 75 young stock - 1500 gal. B.T. & 2” pipeline - 6 stall garage & 100x35 ft. carriage barn - 4 concrete silos w/unloaders & 40x80 ft. bunk silo - 3 bdrm. brick home & 2 fam. tenant house - also 5 rm. Mobile home - 1 lg. pond, 2 springs & 100 ft. well . . . . . . . . . .Asking $1,500,000. Machinery Available #70 - 178 ACRES IN STARK, HERKIMER COUNTY, NY - 60 acres tillable - 30 pasture 80 nice woods, 2 story barn w/72 ties - 26x40 ft. heifer or horse section off main barn. V.G. 8 rm. home with H-W-HEAT - 3 car garage with nice work shop. Across road from #69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ex. buy at $289,000 REDUCED TO $275,000 #69 - Farm w/150 A. - 130 tillable, 20 woods, nice apple orchard, outstanding looking property w/very good 2 story home w/beautiful lawns and nice in-ground swimming pool - also outside wood furnace, 2 story barn with lg. heated shop at one end - nice creek borders property - located across the road from #70 . . . .Priced @ $435,000 REDUCED TO $400,000 C-40 - Hobby/dairy farm on 70-A. of gravel soil, 40 A. pasture, 30 A. woods - 52 tie stalls, 3 lg. pens, 2” pipeline, 5 units, 800 gal. tank, tunnel ventilation, mow conveyor, 2 Patz barn cleaners, 8 ton grain bin, 16x40 & 16x60 silos w/unloaders, tiled mangers, concrete barnyard, 50x80 pole barn & out buildings, water & electric - nice 7 room 3 BR, 1 bath home - new outside wood furnace, inside oil furnace, drilled wells & spring . . . . . . . . .Asking $260,000 C-52 - Certified Organic Dairy Farm Operation 2/340 A. - 285 tillable, remainder woods & pasture - 50x75 two story dairy barn w/50 tie stalls, 2 box stalls & 22 calf ties - 2 inch pipeline, 3 units, 800 gal. Bulk tank, 20x30 & 20x60 ft. Harvestores w/unloaders - unrestored 8 rm stone home; Prime certified organic farm land; 1.8 mi. road frontage; drilled well; stream runs thru property - parcel could be divided into 185 A. with no bldgs & 149 A. or 149 A. w/ homestead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $1,350,000 CERTIFIED ORGANIC DAIRY ALSO AVAILABLE.

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