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Emma Andrew crowned New York State Dairy Princess

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by Pat Malin LIVERPOOL, NY — It’s deja vu for the well-known Andrew sisters of Wayne County.

Continuing a long family tradition associated with the New York State Dairy Princess pageant, Emma Andrew was declared the 2012-13 winner during the 49th annual ceremony on Feb. 21 at the Holiday Inn outside Syracuse.

Andrew, 18, was so overwhelmed by hugs from friends and her large, extended family, she barely had time to breathe after accepting the crown from outgoing princess Madeline Kuhlman.

As the youngest of six sisters who have all participated in previous pageants, Andrew admitted that she had to live up to their expectations.

However, she has seemingly been groomed for this position.

Taking into account her family’s support and armed with considerable experience (she has been involved in dairy promotion 10 years, longer than any other contestant), she became the first Andrew sister to actually win the crown.

“I was nervous,” she said following the ceremony and after an extensive round of photographs. “After they announced my name, I was surprised.

I felt a lot of pressure being the last (sister) to compete, but my sisters were my inspiration. If not for Katy, I don’t know if I would have ever had this experience.”

Katy, 25, is the eldest in the family of eight children of George and Colleen Andrew of Newark, not far from Rochester. Then there’s Hannah, 24, and Abbey, 23. Abbey was named second alternate in 2009-10. Rounding out the family are 20-year-old twins Sarah and Rebecca and brothers, George, 8, and William, 7.

Andrew said her father has been involved with farming for about 20 years. Four families operate the 2,300acre crop and dairy farm with its 900 milking cows.

Alexandra Ormond of Chautauqua County was chosen first alternate and Haley Groat of Delaware County was named second alternate. The new princess and court came from a field of seven semifinalists who were graded over two days by a panel of judges during personal interviews, speech competition, written communication, product knowledge, appearance and personality.

Dairy princesses from 19 of New York’s 62 counties participated this year. Princesses from New Jersey and Pennsylvania also traveled to Liverpool to observe the proceedings.

The Dairy Princess contest is sponsored by the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council Inc. (ADADC), which offers a $1,200 scholarship to the winner and smaller awards to the semifinalists.

ADADC is a non-profit corporation that is funded and directed by dairy farmers’ check-off dollars for the purpose of increasing sales of and demand for dairy products.

Andrew said her sisters provided invaluable advice “on hair, clothes, skills competition, and everything.”

She is a freshman at SUNY Geneseo with a double major in Communications and Spanish. She is also a member of the Junior Holstein Association. Her eventual goal, she added, is to work in agricultural communications.

Any doubts about her abilities as a princess must have been shattered during the two days of competition. A tall blonde, Andrew gave a particularly strong performance in the sponta-

The newly-crowned Dairy Princess poses with her family. Pictured are: (front) brother George; Mom, Colleen; Dad, George; brother Willie; (back) sisters Rebeccah, Sarah, Emma, Hannah, Abigail and Katie.

After the crowning, pictured are: 2nd Alternate State Dairy Princess Haley Groat, of Delaware County; Emma Andrew, the 2012 -2013 New York State Dairy Princess; 1st Alternate State Dairy Princess Alexandra Ormond, of Chautauqua County.

Phots by Jerry Waskiewicz

Dairy princesses from 19 of New York’s 62 counties participated this year.

neous question event on Tuesday evening, Feb. 21.

Master of ceremonies Dale Sweetland asked each of the seven semifinalists the same question.

Andrew went first while the other semifinalists were sequestered in another room. “A family from New York City has moved into your neighborhod.

What would you share with them about your farm?” Sweetland asked.

“I would share the passion of farming,” Andrew responded, thoughtfully.

“I would show them the cows and how we’re saving the environment with our methane digesting; how we care for our cows, that the dairy industry is not about money, but raising your family. I would tell them about the nutritional value of milk, the essential vitamins it contains. And it tastes good! I would also share our cheese with them.”

The semifinalists in addition to Andrew were Kristy Alexander (Tioga County); Haley Groat (Delaware); Marilyn Lamb (Rennselaer); Jennifer Hula (Herkimer); Mary Burgett (Onondaga) and Alexandra Ormond (Chautaugua).

The judges were Jessica Armacost, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Dairy Princess and Promotion Program; Michelle Easterly, Director of Nutrition Education, New York Beef Industry Council, and Dave Weaver, President, New York State Dairy of Distinction. “(Andrew’s) speech really came from the heart,” said Armacost.

Richard Naczi, CEO of New York ADADC, based in Syracuse, is very familiar with the Andrew sisters’ history. “I’ve worked with the sisters in the past in the county pageant and in the

state pageant, and at the farm shows on nutrition programs,” he said.

The three finalists in the Written Communication Award were Abbie Tebor (Tompkins), Sylvie Choiniere (Franklin) and Kristy Alexander (Tioga).

Andrew was one of three finalists in the Product Knowledge Award. The others were Kassandra Johnston (Wyoming) and Marilyn Lamb (Rennselaer). Mary Burgett (Onondaga) was named Miss Congeniality.

Last year’s court and princess were not forgotten, though. The 2010-11 first alternate, Kaitlyn Guptill (Onondaga) received the Robert S. Turner Dairy Promoter of the Year award. She and her court presented 292 school programs, attended four farm meetings and published 26 newspaper articles.

Shortly before the winner was announced, Kuhlman gave her farewell speech. “In the past year, I traveled to places I have never heard of and met all kinds of important people,” she said. “Being a farmer myself, I can’t tell you how much it meant to me. Each day I wake up and thank God that we can live the lifestyle we wish. I hope you girls realize that each day as we struggle to keep our farms running.”

Kuhlman is focused now on her upcoming graduation from Tioga Central School. When asked if she had any advice for her successor, she commented, “Work hard and smile every chance you get.”

With her sisters looking on in admiration, it’s inevitable that Emma Andrew will do just that.

An alternative energy option: solar power

by Katie Navarra “Utility expenses are one of the biggest challenges farmers face,” said Art Whitman, President of the Northeast Ag and Feed Alliance.

Renewable energy sources can be one way for farm owners to dramatically reduce their operating expenses.

With an increased emphasis locally and nationally on renewable energy alternatives, tax credits and incentives offered by organizations like the New York State Energy Research and

Development Authority (NYSERDA) and state/federal government agencies make alternative energy sources an attractive option.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is one option for farmers interested in alternative energy. PV technology captures sunlight and converts it into useable energy. Solar energy can be considered a direct energy offset because it collects and uses energy generated by the sun without the need of additional electricity from an outside source to

Barber Brothers, a dairy in Schulyerville, NY recently had solar panels installed. Steel racking can be attached to poles buried in the ground or be secured to rooftops.

More than 640 organizations stand strong for Conservation Title in 2012 Farm Bill The letter reminds Congress that Conservation Title programs are implemented in unique partnerships — and cooperative conservation agreements — between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and private landowners.

This time-tested and successful model helps make conservation an engine of economic growth by advancing agriculture, forestry and outdoor recreation.

The organizations recognize that difficult decisions will be made while Congress works to reduce the federal deficit, noting, “…the proposal by the House and Senate Agriculture Committees in the Budget Control Act last year demonstrates that the Conservation Title can continue to meet vital national needs while sharing in budget reductions.” At the same time, this letter is a clear indication of the importance of continued support for the Conservation Title. “We must keep moving forward, despite the fiscal challenges,” said Scholl.

“It’s time to recognize that the Conservation Title is a crucial strategic investment that underpins our health and prosperity today — one that will only gain in importance as we face increasing agricultural and environmental challenges in coming decades,” Scholl concludes.

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“I am proud to stand with conservationists from all 50 states as we call for a strong Conservation Title in the 2012 Farm Bill,” said Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT).

“We must have the most robust conservation spending possible to give farmers the programs they need to protect our farm and ranch land and to help keep our soils, water and other natural resources in the best condition possible.”

American Farmland Trust has joined with more than 640 organizations to send a letter supporting the Conservation Title to the Senate and House leadership of the Agriculture Committees.

This diverse group — representing landowners, farmers, ranchers, forest managers, agricultural and forest businesses, hunters and anglers, local and state government officials, and non-profit organizations — knows first-hand the importance of conservation programs for the economic and environmental health of rural America.

As the letter says, “The result is real conservation with multiple benefits for every region of America. Not the least of these is helping landowners to stay on the land as stewards of America’s legacy of natural resources.”

Roxbury Farm, a CSA Farm in Kinderhook, chose solar power as an alternative energy source to offset rising utility expenses.

Photos courtesy of Kevin Bailey run the system’s components.

“Solar systems can be installed for as “No outside energy is required to little as $10,000 to $20,000 or for as operate the system because it is the much as $150,000 to $200,000,” he sun that is producing the electricity,” explained, “however, tax incentives can Kevin Bailey, owner of High Peaks make systems above a specific size Solar located in Sycaway, NY, uneconomical.” explained, “solar power is a localized In addition to receiving incentives production process and can help peo- and tax breaks for installing an alterple save money on utility expenses.” native energy source, farm owners can Solar energy can be an option for any also reap the benefits of lower utility farm regardless of the livestock raised expenses. At a minimum the farm or the crops planted. “Since 2010 we receives credits for the energy it prohave installed solar photovoltaic sys- duces. The credits are applied to tems on two CSA (Community farm’s monthly bill.

Supported Agriculture) farms focusing Solar production follows a bell curve, on vegetables, one grass fed beef oper- with the peak production time taking ation and a dairy in Upstate New place during the summer months.

York,” Bailey said.

Throughout the summer months the Compared with other renewable greatest amount of energy is captured energy systems, the equipment needed and stored earning the farm “credits” for a solar system is relatively simple for the total energy produced. “If the and includes solar panels, steel racking farm is producing 200 kilowatt hours and electrical components. The solar of electricity and only using 100 kilopanels are large flat panels made up of watt hours during the billing cycle solar cells that capture sunlight. Steel then they would be credited 100 kiloracking holds the panels in place and is watt hours towards the next bill,” often mounted on poles or on rooftops. Bailey said.

Depending on how the farm is cateThe electrical components include wiring and an inverter, a device that gorized it may be able to see even greater benefits. “Commercial cusconverts DC current to AC current.

A solar photovoltaic system can be tomers of utility companies do not get installed and fully operational within a credited for surplus under the net few weeks. “They (the systems) go metering laws,” Bailey explained, “they together very quickly,” Bailey noted, can net zero. This is different from res“delays that occur typically happen idential law where residential cuswith the paperwork associated with the tomers can get paid about 1/2 the (tax) incentives or utility companies. retail rate annually for any surplus produced. Some farms fall under resiNot the installation of the equipment.”

Solar photovoltaic systems are dential law.”* With ever increasing utility expenses designed based on a farm’s electrical consumption. “We analyze an existing considering an alternative energy utility bill and then we put together a source may be an investment that system design that can offset a portion reaps you dividends in return. or all of the farm’s utility expenses,” Choosing a renewable energy source Bailey added. PV systems provide a for even a fraction of your farm’s enerwide degree of flexibility and can be gy consumption can be a wise choice designed around a farm owner’s cur- for your farm’s bottom line and the rent finances and future investment environment too. *It is important to remember that decisions. “The system can be custom designed around what is affordable. It the tax incentives and utility credits can also be designed with expansion in can vary from state to state. If solar mind for the future,” Bailey explained. photovoltaic technology is an option The number of solar panels installed you are considering for your farm, is completely dependent on the invest- check with the appropriate state agenment the farmer would like to make. cies for details.

Organic farmers discuss strategies for weed management

by Jennifer Wagester On Feb. 14, the second of three New York Certified Organic meetings was held in Jordan Hall at the NYS Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY. The discussion topic was organic weed management. About 34 participants attended the meeting, while an additional 18 logged on via the internet. Fay Benson, Cornell Cooperative Extension Cortland

County Small Farms Educator and NY Organic Dairy Initiative contact, welcomed the group.

Fay serves as a member of the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Crop Insurance Education Team. As insurance is an important risk management tool for farmers, Fay led with an overview of crop insurance, highlighting important dates and changes for 2012.

Klaas Martens (right) shares his farming experience during the group discussion.

Last year was the first year organic crops were added to the federal crop insurance program. The five percent surcharge initially put into place for organic coverage has been dropped for 2012.

Organic corn, soybeans, processing tomatoes, and cotton may be covered. Important dates for 2012 are March 15: Sale Closing Date, June 16: Final Planting Date, July 15: Acreage Report Due, and Aug. 15: Payment /Invoice Released.

Chuck Mohler then spoke to the group. Dr. Mohler is a Senior Research Associate for the Cornell University Crop and Soil Sciences Department. He has been conducting weed science research at Cornell since 1983. His latest research project, accomplished with the help of graduate student Neith Little, provides important insight into organic weed management.

While studying the impact organic nutrient amendments have on

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weeds, it was observed that crops reach a maximum yield at moderate rates of compost while weed growth continues to increase even at very high rates. Thus, weeds can utilize the additional nutrients compost provides to reach gigantic proportions. This was also seen as a residual effect, when in year four, no compost was added and weeds continued to achieve large sizes while corn growth did not increase.

In another study, compost (Kreyer’s poultry litter) and manufactured organic fertilizers were compared. The compost test plots showed an increase in weed growth while those fertilized with a mixture of blood meal, bone char, and potassium sulfate did not. It is not known specifically what is causing the difference in weed growth between compost and manufactured fertilizers.

Research suggests that it is not linked to soil health, such as an increase in organic matter, and that phosphorus levels may be a contributing factor.

Dr. Mohler’s research findings mean farms using composted manure as their main fertilizer source will likely experience intense weed pressure. Large weeds compete with crops for water and light.

They also produce a significant amount of seeds, which increases the amount of weed seed in the soil bed.

Penn Yan, NY, farmer Peter Martens provided an overview of the different equipment options and strategies farmers can use to combat weeds. Peter farms about 1,400 acres in conjunction with his father Klaas. Their strategy is to help crops stay ahead of the weeds and eventually crowd them out.

Prior to planting, the soil bed is prepared. A moldboard plow or disk

Dr. Chuck Mohler provided an overview of the latest research findings.

Photos by Jennifer Wagester

Fay Benson (left) monitored the Webinar while Peter Martens (right) presented.

is used and followed by a disk, drag, or field cultivator. To give crops a great start, the planter is carefully calibrated to ensure optimum planting depth, seed singulation, and fertilizer placement.

Tine weeding takes place before crops emerge from the soil and weeds reach their second leaf.

When weather conditions are wet, tines are set to bury the weeds. If it is dry, weeds are brought to the surface to expose their roots. A variety of tines are available. The 45 degree tine is the most general. It can be used to bury weeds or expose roots.

An 85 degree tine is used for taproot crops, such as soybeans.

For row crops, the first cultivation is done when crops achieve as much growth as possible before weeds are one inch tall. A second cultivation is then done if weeds reach two inches in height or before the crop becomes too tall. In some cases, the crop will grow well and a second cultivation

is not necessary.

After Peter’s presentation, the participants shared a potluck luncheon before discussing specific weed management issues at their farms. During the discussion, using clean seed and sound crop rotations to reduce weed pressure was stressed.

Klaas Martens was on hand to provide examples of crop rotations that have worked well on his farm.

During the meeting it was announced that Sam Sherman of Champlain Valley Milling in Westport, NY, is looking for 15,000 bushels of organic small grains this fall. Sam is trying to fill the request of a large grocer interested in providing baked goods made with locally grown organic flour.

For the past 10 years, New York Certified Organic has been hosting farmer discussion group meetings on topics relevant to growing and marketing organic field crops in New York State.

Cover photo by Jerry Waskiewicz Madeline Kuhlman, the out-going Dairy Princess, places the tiara on Emma Andrew, the 2012-2013 New York State Dairy Princess from Wayne County.

2012 Central NY Corn Day addresses many management issues

CCE CNY Dairy and Field Crop Specialist Dave Balbian assists attendees in filling out DEC Pesticide re-certification forms. state in the jurisdictions to Shearing discussed revise their Watershed management of corn Implementation Plan (WIP) residue with combines

by March of 2012. It is and tillage tools. requested that these plans Uniform distribution of be more specific about chaff and stalks behind their approach as part of the combine is desirable this second phase of plan- and has advantages in ning. New planning tar- no-till, minimum till and gets and strategies should conventional till sysbe focused on in these tems. Better erosion prodocumented reports. tection, less plugging of Ristow stresses that tillage or seeding equipdata collected from all ment, and improved farms in these counties stand establishment, are is extremely important some of the advantages. for the documentation to Shearing pointed out be compiled, proving that studies prove modithat farms are complying fying tillage practices with requirements set by benefit both the farmer the EPA — and to help and the environment. avoid serious penalties.

“Shallow tilling with an Specific allocations for aerator tool conserves nitrogen (N) and phos- nitrogen and results in phorus (P) are of primary better residue coverage concern to the agricul- than chisel plowing,” he tural communities. Farm explained. “There is no management practices, change in the yield.” Sod including conservation rotations, cover crops tillage, crop nutrient and addition of organic management, cover matter may be necessary crops, precision feed before ‘no-till’ practices management, grazing, are successful. Shearing fencing livestock out of mentioned several brand streams, manure stor- name tillage tools that age, grass buffers, and would be useful in modicontrolling runoff from fied tillage practices. barnyards, are all creditHerendeen spoke about ed by the EPA. nitrogen and phosphorus Western NY Crop contributing to environManagement Consultant mental issues. Both are Nate Herendeen and key nutrient components Certified Crop Adviser in starter fertilizers.

David Shearing informed Supplying only enough to CNY Corn Day attendees benefit growing plants, on methods of imple- and not overusing, has menting ‘best manage- become a priority. ment practices’ (BMP) in Testing soils for the field management. nutrient availability and Herendeen pointed out applying chemical fertilthe importance of corn izers only if indications residue management, show it is required for a utilizing manure effi- yield or quality response ciently, nutrient man- is one method of BMP. agement, crop manageUtilizing manure effiment and modifying ciently and applying it to tillage practices for the soil by broadcast and/or purpose of maintaining injection methods has environmental and eco- been shown to provide nomic sustainability. nitrogen equivalent to

(From left) Central NY 2012 Corn Day featured guest speakers CCE CNY Field Crop Specialist Kevin Ganoe, Natural Resource Program Specialist & Ag Team Coordinator Aaron Ristow, Crop Consultant Nate Herendeen, Cornell University Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Dr. Gary C. Bergstrom, CCA Crop Consultant David Shearing, and Cornell University Field Crop IPM Specialist Ken Wise.

Photos by Elizabeth A. Tomlin chemical fertilizers.

Cornell offers Soil “Farmers need to exerThrough soil testing, Health Test kits, which cise more initiative and many farmers are find- measure physical, bio- control,” Herendeen ing that their soil already logical and chemical states. “They need to has sufficient nutrients properties of field soils. realize that management for corn production and CCE Field Crop is an ongoing process.” they are able to make Specialists, such as He advises writing down substantial reductions Kevin Ganoe, are able to and documenting all in starter fertilizer and assist farmers in using implemented management plans. potash, potentially sav- these kits.

More presentations will ing thousands of dollars.

Herendeen commends “Don’t let them sell you a the voluntary participa- be covered in an upcomproduct if you don’t need tion of farmers using ing issue of Country Folks. it!” Herendeen stressed.

BMP plans.

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A floor price is needed under falling milk prices Several National and multi-state organizations have sent a letter to all members of the United States Congress urging them to place a floor price of $20 per cwt (hundredweight) under all milk used for manufacturing dairy products.

The $20 price will be a temporary price until a permanent dairy bill is written that will give dairy farmers the real price they deserve.

The National Family Farm Coalition, the National Farmers Union, the National Dairy Producers Organization, and the food and water organizations are some of the National organizations that are spear-heading the efforts to achieve the $20 price. The National Farmers Organization supports the $20 price, but they feel we need a supply management program to go with the $20 price.

I whole-heartedly agree with NFO, and the milk supply management program in S-1640 (The Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011 would be something to work for).

However, for the present time let’s go for the $20 floor price.

Several multi-state organizations like Pro-Ag, Family Farm Defenders, ARMPA, several local Granges in Pennsylvania, and many others have signed onto the letter.

In my opinion we can’t sit around and watch prices paid to dairymen drop anywhere near the level of 2009. Remember the average price paid to dairy farmers in Federal Order #1 was $13.01 per cwt (hundred weight) in 2009.

According to USDA figures the all

milk price in 2009 was $12.80 per hundred-weight. Again, according to the USDA’s figures the average cost of producing milk in 2009 was $22.28 per hundred weight.

When you subtract the all milk price of $12.80 from the average cost of production, then the figures are very clear.

The loss to the average dairy farm was $9.40 per hundred weight. The USDA figures indicate the total amount of milk produced and marketed in 2009 was 189.3 Billion pounds which illustrated a total loss to dairy farmers of 17.8 Billion dollars. (This only indicated the losses and not anything towards a profit).

These are astronomical losses. I hope all dairy farmers and organizations will support the efforts of all these fine organizations that want to prevent the losses that dairy farmers will be experiencing in 2012.

To further illustrate the potential losses to the American dairy farmer; the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) latest estimates for the future prices for cheese are: February $16.10 per hundred weight March $15.54 April $15.70 Of course these figures are subject to change.

However, there certainly is the possibility of the all milk price (across the United States) going under $16 per hundred weight (cwt).

Everyone should join in and help to prevent the bloodbath that is on its way.

I can be reached at 570-833-5776.

Arden Tewksbury, Progressive Agriculture Organization, Meshoppen, PA

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by Elizabeth A. Tomlin Approximately 100 people from Otsego, Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Schoharie, Fulton and Montgomery Counties were among those attending the 2012 Central NY Corn Day, which took place at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown on Feb. 14.

Certificates for pesticide recertification credits were given to 57 certified pesticide applicators at the event.

Speakers presented information on several topics of interest to crop farmers, including an update on the Chesapeake Bay Watershed with speaker Aaron Ristow, Agricultural Coordinator of the Upper Susquehanna Coalition.

Ristow reminded attendees that an Executive Order, signed by President Barack Obama in 2009, recognized the Chesapeake Bay as a national treasure. This order empowered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set a demanding timetable for federal and state governments to drastically reduce pollutants flowing into the Bay. This order also gives the EPA enforcement authority if established goals are not met.

Agriculture is believed to be a major contributor of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in the watershed. Nineteen counties in New York State comprise one of the seven jurisdictions where pollution controls are to be in place by 2025 — with 60 percent of that implementation to be documented in place by 2017.

Primarily, Allegany, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Livingston, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Yates counties are affected in New York State. This area is equivalent to 7,500 square miles and affects approximately 650,000 people.

The EPA expects each

Crop Comments

by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant (Contact: renrock46@hotmail.com)

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Hedged In On Feb. 27 Mark Kastel e-mailed me his article, headlined: “Judge Ridicules Farmers’ Right to Grow Food without Genetic Contamination.”

Kastel is senior farm policy analyst for The Cornucopia Institute, a lobby group dedicated to the fight for economic justice for the familyscale farming community. Cornucopia’s Organic Integrity Project is a corporate watchdog, fighting to protect the credibility of organic farming methods and the right of those producers to receive a reasonable profit.

According to Kastel, a decision by Federal Judge Naomi Buchwald on Feb. 24... handed down in New York City... brought great disappointment to the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGTA). However, Buchwald’s decision served to

rekindle the resolve of OSGTA in the battle against runaway proliferation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Aligned with OSGTA are thousands of organic farmers, seed growers and agricultural organizations.

Daniel Ravicher, lead attorney for the 81 plaintiffs represented in the lawsuit, said, regarding Judge Buchwald, “her decision to deny farmers the right to seek legal protection from one of the world’s foremost patent bullies is gravely disappointing.” It is the judge’s opinion that farmers are acting unreasonably as they no longer grow certain crops, just to avoid being sued by huge corporations for patent infringement.

Ravicher contends that it is Buchwald who is unreasonable.

This lawyer stresses that the

plaintiffs have the right to proceed to the Court of Appeals, which will review the matter, uninfluenced by Buchwald’s decision.

According to Kastel, large biotech corporations historically have powerfully defended their intellectual property central to their patented life forms.

Such defense has included aggressive investigations and lawsuits brought against farmers in America. The threat of this courtroom drama... and its expenses... has been a major concern for organic and non-GMO agricultural producers since the first such lawsuit in the mid-1990s. Since then, 144 farmers have been sued by huge agricultural corporations for alleged violations of their patented seed technology. Seven-hundred additional farmers have settled out-ofcourt rather than face well-paid, skilled attorneys hired by Fortune 500 litigants.

Most of these farmers never intended to grow or save seeds that con-

tain corporately patented genes. Seed contamination and pollen drift from genetically engineered crops often migrate to neighboring fields. If this novel seed technology is found on a farmer’s land without a contract, the farmer can be found liable for patent infringement.

This scenario resembles one in which a burglar sues a home-owner after tripping over a roller-skate, while committing a robbery.

“Family farmers need the protection of the court”, said Maine organic seed farmer Jim Gerritsen, President of the OSGTA, the lead plaintiff. The plaintiffs brought the suit against the biotech giants so as to seek judicial protection from such lawsuits, as well as challenge the validity of corporate patents on seeds. Kastel goes even further by saying, “The purpose of our lawsuit is to preemptively challenge (the corporations’) reign of intimidation over organic farmers, and others, who have chosen not to jump on

their genetically engineered bandwagon.”

Organic crop people have two main reasons to create a wide boundary between their crops and those that are genetically engineered: first, the National Organic Program mandates that “buffer zones” separate organic cropland from non-organic; second, plants of the same genus as nearby GMO crops will likely cross-pollinate with those GMO crops, resulting in hybrids that will test positive for genetic engineering.

An organic grower, thus contaminated, is at risk for being decertified (organically), as well as being sued by biotech counsel. Thus, more land must be forfeited from organic production, becoming a buffer zone for these two reasons. In effect this buffer zone fences in the non-GMO crop person, almost making that person captive on his or her own land.

“Seeds are the memory of life,” said Isaura Anduluz of plaintiff Cuatro Puertas in New

Mexico. “If planted and saved annually, cross pollination ensures the seeds continue to adapt. In the Southwest, selection over many, many generations has resulted in native drought tolerant corn.

Now that a patented drought tolerant corn has been released, how do we protect our seeds from contamination and our right to farm?”

Judge Buchwald’s decision, should the Court of Appeals allow it to stand, foretells a tremendous loss of freedom to farm as one sees fit. It’s a stretch, but I see a similarity between the overly close ties between large agricultural corporations’ influence on our regulatory bodies, and the government structure in colonial India.

I take liberty to discuss India, since my daughter -in-law was born and raised in that country. Her father, eight years older than me, had the privilege, as a young boy, of meeting Mohandas

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Shirtsleeves and bootstraps make for ‘rich’ farmers

by Glen Cope My parents taught me from a young age that you need not look any farther than the end of your own shirt sleeve for a helping hand. It’s a creed that I, and most of the farmers in this great country, live by. In an era of corporate greed and government bailouts, I’m mighty proud of that old shirtsleeve, as I know other farmers and ranchers are.

We are also fond of our trusty bootstraps, by which we sometimes have to pull ourselves up.

We’ve all heard that old expression that “Farmers are the salt of the Earth.” As a fourth generation farmer, I truly believe it. We care deeply for our land, animals and ability to provide food

for our country. But, as people become further removed from agriculture, that old expression is not being met with the same public acceptance it once was.

Public misconceptions, mostly fueled by anti-agriculture activists, are giving farmers a bad rap. For example, because farmers have been innovative in research and technology to better care for the environment and provide healthier food with fewer inputs, we are being punished for being too tech-savvy. Because we incorporate with other family members for tax purposes, we are called “big, corporate ag,” even though 98 percent of U.S. farms remain family-owned. And because we care for our ani-

mals in a scientificallyproven and veterinary-approved manner, we are told by activist groups that we don’t know how to care for our animals.

Recently, I was in a taxi cab in New Orleans on the way to the airport heading home to Missouri. In a lighthearted conversation with the cab driver, I mentioned I was a farmer. His first response was, “Oh, you must be rich.” Far from it, I told him, explaining the many input and operating costs we have and how farmers really live.

This conversation was still on my mind when I landed back at my local airport and got into my muddy farm truck, which painfully stuck out in a sea of shiny cars

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation and SUVs. As I headed home, the houses and subdivisions grew fewer and fewer and the rows of streetlights were replaced with fencerows and cow pastures. I returned home to the farm where not only I was raised, but my father, grandfather and greatgrandfather also grew up.

And I could not help but think of the blessings that farmers experience every day — the fresh air and green grass, and the ability to raise one of the safest and most abundant food supplies in the world. Most importantly, I am able to raise my children as I was raised, in a rural setting, while teaching them the values of a hard day’s work.

It’s a shame that all Amer-

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Gandhi at a political rally. Sometimes I tell people that I shook the hand of someone who shook Gandhi’s hand... a fact which, along with 85 cents, will buy a senior coffee at the Golden Arches.

A landmark in recent Indian history is Gandhi’s march to the sea, for the purpose of harvesting salt from the briny surf. The famed march was an act of civil disobedience to the British who maintained economic control over millions of people for almost three centuries. In the marketing and taxation of this vital nutrient lay almost absolute power. In 1804, the British monopolized salt in newly conquered Indian territory. The Brits lent money to the locals to finance further salt production. As a result, the local workers became debtors of the British and were virtually brought down to the level of slaves.

To better control the economics of salt commerce, a “customs line” was established throughout India. In the 1840s, a thorn fence was erected along western coastal regions so as to prevent smuggling of salt. By 1857, the thorn fence grew to be 2,500 miles long all along India’s eastern

coastal regions. A customs line was established, which stretched across the whole of India, a distance of 2,300 miles, guarded by over 12,000 soldiers. Customs lines consisted of immense impenetrable hedges of thorny trees and bushes, supplemented by stone wall and ditches, across which no human being or beast of burden or vehicle could pass without being subject to detention or search.

Gandhi’s successful non-violent salt march took place in 1930. Following the salt march and World War II, Britain granted India independence. Gandhi only enjoyed a few months of national freedom, as an assassin’s bullet claimed him in early 1948.

What would Gandhi say about the concept of intellectual property? That question is at least partially answered by Indian citizens who practice civil disobedience against multi-national biotech giants conducting GMO crop research behind serious fences.

Those fences aren’t made from super thorny bushes, as was common decades ago, but I like to think that somewhere Gandhi is smiling.

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icans can’t experience living and working on a farm for just one day. They’d get some fresh air in their lungs and some dirt under their fingernails; they’d get to use some really cool farm equipment and technology, knowing these tools are contributing to a safer and cleaner environment; they’d get to work with and care for some of God’s best living creatures; and, best of all, they’d get to work alongside their families.

Farmers are rich the cabbie says? Maybe we are rich after all.

Glen Cope, a fourth generation beef producer in Southwest Missouri, is chair of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee.

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RISSLER SILAGE conveyor, 18” double chain, incline, covers 55’, also C60 Chevy truck with 16’ silage body, hydraulic tailgate. 607-627-6637, 607-627-6245.(NY) REGISTERED American Sable buck, for stud, Klisse lines, $45 each service. Goat milk. Soap available. www.Afgms.webs .com. 518-775-3571.(NY) KELLY RYAN blower deck, vg condition, $4,500 firm. Charlie. 518-568-2182.(NY) NON GMO shelled corn; Also, 708 New Idea combine, 4 wheel drive with flex head and 4 row corn head. 315-536-0798.(NY) WANTED: STILL NEED Haymow carriers

by Fowler, Gardner, Farrell, Chamberlain, Fitzhugh, Ricker, Cross for wooden tracks, steel rod tracks, MFG, catalogs. 717-7920278.(PA) FARMALL A block crankshaft, cam shaft, no hyd., $275. Mack motor 237, factory rebuilt, 40,000 mi., $1,200. 413-7385379.(MA) INTERNATIONAL MODEL 15 rollerbar hay rake works well, New drive chain, spare teeth $850. OBO. 508-829-3712.(MA) NI Corn planter, $5,000; 2 Saddledred mare for sale, make offer; Dog kennel for sale, make offer. Montgomery Co. 518993-4589.(NY) FINNX dorset ewes, 45, sell as flock, no foot rot. Shepard needs year off. Preference to good home. Delivery considered.

607-659-5904.(NY) MORTZ 25’ goose neck trailer & hand turn corn chopper. 716-912-6109.(NY) LIKE NEW recum bent bicycle. Like new, would like to get rid of it. $500 OBO. No Sunday calls Please! 607-243-7119.(NY) WANTED: A model 40 or 420 John Deere tractor, wide front end, 3 ph. 802-2545069.(VT) HAY PACKAGE, NH 268 baler, NH 477 haybine, NH 258 rake, prefer for small farm, field ready, delivery available, $4,000. 607-829-6817.(NY) GEHL 2004 2580 silage special baler, asking $17,500, will trade for dairy cows. 315322-4354.(NY) WANTED: HORSE DRAWN DISK, 6’ or 7’ wide. John L. Stoltzfus, 8049 No. 3 Rd. Lowville, NY 13367.(NY) USED 1000 gal. oil tank, $895./ea. Used 3000 gal. oil tank, $1,895./ea. 15/20 years old; Never in ground; good condition. 203880-6814.(CT) 10 ft. Brillion cultipacker, tandem rolls, 16 ft. transport spring tooth harrow, 12 ft. roller mulcher, four wheel lift. 315-398-9211.(NY) NEW HOLLAND 352 grinder mixer, great shape, ready to use, $4,300; JD F-250 3bottom plow, semi-mount, hyd. reset, $650.

315-497-0860.(NY)

2009 EZ-TRAIL GRAVITY WAGON, like new $4,000. JD 46A loader w/brackets $750. OBO. Noble 6 row cultivator $1,500.

No Sunday calls. 315-536-7841.(NY) 4 HEAVY DUTY frame mount no-till coulters, 5x7, by Pequea planters, good condition, $275. each. 315-536-6150.(NY) J.D. #7000 CORN PLANTER, 6 row $3,200. 607-731-6284.(NY) BRUSH HOG #256 6 ft. pull type with hyd. cyl, $1,300; Belt pulley assembly for Farmall “H”, $100. 203-623-2956.(CT) WANTED: HUSQVARNA 272XP chainsaw in good running condition. Also, Harrow discs, 18” dia. notched 1” hole. 860-3070043.(CT) MM Super Jetstar 3 with Kelly loader, Oliver Super 55 diesel, 3 ft. power steering,s mall loader will fit Super 55. 607-7613883.(NY) FORD BACKHOE, partial fire damage on one side of engine, good hoe, 4000 commercial three cylinder, taking offers 1965 model. 315-536-1091.(NY) WANTED: 2 flex augers, prefer 5 inch.

FOR SALE: 6 plastic totes, 250 gal. $50 each or BO. 315-651-2043.(NY) CASE IH 781 chopper, 1 hay head, 2 corn heads, 1 parts, 1 new, IDEA hay rake. 315536-7529.(NY) WANTED: HERDI TRAILER SPRAYER with 40’ booms. 585-506-7300.(NY)

2005 DRYHILL MANURE PUMP 32’ multipurpose new gear box 1yr ago works great $8500. 315-246-8439.(NY) WHITE 508 four bottom plow (not spring reset). $1,150; IH 3414 backhoe, $4,900.

607-898-4256.(NY) DELAVEL FLOOR PAILS newer style 70 pound like new, also dumping station with jar and dryer, also newer washer $1,500.

315-298-7246.(NY) JOHN DEERE Van Buren grain drill, fert, grass seed, runs ,all excellent condition, horse or tractor. 607-538-9612.(NY) 9” SNOW PLOW HYDRAULIC angle loader hook up $850; 72” bucket skid loader hook up $650; 1996 6400 $11,900; 315-531-8672.(NY) WANTED: Looking for a farmer in NY, or PA to sell me feeder pigs. If you have, or will have call 802-730-7068.(VT) YORK RAKE, 8 foot; Wood hyd. angle adjustable caster wheels, vgc, $950; Curtis skid steer, snow plow, 8 foot, vgc, $1,250; 585-729-4608.(NY)

MINI DONKEYS, swans, geese, ducks, pheasants, peacocks, Nigerian dwarf goats, chickens, 10 miles North of Utica, 79pm. please leave message. 315-8962336.(NY) 2 TON NAPA cherry picker, like new, $200; 225 Lincoln welder, $100; Hobart 290 TF9 stick welder, older, complete, $350. 315536-3994.(NY) 6600 JD Combine, 15’ grain head, $4,000; 5-18 white plow with side hill, $1,200; NH 315 baler, $400. 315-923-7071.(NY) 2006 F250 4X4, gas, auto, cruise, air, 50,000 miles, one owner $15,000. nice farm truck. 315-232-4326.(NY) IH3588 $9,500. J.D. 7020 $9,500. 1984 GMC 7000 grain truck $7,500. J.D. 8820 combine parts tires B.O. 315-3315388(NY) GEHL MX 135 grinder mixer, NH 352 grinder mixer, NI 323 1-row corn picker.

WANTED: NI box spreaders, good or bad.

315-219-9090.(NY) HERFORD BULL coming 3 proven $1,800.

OBO. 716-604-6087.(NY) WANTED: 18’ - 20’ grain silage body; For sale Ford F-series cab, hood, and parts.

315-364-7936.(NY)

BELGIAN stallion, 14 years old, white m/t, excellent pedigree, long neck, we’ve kept sisters and daughters why selling him (offers). 585-465-0235.(NY)

FOR SALE: Belting wheels pad style.

Rears 20x66, fronts 12x34, very good condition, $3,000 OBO. 315-536-4285.(NY)

COMBINE TRACKS with final drives, fit on 4400 JD combine, $2,900; Also, 7’ Gehl hay head, 2 row corn head. 607-2438282.(NY)

FOR SALE: New Holland 255 skid steer, $6,000; Mensch mod 1150 skid steer mount sand shooter, $1,500; 518-3987665.(NY)

WANTED: JD 146 loader, fit 40-50 series.

FOR SALE: 1961 Case 830 ck tractor, diesel, wf, $4,500 BO. Dave 607-8983821.(NY)

150,000 BTU portable kerosene master heater, excellent condition, $225. 315-2520360.(NY) WANTED: A pair of 18.4-38 rear tractor tires, about 50% wear. 585-567-8941.(NY) WANTED: Pair 15.5x38 rear tractor tires, no dry rot. FOR SALE: Oliver 4-5 bottom plow, new mold boards, coulter blades.

315-945-4044.(NY) FORD TRACTOR rear rim brand new $100. 12v conversion kit for Ford 8N, brand new everything included with instructions $100. 607-532-8512.(NY) 30 DORSET POLYPAY ewes, 2 to 5 years old, lambed in Jan., $130 each. Miller’s, 4948 Rt. 210, Smicksburg, PA, 16256 CASE RBX452 round baler with net wrap, includes rotor cutter knives, baled 7,500 bales, purchased new. 315-539-1333.(NY) ALLIS CHALMERS 5050 2wd 1730 original hours, weights, $6,000 firm. 315-6725674.(NY) WANTED: Parts for Case 1690 tractor, parts for JD 1460 hay mower, good 2nd cutting hay. 434-996-3149, 315-6864787.(NY)

TD15C dozer, Bomag 120 vib/roller, Ford trac. 600, 5000 w/ bkt., 5610 ford bkt. ldr., scraper box, potato equipment, 585-4577061.(NY) 454 INT’L UTILITY TRACTOR, 3 point hitch buzz saw, Int’l belly mount balanced head sickle bar mower farmall parts tractor. 607-343-2768.(NY) ORGANIC SHELLED CORN, organic buch wheat bulk for feed NOFA, NY certified round bales, grass, hay please no Sunday calls. 315-536-7634.(NY) MODEL 451 NEW HOLLAND 9’3” three point hitch sickelbar mower bought new 2001 kept inside excellent condition $2,800. Millerton NY. 845-518-0552 1999 NH 499 haybine hydro tilt header, excellent rollers, comes with extra sickle and rollers. Stored inside. $6,500 firm. 315865-6815.(NY)

FOR SALE: Feeder pigs $70. Emanual Z. Stoltzfus 707 Thompson Rd. Little Falls, NY 13365.

FACTORY 2 POST R.O.P.S. with canopy for IH 766. 802-345-8272.(NY)

FOR SALE: One row potato digger, horse drawn; One row potato planter, horse drawn. $200 ea. or $350 for pair. 518-5973215.(NY) ALPINE BRED DOE, due 1st week of April, $150; Also, (2) 10 month bucks, $100 ea. Stafford Springs. 860-684-5540.(CT) 2ND CUT BALEAGE 5X4 $40 bale, also 590 Allied loader off MF 1085 $2,500.

OBO. 716-572-6217.(NY) 25’ HAY OR GRAIN elevator, good shape, $350. 4831 State Hwy. 10, Fort Plain, NY 13339 NH 355 grinder mixer, used daily, kept inside, $2,250. 518-859-8986.(NY) WANTED: HOOF TRIMMING TABLE, stationary or portable. 607-243-7953.(NY)

NH 258 $2,300; JD 640 $1,900; Rakes/Dolly wheels; JD 6300, cab, 2wd, P.Q., 8,000 hours, 16 speed, asking $16,900. 518-885-5106.(NY) TRANSFER SWITCH to hook up generator use Also 3- wire corn cribs, good shape. 315-673-3995.(NY)

THREE CERTIFIED organic heifers. One Holstein, two Hol/Jers cross. Due May and June to Jersey. $1,500 each Clifton Springs. 585-771-7724.(NY) J.D. 3-PT 2-ROW CORN PLANTER, AB144 irrigation traveler 1 1/2 hose 395 J.D. 630 part restored W.F. 3-PT hitch gas. 978433-8974.(MA) FOR SALE: 1965 Ward LaFrance fire truck, 310 HP, waukesha engine, power steering, 19,000 miles, $6,500 or BO. 315865-5657.(NY)

KELLY RYAN AGBAGGER, nine foot tunnel, good condition Arcade, NY $15,000.

OBO. 585-457-3161

JD 4030 48 loader, one owner, JD 1210A grain wagon Central NY 315-729-8018

OPEN BRED MILKING CROSSBREEDS, also 6 barrel claws with built in valves. 518859-8085(NY)

79 FORD L9000 DUMP TRUCK, 15’ steel box, 671 Detroit 13 speed, 487,000 miles $8,000. 585-332-2037(NY)

LANAIR WASTE OIL HEATER, will trade for diesel dually PU four firestone super rock grip 30ply tires $1,000. 90’s PU. 585991-8489.(NY)

WANTED IN WNY: JD A/60 or 50/520 to make hay for 4h cow herd. Prefer wfe 3 pt running & reasonable. 585-973-7128.(NY)

CATTLE HEAD gate, automatic, manual.

Owego $250. 607-687-4679.(NY)

ANDES Combination wood propane cook stove; Wainscote cupboard; Maytag wringer washer. EVES 315-524-4007.(NY)

FOR SALE: INT. model “1100”, trailer mower, John Deere 4 bottom trailer plow, Farmall “M” with loader. Bath, NY 607-7948380

(1) RAM SHEEP for sale, 1 yr. old, $175. or obo, Seneca Falls. 315-246-0378.(NY)

GOODYEAR Dynatorque 24.5-32 tires, 25% tread, $350/pair. 315-729-0566.(NY)

WANTED: 8’ x 20’ gooseneck livestock trailer, must be good condition, call 315783-2020.(NY)

IH 470 WING DISC 18FT $2,000. JD wheel weights, Devaval plate cooler $275. 315536-3382(NY)

JOHN DEERE model 42 bale ejector with electric controls. Brand new. Still crated.

Complete $5,500. 716-773-5333.(NY)

Fordson Major diesel, Case 430, Moline 6B, Farmall Super H, Ford 2n, Moline U, Moline 2B, call for pics. 518-922-6301.(NY) FOR SALE: 5 large springing Holstein heifers bred to Jersey bull, calf hood, vaccinated & triangle nine.

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A View from Hickory Heights

by Ann Swanson Egg beaters When I Googled egg beaters I got a surprise.

Instead of the non-electric contraption that is used in the kitchen to mix something, I got pictures of the things that replace eggs in omelets.

Depending on your age, you will have various recollections.

As I perused the sites I did find some pictures of the things that I set out to look for. Many of them

were offered for sale — some as antiques. Imagine that? My kitchen implement is an antique. I did receive it as a shower gift some 40 years ago so I guess that would be about right. Actually some of the things I saw looked like those that my mother and grandmother had.

Grandma kept all of her large baking supplies in a deep drawer in her pantry section of the kitchen. We used the egg

beater mostly when we were making whipped cream or pudding.

Grandma had an electric mixer that she used when she made cookies.

I remember how hard the egg beaters turned.

You really had to bear down to get the thing to whip.

My egg beater, on the other hand, turns easily.

It is stainless steel and the gears allow it to move smoothly. I use my egg beater when I make French toast or scrambled eggs. I do not use a lot of whipped cream, but if I need some for a dessert my egg beater comes out. The grandchildren have used it to make instant pudding.

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That was one of the first things I ever let them make.

There are a number of ways that things can be whipped up. I often just pick up my whisk to mix things. If I am making rice pudding I whisk the eggs. I had an e-mail from a lady who bought a cookbook. She thought that I made a mistake about the amount of rice in the rice pudding. I assured her that it was correct. Rice pudding is more custard than rice.

Do you remember those whisks that looked like large springs? I never had one of those, but I used them at others’ homes. They were excellent when making gravy.

The gravy always came out smooth. I remember that my grandmother had to strain hers to get rid of the lumps. I, too, many times have to strain my gravy. I guess maybe I should have had one of the spring things.

As for the egg beaters that I found information about online, I do not really know what all they contain since I have never bought any of them. I have seen them used when I travel as well. I just cannot bring myself to use a manufactured egg when I can get the real thing with the nutrition that it provides.

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And that number is the most likely place to start in crafting a Farm Bill this year.

This represents 10 percent of the total conservation budget for the various programs funded by USDA. Programs like EQIP have been central to

livestock, dairy, poultry and swine producers who are trying to cope with nutrient run-off around their farm buildings and manure containment facilities. And as reported in past newsletters there is a tremendous backlog (over 3,700 in the Northeast) of unfunded EQIP projects.

It will be very difficult indeed to fend off these expected cuts in USDA conservation programs.

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The cooks who have programs on television are very well known. Many have their own line of cookware.

Although Rachel Ray has a whole line of cookware that she uses on her show I happened to notice that one of the bowls that she uses on her counter is very old-fashioned. My mother-in-law had a whole set of them that she used regularly. They are a heavy plastic, but it is not the see through variety. The thing I like about them is that they were very smooth and there are no spots that are not accessible with a whisk or a beater.

When I visit flea markets I am always drawn to the kitchen tools.

There is a lot of history in those implements. Since I lived with my grandparents I got to use many things that are currently being offered as antiques. All of those things with the painted handles are now classified as antiques by many. The ones I have, I use. They help me connect with the cooks of the past as I go about the business of cooking and baking.

Many thanks, ladies, for the implements you preserved by using them in my presence. I cherish the memories and hope I do justice to the food that I prepare with them.

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eat an egg now and then.

I do think that the method of preparation might be a factor. On our Canadian rail trip I was able to order poached eggs. That is the only place that I have ever been able to order a poached egg. That is probably my favorite way to fix an egg. I remember my grandfather eating a poached egg on toast many mornings.

One of the cooks that I frequently watch mentioned that a little vinegar is added to the water when poaching an egg to keep the protein together. I have not had a chance to try that method, but I assure you I will. You must be careful that the water is hot, but not boiling when you poach something.

When I went to a nonelectric egg beater site I found mostly what I would call whisks shown. There was an egg-shaped plastic battery version that whipped an egg, but other than that they varied in shape and size and were coated with nylon and silicone.

I did find a rotary beater similar to the one I have. The country of origin for that was China and you had to buy several cases or a minimum of 3,000 to get the wholesale price. I am not sure there would be a market for that many egg beaters since most of the women today probably do not own one, nor do they want one.

The kitchen is a lucra-

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Request for 2012 research proposals — due March 23, 2012 The New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association is requesting proposals for 2012 soybean research.

Proposals must be received no later than 4 p.m. on March 23 at: NYCSGA, PO Box 605, Sackets Harbor, NY 13685. E-mailed proposals formatted as a PDF are encouraged and should be sent to juliacrobbins@gmail.com.

Funding decisions are expected to be made on or around April 13. Typical awards are expected to be $10,000 per project or less. NYCGSA reserves the right to negotiate award/contract funding with successful applicants.

The available funds for 2012 research projects will be awarded with funds collected from NYCSGA’s National Soybean Checkoff assessments, and will be based on actual and anticipated collection of Checkoff assessments received in New York State.

Eligible researchers/ investigators may include scientists from colleges and universities or agri-businesses, cooperative extension agents, independent consultants and farmers. Collaboration between academic institutions, businesses and farmers is encouraged.

Please use the following format for your proposal: 1. Project title 2. Investigator(s) name, contact information, and affiliation (contact information should include, phone, address, e-mail).

3. Specific research objectives 4. Brief discussion of the expected benefits of the research to soybean producers.

5. Concise description of the experimental approach with procedures to be used, and explanation of how the proposed research relates to any past research or showing that no previous research has been done (reference key research publications as appropriate).

6. Detailed line-item budget including any other sources (current or pending) of funding for this same research. Attach supporting date for any proposed expenditures in excess of $10,000. Principal investigator salary and non-expendable equipment are not eligible for funding. NYCSGA will not pay overhead and direct costs.

7. Brief description of investigator qualifications for the proposed research.

8. Signature of authorized representative & date.

Note: If on farm field trials or other farmer engagement is part of the research proposal, then please include letters of collaboration from participating farmers.

While NYCSGA will consider multi-year proposals, funding awards/contracts will only be made for one year at a time given that the Board’s source of funds varies by annual soybean sales and Checkoff assessment collections. This also allows the Board to consider the effectiveness of any previous research expenditures on the proposed or similar research projects and of the researcher on this or other projects. Payments of research grant awards will be made on a reimbursement basis, based upon itemized invoices and written progress reports.

The following is a summary of New York’s highest priority soybean-related research needs. We encourage you to consider this list as guidance when submitting your proposals. All proposals must clearly show the benefits for soybean farmers.

2012 New York State Soybean Research Priorities, in no particular order: • Tillage practices and planting methods • Row-spacing and related population rates • Seed treatments (insecticides, fungicides and inoculants) • Fertility and micro-nutrient management • White mold (and other pathogens) protection and control • Foliar feeding • Fungicides — applied as a preventative • New grower recruitment and information needs especially to help dairy farmers seeking to diversify • Soybean aphid threat evaluation and insecticide delivery methods and response rates.

• Genetically altered soybeans

• New uses — food and non-food • On-farm animal feed use (whole beans) vs. cash crops • Feeding quality for livestock — whole cooked vs. meal — nutritional value • International and domestic trade marketing • Biodiesel Remember — this is not an exclusive list. If you have an idea for a project that is not listed here but has the

potential to benefit New York soybean farmers, you are invited to enter a full proposal.

NYCSGA will require that researchers who are successful in receiving NYCSGA funding for their work will acknowledge NYCSGA and soybean Checkoff support in any publication reporting findings of the NYCSGA sponsored research. In addition, NYCSGA requires electronic copies of the final research reports, any publications of the findings, and a research abstract, all of which NYCSGA may use in describing the project and its findings in any NYCSGA publication or the website.

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New York State crop insurance program includes March 15 deadlines Types of Crop Insurance Crop insurance protects the policy holder against either yield or revenue losses that are the result of specific weather-related or other natural events.Crop insurance is administered by the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA), and to make coverage affordable and to encourage participation, the federal government subsidizes

most premiums.

For a good overview of all types of crop insurance available, with a strong emphasis on field crops, you can download the New York State Crop Insurance for Field Crops bulletin.

Crop insurance is required to qualify for disaster payments The 2008 Farm Bill changed disaster coverage dramatically. Now, all crops

World Dairy Expo announces complete slate of judges A slate of 16 official judges will evaluate over 2,500 head of the finest registered dairy cattle Oct. 2-6 during the 2012 World Dairy Expo. This premier dairy industry event attracts over 65,000 dairy cattle enthusiasts from around the globe. The following list of judges has been named: • International Ayrshire Show: Lynn Harbaugh, Marion, WI Associate Judge: Chad Ryan, Fond du Lac, WI • International Brown Swiss Show: Curtis Day, Burnsville, MN Associate Judge: Brian Schnebly, Hagerstown, MD • International Guernsey Show: Adam Liddle, Argyle, NY Associate Judge: William Peck III, Schuylerville, NY • International Holstein Show: Michael Heath, Westminster, MD Associate Judge: Dave Dyment, Dundas, ON • Central National Jersey Show: Mark Rueth, Oxford, WI Associate Judge: Cathy Yeoman, Dover, OK • International Milking Shorthorn Show: Steve White, New Castle, IN Associate Judge: Ken Empey, Dorchester, ON • Grand International Red & White Show: Justin Burdette, Mercersburg, PA Associate Judge: Steve Shaw, Williamsburg, PA • International Junior Holstein Show: Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio Associate Judge: Pat Conroy, Angola, IN World Dairy Expo is recognized as the largest dairy-focused event in the world.

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grown on a farm must be covered by insurance in order for the farm to receive disaster payments, should a disaster occur. For crops without a specific insurance program, a non-insured crop policy (NAP) must be obtained from your county Farm Service Agency (FSA). It is important to know that the higher your crop insurance coverage, the higher will be your disaster payment. The FSA is the federal agency that administers the new SURE crop disaster program and can be found at www.fsa.usda.gov The FSA has a disaster payment calculator on their website where you can calculate what your disaster payment will be with various levels of crop insurance coverage.

Written agreements A written agreement is a document designed to provide crop insurance coverage for insurable crops when coverage or rates are unavailable in a county. It can also be used to modify the existing terms and conditions in the crop insurance policy when specifically permitted by the policy.

Finding an agent Perhaps most important is locating a good crop insurance agent that you are comfortable with. You can find a list of crop insurance agents registered to sell crop insurance on the USDA Risk Management Agency’s webpage at: www3.rma.usda.gov/apps/agents/ (In the “specialty” box, choose “crop insur-

ance.” A new box pops up asking what state you want. Then, once you get New York State, you can choose all counties. If you do so, you will get more than 300 listings. The computer only lets you print the entries you see, or the first 20 or so agents. If you choose your county, however, the number of listings drops. If you are unable to work with this website, please contact us and we will mail you a list of all crop insurance agents registered on the USDA RMA website — the same information there.

Important deadlines and updates: The sales closing date and reporting deadlines vary by crop and type of coverage. This table summarizes those deadlines. It is recommended that you meet with a crop insurance agent well in advance of the deadline, to ensure time to gather documentation.

Please be aware of these upcoming deadlines: • Spring-Planted Field Crops — Corn, Oats, Soybeans, Wheat: March 15 • Vegetables (except onions) – March 15 • Fall-planted Barley and Wheat: The deadline to enroll is Sept. 30 • Apples, Grapes, Peaches – Nov. 20 • Nursery and Greenhouse: Monthly enrollment for new applicants; May 1 Renewal • Dairy — Livestock Gross Margin (LGM): Monthly enrollment available.

Plowing up the past The Northwest Connecticut Draft Horse Association was established in 1989. We are

a Diverse Group of Members from New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut inter-

ested in learning more about and promoting the draft horse. Ownership of a horse is not

necessary to become a member, just the interest in draft horses.

We hold Dinner Meetings on the 1st Thursday of the month in Morris, CT. Our meetings are informational and we try to incorporate guest speaker into several meetings a year.

Members’ Annual Events include Spring Plow Day in April, a Picnic & Tailgate Tag Sale in July and a Fall Field Day, Nov. 4, 2012. We also enjoy Field Trips and Group Drives throughout the year.

We currently are preparing for this year’s Spring Plow Day to be

held April 22, on Browns Lane, Canaan, CT from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is open to the public free of charge and includes plowing demonstrations throughout the day.

Several members, who do not wish to plow, hitch up their teams and spend the day giving wagon rides. The event gives our members a chance to do a little spring cleaning by motivating us to dust off our tack, cleaning up our horses and get out in the field to play.

One teamster once said after working a noticeably boney field “a bad

day of plowing is better than a good day of work.”

This event is an opportunity to plow up the past and allows us to teach people about draft horses and how they helped carve out this country one field at a time. If you plan on spending the day plowing with us you are also welcome to join us for a Pot Luck Picnic Lunch.

For more information on this event or joining our club NWCDHA contact is Tony Roswell, Pres., e-mail: trozwell@aol.com, n o r t h w e s t c t drafthorse.com or on facebook at NWCTDHA.

The Northwest Connecticut Draft Horse Association’s Spring Plow Day will be held April 22.

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sponsive to the needs of New York agriculture and opposition to proposed youth employment regulations that would interfere with the traditional operation of a family farm.

“2012 is a critical year for New York

farmers,” said Dean Norton, President of New York Farm Bureau. “The devastation wrought by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee showed us that the crop insurance program as it is currently constructed

does not work for New York agriculture. We need to work with Congress to ensure that specialty crops like those grown right here in New York receive equal treatment in the Farm Bill.”

Damage to New York

farms as a result of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee ran into the tens of millions of dollars and more than 145,000 acres of farmland was affected. As a result, New York Farm Bureau is working to ensure that USDA develops crop insurance options that truly protect specialty crop farmers from catastrophic losses. The organization is also taking the lead in urging that preventative measures be undertaken that could limit the need for massive crop insurance payouts. One such measure would engage the Army Corps of Engineers in efforts to dredge and shape waterways in order to prevent flooding and protect farms and communities.

As a leading dairy state, New York also has a strong interest in making sure that the next Farm Bill addresses lingering issues related to milk price stability and adequacy. NYFB is also working to ensure that the Livestock Gross Margin program is better funded so that our dairy farmers can better access this vital risk management tool.

On the regulatory side, New York’s farmers are facing a different kind of challenge?namely an attack on the basic structure of a family farm and the ability for this generation to pass on the kind of work ethic and hands-on

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The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) has proposed new rules that would restrict children ages 14 and 15 from working on a farm. The new regulation, if adopted would prevent children from engaging in simple farm-related tasks such as building a fence or using a battery powered screwdriver. The strictest interpretation even prevents the use of a flash light. In addition, the new rules would also make it difficult for a farmer to hire

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The 2011 event drew participation from 15 states and Canada and 2012 looks to be every bit as exciting.

The New York Spring Dairy Carousel kicks off Friday, April 13 with the Youth Showmanship Contest at 11 a.m. At 2 p.m. the Junior Judging Contest, sponsored by the Farm Credit Northeast AgEnchancement, takes place. At 6 p.m. will be the Protein Breeds Sale.

The New York Junior Holstein Show starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 14. Juniors will present animals to Judge Luke Johnson, Unadilla, NY. At 1 p.m. Richard Hill, Cattaraugus, NY, will of-

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Four shows will take place on April 15. The Red & Whites and Jerseys start at 8 a.m.

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Mark Rueth, Oxford, WI, places the Milking Shorthorn and Hill will line-up the Brown Swiss.

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Schedule of Events Wednesday, April 11 8 a.m.: Barns open, note this year cattle may leave at end of respective breed show Thursday, April 12 7 p.m.: All cattle in place Friday, April 13 11 a.m.: Jr. Showmanship 2 p.m.: Jr. Judging Contest 6 p.m.: Protein Breeds Sale Saturday, April 14 9 a.m.: New York Jr. Holstein Show 1 p.m.: Ayrshire Show (Ring 1) & Guernsey Show (Ring 2) 4 p.m.: Holstein Sale

Sunday, April 15 8 a.m.: Red & White Show (Ring 1) & Jersey Show (Ring 2) 9 a.m.: Holstein USA Judges Conference — Warm Up Ring 1 p.m.: Milking Shorthorn Show (Ring 1) & Brown Swiss Show (Ring 2) Monday, April 16 8 a.m.: International Holstein Show Cattle released at conclusion of EACH BREED show Judges: • Mark Reuth: Open Holstein, Milking Shorthorn • Luke Johnson: New York Jr. Holstein • Jason Lloyd: Red & White, Ayrshire • Rich Hill: Jersey, Guernsey, Brown Swiss Area hotels: • Clarion Fairgrounds: 315-4578700 • Comfort Inn Fairgrounds: 315453-0045 • Inn at the Fairgrounds: 315-4840044 (former Best Western) • Western Ranch: 315-457-9236 • Camper/RV hookups are available at $30 per day each.

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Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser a success Hidden Valley 4-H Camp and Cornell Cooperative Extension Schuyler County would like to sincerely thank everyone who helped make our Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Sunday, Jan. 29, a success!

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Thanks to all, we raised over $500 to provide camperships for youth to come to Hidden Valley 4-H Camp!

Hidden Valley 4-H Camp, located in Watkins Glen, has been serving the youth of Schuyler County since 1945.

A goal of Hidden Valley 4-H Camp is to continue helping Schuyler County youth who are not able to afford attending camp.

We have set up a campership fund for these individuals and are grateful to be able to add what was earned at the Pancake Breakfast to this fund.

For more information on Hidden Valley 4-H Camp, call 607-535-7161 or visit our website at http://hiddenvalley4hcamp.org/.

Amanda Elsholz with her 2011 Dairy Steer.

can think of one prime example, when I went with my 4-H group to make dinner at the Ronald McDonald House in Buffalo. While we were making dinner, many of the people came to us telling us of their hardships, by hearing these stories; I know that only extremely strong people could possibly make it through these difficult times. This experience definitely taught me to respect others, and not to judge people, because you never know the whole story.

My life would be nothing like it is today had it not been for 4-H. It has made me the person that I am day. I am a person that treats everyone fair-

ly, is considerate, and respectful of others. I encourage everyone to take advantage to the opportunities that 4H has to offer and join your local 4-H club.

Amanda Elsholz is now working on her future and is in her second year of college, but still helps out in her former 4-H club as a volunteer as much as her can fit into her busy schedule.

Anyone aged 5 to 19 years old can become a 4-H member, if you would like to join 4-H, please contact your local 4-H office. In Cattaraugus County, please contact Bonnie Moore, 4-H Program Educator, at 716-6992377 Ext. 120.

4-H Offers “Animals and Medicine” Come and explore veterinary medicine through the unique youth program, “Animals and Medicine”.

Sponsored by Tompkins County 4-H, and designed for students in 9th-12th grade, this mini-course caters to those with a sincere interest in biology, medicine, and animals.

There will be a $50 registration fee to cover the cost of all program material and resources, including a pizza party at the final meeting.

“Animals and Medicine” will take place at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine from 6-8 p.m. The program will be held Friday evenings from April 6 - May 11. This six-week mini-course will be taught by Cornell veterinary students, and lessons will incorporate guest presentations by vet-

erinary professors with Cornell’s vast teaching resources. Each week will focus on a different animal species or group of animals, including cats, dogs, horses, ruminants, swine, and exotics.

Hands-on activities will be comprised of practicing a physical exam, discovering the inner workings of the rumen, learning about different anatomy, and getting messy with dissection.

Enrollment in “Animals and Medicine” is limited; parents are welcomed to stay.

Partial scholarships are available to assist with the registration fee.

Please contact Sarah RichardsDesai, 4-H Administrative Assistant, at scr22@cornell.edu to register or for a scholarship application.

Registration deadline is March 16.

The Clover Patch Kids working on projects for County Fair

Members of the Clover Patch Kids 4-H Club with their projects.

Photo courtesy of Cattaraugus County CCE

SPRINGVILLE, NY — On Jan. 21, the Clover Patch Kids 4-H club held their meeting at the Springville Methodist Church. At our meeting we made fleece sleeping bags. We had to cut material and tie together the knots on the bottom and the side.

We also had fun playing a game. We made toilet paper snow men out of a human. We wrapped a person in toilet paper and then put on eyes, nose, hats, scarves, and buttons. All in all we had a fun morning.

The Clover Patch Kids are a Cattaraugus County 4-H Club. We have fun getting together to learn new things from rockets to baking to raising animals. We then get to display our projects at the Cattaraugus County Fair in the summer.

This article was written by Lexi Blesy, Springville, NY a member of the Clover Patch Kids 4-H Club. If you want like to join us, please contact the 4-H office at 716-699-2377 Ext 120. We would love to have you in our club.

Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Healthy eating, healthy kids and healthy families

by Kathleen Jablonski, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development Nutrition. The word evokes thoughts of eating your veggies, picking healthy things to eat and restricting sweets. Yes, that is part of it. Modeling healthy eating habits for children is a HUGE part of what we can do to help youth live a full and healthy life.

When my children were growing up, I worked as a high school family and consumer science (aka home economics) teacher. In that role, I had an opportunity to reach 125 teens a day. You’d better believe they watched what I ate, what I had for snacks and, what went home to my family from the grocery store. At school and at home, I tried to model healthy choices.

The students knew that when they planned a meal in foods lab they would not be using high fat, high sugar recipes, and that they would be making some foods choices based on their body’s nutritional requirements.

It carried over to my own home as well.

My children were given healthy choices, sugary snacks were limited, and sugary drinks were not in the home. They were sent outside to play every day after school. They helped in food preparation, and when appropriate, food growing and shopping. (That’s the national 5-2-1-0 campaign, check it out at www.healthynh.com/fhc/initiatives/ch_obesity/5210.php) My children now have families of their own. I can say the healthy eating modeling paid off in how they make nutritional choices now as well as how they are feeding my grandchildren.

Good nutrition is about choices, healthy choices.

When you read the research on weight control and healthy eating, it all points to one thing: making

healthy, nutrient laden eating choices over a lifetime.

The “new” United States Department of Agriculture’s campaign for Americans is called MyPlate. It is meant to be used in conjunction with the information found in the last 10 years of nutrition research and the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/) to help Americans visualize what their plate should look like when making healthy eating choices.

It brings to the American public a tool to use to fight obesity. If serving size recommendations for your age, activity level and size are followed, it will help a person get to and maintain a healthy weight.

It all starts with an eight inch plate divided into four unequal quadrants. The concept is very simple: over half your plate should be fruits and vegetables, with emphasis on the vegetables, protein should be one serving, and the other serving should be grains, preferably whole grains. The beverage should be a non-sugary drink with a dairy product or dairy substitute as the recommendation.

What is a serving size? There are many places you can find this information. I recommend you check out a website from one of the land grant university’s Cooperative Extensions to learn more about serving sizes. Some sites that I like are: www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/, which tells you (by food) how much a serving size it.

This website: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy258 compares servings of food to common household objects. Do you want something to post on your refrigerator? Try this PDF from the University of California: www.ca.uky.edu/ agc/pubs/nep/nep201a/nep201a.pdf Research has found that, on average, most people can stop their natural weight gain by adding 2,000

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steps a day to their daily life or by eating 100 less calories. To lose weight, most people need to add more steps and eat less. (Pennington Biomedical Research Center, www.pbrc.edu/ ) This research was duplicated by the University of Kansas Medical Center (www.kumed.com/default.aspx?id=58310).

Their research suggests “…eating 100 fewer calories each day can help you maintain a healthier weight. Did you know that by cutting just 100 calories a day you can lose about 10 pounds in a year? It’s not a diet. It’s a lifestyle change. By trimming a bit here and there, you can still enjoy your favorite foods at home and in restaurants. You’ll soon see that small changes do add up!”

University of Kansas has a list of behaviors families can model to make healthy eating choices. Some of them are the way we eat, not necessarily what we eat.

Their research goes on to recommend the following items. Eat slowly. Eat only when you’re hungry. Use one less tablespoon of butter, margarine or oil.

Choose vinegar and oil salad dressing. Make broth-based soups. Steam your veggies. Don’t clean your plate. Another option, when possible, is to order a smaller entrée portion.

There is research to back up the saying “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”.

Breakfast contributes, for youth and adults, to higher achievement, lower rates of absence and tardiness, increased concentration, fewer calories, and better nutrition. We know that children learn from watching parents. It stands to reason that if you do not model eating breakfast; your children will not get the benefits either.

Making healthy eating changes can take a while. Change one habit (or two) at a time, involve the whole family in the decision making and take the first step to healthy eating and living.

ATA files Amicus Brief in support of FMCSA on EOBR Challenge ARLINGTON, VA — American Trucking Associations filed an amicus brief on Feb. 24 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s defense of electronic logging devices.

“ATA supports the use of electronic logging devices, which have demon-

strated the ability to improve carriers’ compliance with FMCSA’s hours-ofservice regulations,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said. “With this filing, we urge the Court to reject the calls to prevent fleets from using these powerful compliance tools.”

FMCSA’s rules governing the voluntary use of electronic logging devices

to record hours-of-service data are being challenged by a group that successfully overturned the agency’s proposal to mandate electronic logging for carriers with egregious hours-ofservice violations.

“Thousands of responsible, safetyminded truck fleets throughout this country voluntarily use this technolo-

gy to ensure their drivers are complying with federal hours-of-service requirements,” Graves said. “The Court should dismiss this challenge and reaffirm the longstanding authorization to voluntarily use electronic logging devices while FMCSA works toward addressing questions about a future, wider mandate for their use.”

New York farm numbers decrease The number of farms in New York for 2011 decreased from a year earlier, reports King Whetstone, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office.

The number of farms for 2011 is estimated at 36,000. Land in farms was 7.00 million acres.

Farms with sales over $500,000 increased by 50 to 1,800 while farms with sales between $250,000 and $499,999 fell by 150 to 1,300. The area of land operated by farms in these two groups totaled 2.50 million acres, equal to a year ago. The next smaller sales class, farms with sales between $100,000 and $249,999 decreased by 200 to 3,200 while land operated by these farms decreased

to 1.10 million acres.

There were 10,800 farms with sales between $10,000 and $99,999 compared with 10,700 a year earlier.

Land they operated totaled 1.80 million acres. There were 100 less small farms with sales between $1,000 and $9,999 in 2011, at 18,900. Land in farms for this class remained the same as last year at 1.60 million acres.

The number of farms in the United States in 2011 is estimated at 2.2 million, down slightly from 2010. Total land in farms, at 917 million acres, decreased 1.85 million acres from 2010. The average farm size is 420 acres, up 1 acre from the previous year.

Farm numbers and land in farms are broken down into five eco-

nomic sales classes.

Farms and ranches are classified into these “sales classes” by summing their sales of agricultural products and government program payments. Sales class breaks occur at $10,000, $100,000, $250,000, and $500,000.

Farm numbers increased slightly in the $10,000-$99,999, $250,000-$499,999, and $500,000 and over sales classes. Higher commodity prices and larger value of sales contributed to changes in the number of farms within these sales classes. Farm numbers increased 1.3 percent, to slightly over 600,000 farms in the $10,000 $99,999 sales class and 1.9 percent in the $250,000 - $499,999 sales class to over

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Land in farms increased in the largest sales class while decreasing in all other sales classes.

Land operated by farms in the $500,000 & over in sales class increased 2.5 percent, to 305.7 million acres.

Land operated by farms in both $1,000-$9,999 and $100,000$249,999 sales classes decreased by 3.5 percent, to 100.7 million acres and 138.7 million acres respectively.

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by Carly Hodes Cancer cells must prepare for travel before invading new tissues, but new Cornell research has found a possible way

to stop these cells from ever hitting the road.

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The study, co-authored by graduate student Lindsey Boroughs; Jared L. Johnson, Ph.D. ‘11; and Marc Antonyak, senior research associate, is published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry (286:3709437107).

Most adult cells stay stationary, but the ability for some to move helps embryos develop, wounds heal and immune responses mobilize. When migrating cells go astray they can cause developmental disorders, ranging from cardiovascular disease to mental retardation.

Metastasis (the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another) also relies on cell migration.

How exactly cancer cells migrate and invade tis-

sues continues to be a mystery. However, Cerione’s lab uncovered a potentially important clue when it noticed that cancer cells gearing up to move would collect a protein called tissue transglutaminase (tTG) into clusters near the cell membrane. “tTG is turning up in many aspects of human cancer research and seems to be contributing to the process that turns cells cancerous,” said Cerione. “Lindsey and Marc discovered that cells must gather tTG into a specific place in their membrane before they can move. But tTG is usually inactive, and we’ve been trying to understand how a cell gets this protein to the exact right place so that it can be activated to stimulate cell migration.”

Observing breast cancer cells in culture, Cerione’s lab found a missing link in our understanding of cell migration: Cancerous cells become hyperactive invasion vehicles by using tTG together with other

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proteins like wheels, poking them through the surface to form a “leading edge” that pulls the cell forward. But to get the wheels to the leading edge, it turns out they need another protein to roll them there — a “chaperone” protein called heat-shock-protein-70 (Hsp70).

“We’ve known for years that Hsp70 acts as a chaperone to other proteins, ensuring that they assume the right structure and behave properly when a cell is under stress,” said Cerione.

“Heat shock proteins have also been implicated in cancer, although scientists have been trying to understand their exact role in cancer. Our research has uncovered a previously unknown role for these chaperones — helping tTG get to the leading edge. tTG must be in this location for cancer to spread.”

When cells become stressed, Hsp70 influences the behavior of their “client” proteins, ensuring they keep the right shape. Cells need chaperones like Hsp70 to ensure that various proteins work correctly and don’t warp, but these same chaperones

can help cancer cells spread by helping move tTG to the membrane surface. Using inhibitors that block the function of chaperones, Cerione and his team paralyzed Hsp70s and stopped breast cancer cells in culture from gathering tTG into a leading edge, effectively immobilizing them.

Exactly how Hsp70 gets tTG going remains unknown, but Cerione believes other proteins are involved.

“If we can better understand how Hsp70 influences tTG, we can figure out ways to modulate that interaction to immobilize cancer cells and keep them from becoming invasive,” said Cerione. “We suspect Hsp70 is using a third kind of protein to move tTG, and that’s what we’re trying to figure out now. Finding the next link in this chain of events could have important consequences for preventing cancer migration and metastasis.”

This work was funded, in part, by the National Institutes of Health.

Carly Hodes ‘10 is a communication specialist at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

ABA offers practical financial advice for farmers buying farmland ABA’s Agricultural and Rural Bankers Committee, responding to a boom in farmland values, has produced a tip sheet for farmers considering buying farmland during this hot market.

“Record prices are being paid for farmland in many parts of the country. Members of the ABA Agricultural and Rural Bankers Committee developed some practical financial tips to assist farmers and ranchers who are contemplating making land purchases,” said John Blanchfield, ABA’s senior vice president for Agricultural and Rural Banking.

“In this hot real estate market, the need for buyer due diligence has never been higher, and

bankers, who have deep experience in real estate acquisition and finance, are a great resource for producers to consult,” added Blanchfield.

ABA has also produced a video summary of agricultural credit conditions featuring the committee’s chairman Kim Greenland, market president of Great Western Bank, Mount Ayr, Iowa, and vice chairman Keith Geis, president of Platte Valley Bank, Wheatland, WY. The tip sheet is available at: www.aba.com/aba/documents/communications/BuyingLand.pdf The video is available a t : www.youtube.com/watc h?v=gYWCu8iYfDM

High-octane liquid fuels to power cars to new mileage, emission standards Automakers will need higher octane fuels to meet the coming increases in fuel economy and reductions in emissions called for by 2025, according to a new study by auto engineering firm Ricardo, Inc. Octane is the standard measure of the antiknock properties (i.e., engine performance) of a motor fuel.

Most fuels today, including E10 ethanol blends, have an octane rating of at least 87.

The increase in average fleet fuel economy to 54.5 mile per by 2025 will have to be met in large part by engines and vehicles popular

today. Ricardo notes, “[t]he vast majority of vehicles sold through 2025 in the United States will use gasoline-fuelled, spark-ignited internal combustion engines as the primary form of propulsion.”

Specifically, Ricardo reports that nearly 3 out of every 4 vehicles will require a gasoline-type, higher octane fuel to operate a growing list of engine technology options. “Future powertrain solutions will have a natural thirst for higher octane fuels,” Ricardo concludes.

At a blending octane rating of 113, ethanol and higher

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ethanol blends are uniquely poised to help automakers achieve stricter fuel economy and emissions requirements. While most measure a fuel’s mileage based on British Thermal Units (BTUs), new engine technologies designed to meet higher fuel economy standards like turbo-boosted, downsized engines will require the higher octane level that higher level ethanol blends offer.

Coincidentally, the Auto Alliance has also recognized the need for increased octane and the potential for

ethanol to help meet this demand. In comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on pending vehicle and fuel guidelines known in the industry as Tier3/LEV III, the Auto Alliance noted, “to help achieve future requirements for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, we also recommend increasing the minimum market gasoline octane rating, commensurate with increased use of ethanol. Adding ethanol to gasoline increases its octane rating.”

“Increasing fuel economy requirements across the U.S. car fleet presents opportunities for high performance, high octane fuels like ethanol blends,” said Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, which commissioned the Ricardo study.

“Rather than being limited to lower ethanol blends like E10 or E15, a thirst for octane from these new engine technologies could open up options for higher blends and be a boon to markets for ethanol-blended fuel.”

USDA Rural Development hosts Rural Energy Roundtable with Stakeholders SYRACUSE, NY — On Feb. 22, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development New York State Director, Jill Harvey hosted a Rural Energy Roundtable.

Stakeholders, state energy partners, lenders, local, state and federal elected officials, and

government officers gathered at the Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District Building in Auburn to discuss ways in which Rural Development can maintain its commitment to helping meet President Barak Obama’s energy independence goals.

As we approach Farm Bill season, USDA Rural Development called together stakeholders to provide updates on the Rural Development Renewable Energy for America Program; to discuss ways we can best utilize our dollars, including working with private and public in-

vesting partners, and re-emphasize our commitment to renewable and efficient energy efforts.

The Farm Bill energy programs have been a priority of the Secretary of Agriculture.

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Vilsack drives home importance of domestic renewable fuels Addressing a crowd of nearly 1,200 renewable fuel and rural American advocates at the Renewable Fuels Association’s National Ethanol Conference, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (USDA)Tom Vilsack emphatically emphasized the critical importance of America’s ethanol producers to the wellbeing of the nation’s economic, environment, and energy security.

In prepared excerpts

from the speech, Secretary Vilsack said, “These past few years haven’t been easy for homegrown fuel and its supporters. We’ve had to set the record straight about the effects of ethanol production on food costs, we’ve worked to explain your contributions to the global feed market, and to remind people around the world about the amazing increases in efficiency you have

made over the past decade.... .”

Vilsack was also very clear about the need to defend the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), level and expand markets for renewable fuels, and continue to invest in innovative emerging ethanol technologies. “This is obviously a very difficult budget environment,” Vilsack continued. “But we must continue to press forward. We need

to provide a sustained and strong defense of the RFS2. We need to work together to help level the playing field so consumers have easy access to renewable fuels. And we need to help maintain ethanol production so you can serve as a platform for our transition to producing more advanced biofuels. All of those challenges rely on us to continue to be innovators.... .”

After his remarks, RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen praised the commitment of Secretary Vilsack to America’s ethanol industry and all of rural America. “There is no greater advocate and champion for domestic renewable fuels than Secretary Vilsack.

He understands the importance of a robust renewable fuels industry to rural America and the contributions such an industry can make to the nation’s energy security

and economic vitality.

All the attendees of the RFA’s National Ethanol Conference are committed to working with Secretary Vilsack, USDA, and the entire Obama Administration to achieve our shared vision of a strong, diverse, and innovative renewable fuels and bio-based products industry.”

An audio and video replay of Secretary Vilsack’s passionate speech is available at www.DomesticFuel.com

2012 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide to Ethanol now available domestic ethanol industry while providing the most recent, up-todate graphs, charts and facts about the production and use of fuel ethanol. Numerous topics are covered including the ethanol industry’s economic impact and contributions, value in rural markets, next generation biofuels, building new markets, progressive policy, ethanol blended fuels, indirect land use change, food and fuel, world markets, and consumer awareness.

The Pocket Guide to Ethanol, one of RFA’s most popular items, is now its second year of publication. In an easy to carry format, the Pocket Guide puts a wealth of industry information right at your fingertips. Containing several sections, the guide covers domestic market expansion, increasing national security, stimulating America’s economy, expanding the global marketplace, statewide efforts made across the nation, and food vs. fuel.

The Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide to Ethanol are both now available online and as a hard copy at www.ethanolrfa

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ORLANDO, FL — The U.S. ethanol industry is creating jobs, increasing national security, expanding the global marketplace and putting money back into consumers’ pockets.

These and other accomplishments of the industry are highlighted in the 2012 Ethanol Industry Outlook and 2012 Pocket Guide to Ethanol. Both publications were released the week of Feb. 22 at the 17th Annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, FL. “2011 was an historic year for America’s ethanol industry,” said RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen. “From production to use to market access, ethanol producers around the country are making meaningful contributions to America’s economic prosperity, energy security, and environmental health. The Outlook and the Pocket Guide are must have resources that catalogue the accomplishments of America’s leading renewable energy industry.”

The 2012 Ethanol Industry Outlook is an annual publication that catalogs the important statistics for America’s

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WHITE’S FARM SUPPLY, INC. CANASTOTA, NY • 315-697-2214 WATERVILLE • 315-841-4181 LOWVILLE • 315-376-0300 www.whitesfarmsupply.com

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022

MESSICK’S FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. Rt. 283, Rheems Exit 717-367-1319 800-222-3373 www.messicks.com HONESDALE, PA 18431

MARSHALL MACHINERY INC. Rt. 652, 348 Bethel School Rd. 570-729-7117 www.marshall-machinery.com

Apply by March 31 to be a 2012 Environmental Steward Showcase your farm’s dedication to demonstrating the industry’s ethical principles as it relates to the environment by applying to be a 2012 Environmental Steward. The Pork Checkoff and National Hog Farmer magazine annually recognize up to four U.S. pork production operations of all types and sizes

that demonstrate a positive commitment to environmental stewardship.

Nominations should focus on one single production site or farm. Applications and nominations are welcome from pork producers, operation managers and other industry-related professionals. The application form is

available on pork.org. A national selection committee selects the award winners following a review of: • General production information • Manure/nutrient management • Soil conservation management • Water conservation management • Air quality management

• Wildlife habitat management • Neighbor and community relations efforts • An essay on the meaning of environmental stewardship For more information, contact Allan Stokes at AStokes@pork.org or 515223-3447 or Mike King at MKing@pork.org or 515-223-3532.

Source: Pork Leader Feb. 23

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AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, March 5 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. 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, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. 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 315287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

Tuesday, March 6 • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Consigned from Washing Co. Farmer. Overstocked sends 10 fresh hfrs., Hols. X. All have had 9 way & have been wormed. Real nice group of hfrs. 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, March 7 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Calf Sale.

Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-2965041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 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, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716450-0558 Thursday, March 8 • 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

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

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

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 315287-0220 • 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.

Friday, March 9 • 6:03 PM: Short Tract Firehall, Co. Rt. 15, Short Tract, NY. Fishing & Tool Auction. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com Saturday, March 10 • 9:00 AM: Penn Yan (Yates Co.) New York. Finger Lakes Produce Auction Spring Farm Machinery Consignment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 9:30 AM: 653 Youkers Bush Rd., St. Johnsville, NY. Public Auction. Farm Equip., Guns, Stoves, Tools & Household. Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257 • 10:00 AM: R.G. Mason Auction Facility, 10784 Rt. 19, Fillmore, NY. Building, Flooriing, Tool & Remodeled Materials Auction. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com • 12:00 Noon: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Selling bred cows, calves, steers & bulls. Three different groups of bred cows due for spring calving. (10 R&W Herefords bred red, 11 BB crosses bred black, 8 black Angus bred black). Also a set of 20 black Angus heifers weighing 4-500#, 20 good cross hfrs. & bulls weighing 600# and many more consign-

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ments. All consignments welcome. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 3:30 PM: Benton Fire Dept., 932 Rt. 14A, Benton Center, 3 mi. N. of Penn Yan, NY. Seneca Farm Toy Auction. Show 8:30 am - 2 pm. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm Monday, March 12 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Heifer Sale.

Group of Springing Heifers from one farm. 1 pm Dairy, followed by sheep, Lamb, Goats, Pigs & feeders. Calves & Cull beef approx. 5-5:30 pm.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Friday, March 16 • On the Farm, 196 Airport Road (county 603), Andover, NJ. Mooney Farms Complete Dairy Dispersal. 180 Head sell - 22 bred heifers, balance open heifers & calves. Hi-Grade Holsteins all AI sired & bred. This is a well bred herd of cows with cows milking over 100 lbs/day and go out everyday. Not many sales held in NJ anymore - this is an opportunity to purchase cattle worth the money. This will be worth your trip.

Cattle will be inoculated for shipping fever and pregnancy checked. Interstate testing will be provided after the sale to anyone who will be needing it. Catalog at ringside. Watch next weeks ad for more details. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-9721770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Saturday, March 17 • 1138 Rte. 318, Waterloo, NY. Third Annual Spring Equipment Auction. Large public auction

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

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

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

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 selling for farmers, dealers, bank repo & construction equipment. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315729-8030 • 8:00 AM: Mendon, NY. Saxby Implement Corp.

Public Auction. 200 Lawn Mowers, Vehicles, New Trailers & Much More. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. 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, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:30 AM: Nathan Mason, Callaway, VA (near Rocky Mount). Another Absolute Auction by Ownby. Farm Equipment Dispersal. No Buyer’s Premium!. Ownby Auction & Realty Co., Inc., 804-730-0500 Monday, March 19 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Dairy 1 pm followed by sheep, lamb, goat, pigs & feeders. Calves & cull beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-9721770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Tuesday, March 20 • North Woodstock Rd, Southbridge, MA. Foreclosure Greenhouse Farm Auction. Jacquier Auctions, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com Wednesday, March 21 • 8:55 AM: Rising, MD. 3 Day Retirement Auction. Business Liquidation. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 9:00 AM: 3186 Freshour Rd., Canandaigua,

NY. Coryn Farm Supplies, Inc. Public Auction of Farm Equip. & Tools. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.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 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-2965041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Friday, March 23 • 10:00 AM: Batavia, NY. Jeff & Kathy Thompson Farm Machinery Auction. Selling a full line of farm machinery including Case IH Maxxum 115, Case IH MX110, Case IH 7220, Case IH CX70 plus hay, tillage, barn equipment and much more. William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Saturday, March 24 • Atglen, PA. The Gala at Glen Valley II. Hosted

by Glen Valley Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Clymer, NY. Z&M Ag and Turf Farm Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. 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 • 11:00 AM: Rt. 37 Constable, NY. 58 head of Jersey, Jersey cross cattle. Plus full line of machinery. Northern New York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518569-0503 www.nnyds.com Monday, March 26

• 10:00 AM: Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).

Special Holiday Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale.

Note this date is the last week of March. Call for advertising your group - it makes a difference.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, March 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Easter Lamb & Goat Sale approx. 5 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, March 30 • 10:00 AM: Warsaw, Wyoming Co. Estate of Ronald Milcarek Auction. Selling vehicles, farm machinery, tools, & household including ‘07 Chevy Silverado, NH TB100 tractor, MF 573 tractor and more! Watch our website for a complete list and photos. William Kent, Inc., 585343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Saturday, March 31 • Cobleskill, NY. 31st Annual Cobleskill Dairy Fashion Sale. Hosted by SUNY Cobleskill Dairy Cattle Club. The Cattle Exchange, 607-7462226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 205 Hanley Rd, Nassua, NY. Estate Auction.

Case-IH 685 4x4 Diesel w/loader, JD 4030, Oliver 1755 tractors, Befco C50 15’ Batwing finish mower, Wood Working & Mechanics tools, Horse equip. & Tack, Lumber, Cattle Show equip. & gates, Asst furniture & collectibles.

Jacquier Auctions, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 9:00 AM: Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt. 14A, 5 mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY. Equipment Consign-

ment Auction. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction. Farm Tractors & Machinery, Lawn & Garden Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-2431563 www.teitsworth.com • 12:00 Noon: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Lamb, Sheep and Goat Easter Sale. All animals taken Fri., March 30 from 8 am - 5 pm.. Also accepting until 10 am day of sale. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 Monday, April 2 • 10:00 AM: Eden, NY. Don Mammoser Farm Machinery Auction. Selling a complete line of farm machinery including John Deere and IH tractors, trucks, tillage, harvest, barn and more!

Watch our website for more information. William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Thursday, April 5 • 11:00 AM: 2324 Ridge Rd., Penn Yan, NY. Marvin & Mildred Koek Excellent Farm Equipment Retirement Auction. IH 1420 4WD combine, ‘95 Ford 16’ grain truck, tillage, planting & harvest equip. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-3961676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies, registered and grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315729-8030 Friday, April 6 • 10:00 AM: Alfred, NY. Alfred State College Spring Fling. All Breed Sale featuring choice cat-

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

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

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

ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERS Specialist in large auctions for farmers, dealers, contractors and municipalities.

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

PA RT I C I PAT I N G A U C T I O N E E R S

HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com

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.

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

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

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774

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

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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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

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(cont. from prev. page) tle of all ages! Watch our website for more information. William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) .

Spring Premier All Breed Sale. Selections are underway. Accepting registered high quality cattle. Give us a call. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Saturday, April 7 • 10:30 AM: Independence Township (Allegany Co.) New York. Complete Line of Good Farm Machinery and Livestock Handling and Support Equipment for Lyon View Farm. . Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 11:00 AM: Champlain, NY. Betty & Nelson LeDuc Farm Machinery Auction. Full line of machinery: Case MX120 w/ldr., Case IH 8920, Case 5130, NH TB110 w/ldr., Ford 6610. Northern New York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 www.nnyds.com Friday, April 13 • B&R Dairy, West Chazy, NY. 2 Day Sale April 13-14. 13th: 300 top quality AI sired free stall heifers. 14th: Farm machinery & tiling equipment. Northern New York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518569-0503 www.nnyds.com • 10:30 AM: Catskill Tractor, Inc., 384 Center St., Franklin, NY. Farm Equipment Consignment and Inventory Reduction. Franklin Used Equipment Sales, Inc. Auction Service, 607-829-2600 • 6:00 PM: Syracuse, NY. NY Spring Color Breed Sale. Held in conjunction with the NY Spring Dairy Carousel. The Cattle Exchange, 607-7462226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, April 14 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 8:00 AM: Farm of Don & Betty Duska, 1820 Co. Rt. 7, Ancram, NY. 22nd Annual Auction. Quality Consignments Accepted. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 8:00 AM: Beaver Mountain Farms, 1820 County Rt. 7, Ancram, NY. On the Farm of Don & Betty Duksa, 22nd Annual Auction. Quality Consignments Accepted. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 4:00 PM: Syracuse, NY. New York Spring Holstein Sale. Held in conjunction with the New York Spring Dairy Carousel. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, April 21 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Annual Spring Machinery Sale & Plant, Tree & Shrub Auction. Accepting consignments groups or single items.

Consignments already coming in call today to get into advertising it will make a difference. Expecting a field full of quality farm equipment. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • Quarryville, PA. Wea-Land Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Landis Weaver & Family, Owners. Comanaged by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com

www.cattlexchange.com • 8:25 AM: Newton, PA. Inventory Reduction.

Farm tractors & equipment. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 9:00 AM: Gerry Rodeo Grounds, RT. 60 Gerry, NY. Chautauqua County Area, Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. 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, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:00 AM: Argyle Livestock Station, 8 McEachron Hill Rd., Argyle, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Franklin Used Equipment Sales Inc., Frank Walker Auctioneer 607-829-5172 • 10:30 AM: Dalton (Livingston Co.) New York.

Dr. Lonnie and Donna Meeusen Retirement Auction. Clydesdale Horses, Show Wagon, Tack, new JD Tractors, haying line & general purpose line. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Tuesday, April 24 • 11:00 AM: Paul & Darcy Graves Farm, Comstock Rd., Adams, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal. Watch future ads and our website for complete listing. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 Wednesday, April 25 • The Pines Farm. Barton, VT. Annual Equipment Auction. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 Friday, April 27 • Waddington, NY. Complete Dispersal for Gary Tiernan. 200 head of AI sired dairy cattle. Delarm & Treadway, 518-483-4106 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Machinery Consignment Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, April 28 • Rising Sun, MD. 40 plus tractors. Watch for future ads. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 172 Marsh Rd., Litchfield, CT. Farm Auction for Bill Butts. Hay & Tillage Equipment, Tools & Cattle Support Equipment. Jacquier Auctions, 413569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • Heifer Haven, North Bangor, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Northern New York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 www.nnyds.com • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. 42nd Annual New York’s Favorite Consignment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 8:00 AM: Benedict Farms, Turin, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal on the Farm. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 9:00 AM: 796 No. Cream Hill Rd., Bridport, VT. Jim Ferguson Farm Machinery & Small Equipment Sale. All machinery like new. Wide selection of tractors, tools, hay & farm equip. Well maintained. Addison Co. Commission Sales E.G. Wisnowski & Sons, 800-339-COWS or 802388-2661 • 10:30 AM: Benedict Farms, Turin, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal on the Farm. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 11:00 AM: On the farm Otego, NY. Gretna Acres Registered Brown Swiss Complete Dispersal. 100 Head sell. This is a long established breeding herd (50 years) DHI tested, AI sired.

Regular herd health program. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com • 12:00 Noon: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Spring Dairy Cattle, Feeder Cattle & Machinery Consignment Sale. Good listing f cattle & machinery already. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 Tuesday, May 1 • 5:00 PM: Greenwood (Steuben Co.) New York.

“Warrinerdale Homestead.” The estate of Wayne Warriner, Sr. Farm Equipment. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Friday, May 4 • Ron Paro Farm, Heuvelton, NY. Complete Dairy Cattle & Machinery Dispersal. Watch papers for complete listing. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 Saturday, May 5 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Also selling Trowbridge Angus Bulls. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, May 11 • Arcade, NY. Co-Vista 20th Anniversary Sale.

Hosted by Co-Vista Holsteins, the George Family. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, May 12 • Burke, NY. Miller Family Spring Consignment Auction. Contact Paul Miller 518-483-6804 (No Sunday Calls). Delarm & Treadway, 518-4834106 • 9:00 AM: 3080 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY. Estate of Tom Oliver. Excellent farm collectibles, signs, 2 Oliver 66 tractors. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 10:00 AM: University Dr, Torrington, CT. Estate Auction. Ford 2810 tractor w/loader, Hay & 3 ph equip., Farmie winch, storage trailers. Jacquier Auctions, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.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 Saturday, May 19 • 10:00 AM: Langdonhurst Farm, 1601 Rt. 7A, Copake, NY. Buildings, Dairy, Cattle & Milking Equipment, Case/IH 5240 & Ford 7700, (2) Mack Trucks & Dump Trailer, Hay & Manure Equipment. Jacquier Auctions, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, June 1 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, June 9 • 9:00 AM: Don Rice Jr., 5761 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. 15 MM farm tractors & parts, 150 MM farm toys, MM & gas signs. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm Tuesday, June 26 • At the Farm, Newport, VT. Poulin-Royer, Inc. Complete Dispersal of all cattle and most equipment. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 Friday, July 13 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

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

nic. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, July 28 • 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 Friday, August 3 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, September 8 • Morrisville, NY. 30th Annual Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. Hosted by Morrisville State College Dairy Club. The Cattle Exchange, 607-7462226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, September 15 • 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 Saturday, September 22 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 6 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 20 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 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 Saturday, November 3 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 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, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com 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 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 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 Friday, April 5 • Intercourse, PA. Past Present Future Sale hosted by C.K. Kerrick & Matt Kimball. Held at te Ben K. Stolzfus sale barn. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT February 27 , 2012 Calves: 45-60# .35-.40; 61-75# .55-.65; 76-90# .901; 91-105# 1.05-1.12.50; 106# & up 1.15-1.20.

Farm Calves: 1.20-1.70 Started Calves: .50-.60 Veal Calves: 1.10-1.50 Open Heifers: 1-1.25 Beef Heifers: .85-1.06 Feeder Steers: 1.101.2250 Beef Steers: .84-1.06 Stock Bull: 1.19-1.25 Beef Bull: .92-1.05 Feeder Pigs (ea): 4 at 70 Sheep (ea): 100-110 Lambs (ea): 100-175; Kids ea. 80-180.

Canners: up to 81 Cutters: 82-87 Utility: 83-105 Rabbits: 4-17 Chickens: 4-22 Ducks: 9-12 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT February 27, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean not well tested; Breakers 75-80% lean 85-94.50; Boners 8085% lean 81-89; Lean 8590% lean 70-82.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 87.50-170; 80-92# 85-140; 70-80# 87.50-130.

Vealers: 100-120# not well tested; 90-100# 80-90; 8090# 65-85; 70-80# 65-85; 60-70# 50-60.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA February 28, 2012 Beef Cattle: Canners 4078; Cutters 75-82; Util 7885; Bulls 85-102; Steers 95-110; Hfrs. 85-100.

Calves: Growers Hvy. 180; Light 150-210; Hfrs. 60150; Veal 75-110.

Hogs: Feeders (ea) 50-80; Roasters 75-120; Sows 45-

LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA February 28, 2012 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 2036; 61-75# 40-81; 76-95# 56-86; 96-105# 40-68; 106# & up 68-80.

Farm Calves: 95-205/cwt Start Calves: 62/cwt Feeders: 91-105/cwt Heifers: 61-102/cwt Steers: 109/cwt Canners: 20-67.50/cwt Cutters: 68.50-81.50/cwt Utility: 82-93/cwt Sows: 54-66/cwt Hogs: 68-89/cwt Boars: 20.50/cwt Lambs: 270-290/cwt Sheep: 47.50-65/cwt Goats: 51-185 ea.

Rabbits: 2-14 ea.

Poultry: 3.50-18.50 ea.

Hay: 15 lots, 2.905.30/bale northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com

BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY No report

HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ February 28, 2012 Livestock Report: 48 Calves .15-4.60, Avg .84; 48 Cows .60-.90, Avg .79; 7 Easy Cows .49.5-.61.75, Avg .56; 11 Feeders 300500# .66-1.38, Avg 1.05; 8 Heifers .65-1.09 Avg .86; 8 Bulls .69-1.08, Avg .96; 6 Steers .80-1.27, Avg 1.03; 2 Hogs .50-.59, Avg .55; 1 Boar 25; 21 Sheep .50-.92, Avg .74; 2 Lambs (ea) 6066, Avg 63, (10 (/#) .953.05, Avg 1.88; 15 Goats (ea) 40.50-185, Avg 110.30, 12 (ea) 80-215, Avg 131.42; 37 Kids (ea) 7180, Avg 54.70. Total 224.

Poultry & Egg Report:Heavy Fowl (/#) .95-1.05; Roosters (ea) 33.25; Rabbits (/#) 2.753.40; Pigeons (ea) 3.507.50; Guineas (ea) 7-9.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.10; Brown Jum XL 1.15-1.25; L 1-1.15; M .90.

Hay, Straw & Grain Report: 4 Alfalfa 2.50; 40 Mixed 1.50-6.60; 3 Timothy 4-5; 9 Grass 1.30-4; 3 Mulch .80-1.50; 1 Shelled Corn 7.50; 1 Ground Corn 5.75-6.25; 1 Oats 4.50; 1 Feed 6; 3 Firewood 45-70; 2 Cedar Posts 20-130.

Total 68.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY

Gouverneur

EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY February 23, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 50-150; Grower Bulls over 92# 100185; 80-92# 70-165; Bob Veal 10-65.

Cull Cows: Gd 68-87; Lean 45-67; Hvy Beef Bulls 74-92.

Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 700-1400; Springing Cows 750-1250; Springing Hfrs. 800-1350; Bred Hfrs. 800-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 750-1450; Open Hfrs.

400-800; Started Hfrs. 150500; Service Bulls 6001000.

Beef: Feeders 50-128; Hols. Sel 84-100.

Slaughter Sheep: 30-100 Goats: Billies 100-180; Nannies 75-135; Kids 2080.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY February 27, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 155-195; 80-92# 120-145; Bob Veal 64-70.

Cull Cows: Gd 85-90.50; Lean 72-79; Hvy. Beef Bulls 82-87.50.

Beef: Steers 78-97.50; Hfrs. 60-97.50; Hols. Feeders 84-88.

Lamb/Sheep: Feeder 285; Market 180-215; Slaughter Sheep 80-120.

Goats: Billies 175-215; Nannies 155-170; Kids 8090.

Swine: Sow .46/#; Feeder Pig 75 ea. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY February 22, 2011 Calves: Hfrs. 120-175; Grower Bulls over 92# 125160; 80-92# 130-162.50; Bob Veal 40-65.

Cull Cows: Gd 81-90; Lean 70-80; Hvy Beef Bulls 93-105.

Beef: Feeders 110-172.50; Veal 200-300# 108-122.50; Ch 98-104; Sel 102-107; Hols. Ch 91-96.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY February 27, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 70-150;

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

Grower Bulls over 92# 170240; 80-92# 100-180; Bob Veal 5-50.

Cull Cows: Gd 80-93; Lean 68-78; Hvy. Beef Bulls 90-96.

Beef: Feeders 120-147; Hols Ch 105-115.

Swine: Hog 25 GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY No report PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY February 23, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 145-170; 80-92# 110-155; Bob Veal 30-50.

Cull Cows: Gd 76.50-88; Lean 69.50-80; Hvy Beef Bulls 89.50-94.

Lamb/Sheep: Market 200220.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY February 21, 2012 Calves: Grower Bulls over 92# 117-155; 80-92# 90140; Bob Veal 20-50.

Cull Cows Gd 72-84; Lean 60-73.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY February 29, 2012 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 68-88.50; Canners/Cutters 57-76.

Dairy Bulls for Slaughter: HY Util 67-100.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 70-90; 80-95# 6587.50; 60-80# 60-85; Vealers grassers 250# & up 69-100.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 110212.50; 80-95# 100-230; 70-80# 90-200.

Beef Calves Ret. to

Feed: bull over 95# 130210.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 120-132; Sel 103.50-118; Hols. Ch grain fed 98-113; Sel 88.50-94.

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

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY February 21 & 24, 2012 Hay: 90-205, 1st cut; 105305, 2nd cut.

Straw: 135-250 * Hay Tuesdays & Fridays @ 11:15 am. Produce Friday @ 9 am sharp!

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY February 27, 2012 Cattle: Dairy Cows for Slaughter Bone Util .70.86; Canners/Cutters .58.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls & Steers .991.02.

Calves: Bull Calves 96120# .80-2.35; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. under 100# 1.90.

Dairy: Milking age up to 1625; Bred Hfrs. up to 1150.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA February 22, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Hols.

Steers Ch 2-3 1648# 92; Hfrs. Ch 2-3 Hols. 1354# 88.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers

75-80% lean 79-83, lo dress 74.50-77.50; Boners 72-77.50, hi dress 75-78, hi dress 80-83, lo dress 7070.50; Lean 85-90% lean 67.50-73, hi dress 73.5075.50, lo dress 62.5066.50, very lo dress 51.5061.50; Light Lean 85-92% lean 59-61, lo dress 57-59, very lo dress 40-50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1312# 85.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 3 Hols. 488-562# 91-101; 1046# 82.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 96-112# 170192; 88-90# 167-180; No. 2 94-120# 130-167; 78-92# 140-160; No. 3 72-108# 75125; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 95110# 185-190/hd; No. 2 8090# 95-115/hd; Vealers 78116# 60-90.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 260270# 170-177.50/hd; 330# 170/hd; 45-50% lean 250270# 155-162.50/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 1055# 15-28; 70-100# 28-38.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 56# 210; 118# 70 Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 75# 160; Sel 2 under 20# 22.50; 30-40# 100-105; 4555# 120-130; Nannies Sel 1 150# 165; Sel 2 90# 135.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA February 28, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Hfrs.

Sel & Ch 1305-1455# 119125.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 85.50-88.25; Boners 8387.50; Lean 77-85.50; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 70.50-79.50; Shelly 68 & dn.

Bulls: YG 2 1 hd 1305# 92.

Feeder Cattle: Steers Hols

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COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA February 29, 2012 Cows: Canners 32-81; Cutters 82-91; Util 92-98.

Bulls: 92 Steers: Ch 122-125; Sel 100-118; Hols. 73-84.

Heifers: Sel 82; Holstein 99-105.

Calves: 5-57 ea.

Feeders: 67-108 Goats: 102-151 Kids: 94-118 ea.

Sows: 47.50 Chickens: 3.50-14 Rabbits: 5-15 Ducks: 5.50-18 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

50; Boars 22-25; Market 70.

Sheep: 90-120; Lambs 22.50.

Goats: 100-140 ea; Billies 120-200 ea; Kids 45-100 ea.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT 680-1120# 87-94.50; Hfrs.

L 1 780# Dairy Beef X 105.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 80-115# 180195; No. 2 80-110# 170185; No. 3 80-120# 100155; Util 90 & dn; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 2 85# 170.

Swine: Hogs 235-285# 6673; one hd thin 62.50; Sow 310-560# 56.50-67; thin/weak/rough to 51.

Goats (/hd): L Billies/Goat Families 240-260; Fancy Kids 130-155; Fleshy Kids 112-130; Small/thin 62105.

Lambs: Ch 60-75# 240272; one hd 65# 190.

Sheep: all wts. 70-98 Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves. * Special Fed Cattle Sales Feb 21 & March 6 & 20. * State Graded Feeder Pig Sales March 16 & 30.

Receiving 7:30 until 10 am.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA February 28, 2012 Rabbits: 2-25 Pullets: 7 Chickens: 1-8.50 Ducks: 6 Geese: 21 Guinea Pigs: 1.25-3.75 Pigeons: 4.75-5.50 Eggs (/dz): Brown XL 1.95-2.05; XL Green 1.20; S Mixed Colors .75; Duck Eggs 2.50.

All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm.

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CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA No report Receiving from 7:30 until 10 am. Sale time 1 pm.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC February 27, 2012 Holstein Steers: Ch 13181536# 102-104; Sel 12521318# 93-96.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 85-90.50; Breakers 77-83; Boners 74-80.50; Lean 65-77.

Bulls: 88.50-98.50.

Feeder Bulls: 392-398# 130-135; 580-730# 100117.50.

Calves: 233. Bull Calves No. 1 94-118# 172-197; 8092# 180-212; Hfrs. No. 1 94-122# 150-185; No. 2 8092# 170-195; No. 3 80-92# 170-195; 94-120# 125-155; 80-92# 125-162; Hfrs. No. 1

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four 90-100# 165-195; 84-88# 140-165; No. 2 76-104# 100-150.

Feeder Pigs: 35-40/hd.

Hogs: 258-400# 3447.50.

Goats: Kids 52-65/hd; Nannies 120-145/hd; Billies 200/hd.

EarCorn: 5 lds, 220265/ton Oats: 1 ld, 4.85/bu.

Hay (/ton): 40 lds, Timothy Grass 140-360; Mixed 135405; Grass 140-310; Alfalfa/Grass 135-350.

Straw: 12 lds, 140-225/ton.

Firewood: 5 lds, 32-65/ld.

Round Bales: 5 lds, 30-50 EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA No report GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA February 23, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Hols.

Ch 2-3 1548-1560# 105.50-106.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 92.5095.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 81-86.75, hi dress 8790.50; Boners 80-85% lean 75.75-81.25, hi dress 81.50-86.50; Lean 85-90% lean 71-76.25, hi dress 78.75-83.25, lo dress 6469.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bull calves No. 1 96-124# 190215; 80-94# 180-195; No. 2 96-124# 180-205; 80-94# 155-175; No. 3 96-124# 130-180; 80-94# 100-160; Hols. Hfr. calves No. 1 8488# 155-165; No. 2 92-98# 75-145; Beef X calves 7492# 105-180.

Vealers: Util 66-130# 2082.50.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No report

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA February 25, 2012 Alfalfa: 2 lds, 190 Mixed Hay: 14 lds, 170275 Timothy: 9 lds, 190-255 Grass: 9 lds, 65-220 Straw: 4 lds, 155-170 Corn: 6 lds, 65-110 Corn Fodder: 1 ld, 35 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA February 24, 2011 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1295-1615# 127-132; Ch 2-3 12201650# 122-127.50; Sel 2-3 1100-1490# 119-123.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 13051655# 110.50-115; Ch 2-3 1260-1730# 102.50-108; Sel 2-3 1195-1580# 96100; Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1170-1400# 125-128; Ch 2-3 1080-1430# 120126.50; Sel 2-3 11601355# 116-119.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 9094.50, hi dress 95-99.50, lo dress 82-85; Breakers 7580% lean 84-89, hi dress 89.50-93, lo dress 7982.50; Boners 80-85% lean 82-86.50, hi dress 88.5092, lo dress 75-79; Lean 85-90% lean 74-78, hi dress 78-82, lo dress 6570.

Slaughter Bulls: Thurs.

YG 1 1165-1795# 95-100; hi dress 1305-1700# 102104; lo dress 935-1215# 84-88.

Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No. 1 95-125# 160175; 80-90# 170-190; No. 2 75-125# 140-160; No. 3 70-145# 100-130; Util 70120# 70-90; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 85-105# 170-255; No. 2 75-115# 100-160; non-tubing 75-90# 40-70; 50-65# 11-27.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1

120-128# 177; 90-118# 193-201; No. 2 120-128# 177; 94-118# 193-202; 8092# 155-157; No. 3 72130# 145-160; Util 90-110# 40-50; 60-88# 92-122; Hols. Hfr. Calves No. 1 70100# 140-185; No. 2 65100# 80-140.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA February 21, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 87-89; Breakers 75-80% lean 7782; Boners 80-85% lean 75.50-79.50; Lean 85-90% lean 67-73, lo dress 54-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 2 1265-1770# 85-86.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 140-172; 8090# 150-180; No. 2 95120# 120-140; 80-90# 110125; No. 3 80-110# 80-125; Util 70-105# 40-75.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA February 22, 2012 Slaughter Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 12701680# 102.50-106; Sel 2-3 1260-1710# 95.50-100.

Slaughter Heifers: Sel 2-3 1090-1145# 112-114.50; Ch Hols. 2-3 1520-1530# 96-99.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 94-96; Breakers 75-80% lean 8489, hi dress 90-93.50; Boners 80-85% lean 78.50-83, hi dress 84.50-87; Lean 8590% lean 73-78, hi dress 80-84, lo dress 60-64.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1215-2025# 95-96.50, lo dress 920-1710# 84-89.

Feeder Cattle: Vealers 70-110# 10-50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 160-200; 8090# 165-180; No. 2 95130# 147.50-187.50; 8090# 120-135; No. 3 80-

120# 120-155.

Holstein Heifers: No. 1 100-105# 190-207.50; No. 2 90-125# 85-165.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 60-80# 190-227.50; 100-110# 190-201; Gd & Ch 1-3 30-40# 185-190; Sheep Gd 2-3 130-200# 82.50-102.

Goats: Nannies Sel 2 130# 127.50; Billies Sel 2 150# 142.50.

Slaughter Hogs: 40-45% lean 495# 56.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA February 21, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1275-1485# 128131.50; Ch 2-3 11751560# 123-128.50;15951615# 120.50-122.50; full/YG 4-5 1445-1525# 121-122.50; Sel 1-3 11401575# 117.50-123; Hols.

Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1325-1395# 110-114; Ch 2-3 12751600# 104-109; Sel 1-3 1230-1465# 97-102.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1295-1435# 126.50-127.50; Hols.

1535# 104; Ch 2-3 11151435# 123-126.50; full/YG 4-5 1210-1405# 118-121; Hols. Hfrs. 1295-1505# 100-100.50; Sel 1-3 10951185# 114-116.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 88-91; Breakers 75-80% lean 82.50-86.50, lo dress 7581.50; Boners 80-85% lean 76-82, hi dress 80.50-84, lo dress 70-76; Lean 85-90% lean 71.50-77.50, hi dress 78.50-82, lo dress 67-72, very lo dress 60-65.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1235-1850# 86.50-98.50, hi dress 1515-1995# 104106.50; lo dress 1345# 84.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 425-495# 171-182; 525660# 151-180; 715-925# 120-137; Herefords 745# 122; M&L 2 280-480# 130173; 515-680# 117-165; 770-845# 110-122; L 3 Hols. 275-450# 92-123; 510-1160# 84-106; Hfrs.

M&L 2 395-478# 130-149; 510-652# 122-150; 730# 122-135; M&L 2 352-455# 122-140; 528-567# 127137; Herefords 475# 122; Bulls M&L 1 302-467# 179195; 505-515# 147-165; 755# 134; M&L 2 435-492# 117-158; 560-657# 122151; 750# 119; Herefords 315-485# 112-132; L 3 Hols. 280-485# 90-115; 610-745# 85-86.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-125# 160-190; 7590# 175-200; No. 2 95115# 130-165; 75-90# 140-

170; No. 3 70-105# 82-130; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 85-105# 170-180; No. 2 75-115# 85130; Vealers Util 60-110# 32-80.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 225270# 72-78.50, singles 8081; 282-310# 78-84; 4550% lean 235-285# 68-74; Sows US 1-3 370-477# 5059; Boars 490-520# 2930.50; Jr. Boars 270-285# 50-51.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 1550# 15-33; 70-80# 31-51; Roasting Pigs 150-210# 63-69/cwt.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 42-57# 220-255; Ewes Gd 2-3 150-192# 95107; 215# 95; Rams 210280# 90-92.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 45-55# 115-135; 60-70# 140-162; Sel 2 under 20# 10-42; 20-40# 40-110; 4560# 70-132; Nannies Sel 1 120# 135; Sel 2 70-110# 100-110; Billies Sel 1 160190# 185-235; Wethers Sel 1 180# 182; Sel 2 130# 157.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA February 27, 2012 Cattle: 67 Steers: Ch 117-119; Gd 110-115.

Heifers: Gd 105-110 Cows: Util & Comm. 75-85; Canner/lo Cutter 75 & dn.

Bulls: YG 1 80-85 Cattle: Steers 120-145; Bulls 110-135; Hfrs. 85135.

Calves: 73. Gd 100-115; Std 15-85; Hols. Bulls 90130# 100-200.

Hogs: 50. US 1-2 75-78; US 1-3 72-75; Sows US 13 50-65.

Sheep: 13. Lambs Ch 180200; Gd 160-180; SI Ewes 70-95.

Goats: 80-140 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA February 27, 2012 Alfalfa: 165-235 Alfalfa/Grass: 200-280 Grass: 120-200 Timothy: 170-230 Mixed Hay: 120-200 Round Bales: 120-165 Straw: 75-165 Wood: 35-60 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA February 27, 2012 Roosters: 4.50-7 Hens: 1-3.50

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Banties: 1.75-3.75 Pigeons: 2 Guineas: 4 Ducks: 3-5 Bunnies: 1.75-6 Rabbits: 10-28 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA February 23, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1295-1615# 127132; full 125-127; Ch 2-3 1220-1650# 122-127; Sel 2-3 1100-1490# 119-123; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 13801655# 110.50-115; YG 4-5 1515-1780# 100-108; Ch 2-3 1260-1645# 103-107; Sel 2-3 1265-1510# 96100.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-4 1170-1400# 125128; Ch 2-3 1080-1365# 120-122; Sel 2-3 11601355# 116-119.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 9094.50, hi dress 95-99.50, lo dress 82-85; Breakers 7580% lean 84-89, hi dress 89.50-93, lo dress 7982.50; Boners 80-85% lean 82-86.50, hi dress 88.5092, lo dress 75-79; Lean 88-90% lean 74-78, hi dress 78-82, lo dress 6570.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1165-1795# 95-100; hi dress 1305-1700# 102104, lo dress 935-1215# 84-88.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 120-128# 177; 90-118# 193-201; No. 2 120-128# 177; 94-118# 193-202; 8092# 155-157; No. 3 72130# 145-160; Util 90-110# 40-50; 60-88# 92-122.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 70-100# 140-185; No. 2 65-100# 80-140.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA No report NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA February 27, 2012 Slaughter Lambs: NonTraditional, Wooled, Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-50# 258274; fancy 312; 50-60# 256-270; fancy 300-320; 60-80# 247-251; 80-90# 226-242; 90-110# 209-224; fancy 90-110# 246; 110130# 196-211; 130-150# 188-205; 150-200# 174188; Wooled & Shorn Ch 23 40-60# 230-245; 70-90# 200-237; 90-110# 180-195; 110-130# 185-200.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 100-115; 160-200# 94-109; 200300# 94-109; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120-160# 93-108; 160-200# 82-96.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 30-40# 108-123; 40-60# 122-141; 60-80# 148-167; 80-100# 160-180; fancy 90-100# 188-206; 100110# 173-188; Sel 2 4060# 90-114; 60-80# 120144; 80-90# 130-145; Sel 3 30-40# 66-80; 40-60# 7096; 60-80# 83-100; 80-90# 94-130; Nannies/Does Sel 1 80-130# 156-168; 130180# 166-180; Sel 2 80130# 146-161; Sel 3 5080# 82-97; 80-130# 118133; Bucks/Billies Sel 1 100-150# 194-209; 150250# 240-265; Sel 2 100150# 147-165.

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

New Wilmington, PA No report

150# 156-171.

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. Compred to last week hay & straw sold steady. Alfalfa 175-325; Mixed Hay 170325; Timothy 150-260; Straw 110-180; Mulch 6090.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 252 lds 46 Straw; Alfalfa 85-400; Mixed Hay 115-375; Timothy 150-410; Grass 135330; Straw 150-220.

Diffenbach Auct, February 20, 112 lds Hay, 21 lds Straw. Alfalfa 150-400; Mixed Hay 145-375; Timothy 195-410; Grass 140330; Straw 155-215.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: February 24, 37 lds Hay, 5 Straw. Alfalfa 65-350; Mixed Hay 150-260; Timothy 195-270; Grass Hay 135-270; Straw 170-220.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: February 23, 38 lds Hay, 9 Straw. Alfalfa 170-236; Mixed Hay 115320; Timothy 190-300; Grass 200-255; Straw 150210.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: February 22, 63 lds Hay, 11 Straw. Alfalfa 220330; Mixed Hay 135-365; Timothy 150-260; Grass 142-255; Straw 170-205.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 295 Loads Hay, 62 Straw.

Alfalfa 135-335; Mixed Hay 80-400; Timothy 80-325; Grass 60-275; Straw 90247.50.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: February 22, 46 lds Hay, 6 lds Straw. Alfalfa 305; Mixed 107.50-295; Straw 150-247.50.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: February 20, 34 lds Hay, 17 Straw. Alfalfa 335; Mixed Hay 115-360; Timothy 325;Grass 60-275; Straw 105-245.

Greencastle Livestock: February 20 & 23, 24 lds Hay, 7 Straw. Alfalfa 135250; Mixed Hay 95-207.50; Timothy 152.50-160; Grass 120-177.50; Straw 90-125.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: February 25, 34 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Mixed Hay 170-275; Timothy 190-255; Grass Hay 65-220.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: February 21, 63 lds Hay, 8 Straw. Alfalfa 160335; Mixed Hay 95-400;

Timothy 80-235; Grass 80385; Straw 100-175.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: February 18 & 21, 94 lds Hay, 20 Straw.

Alfalfa 190-300; Mixed Hay 80-305; Timothy 165-265; Grass 82-270; Straw 100167.50.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: February 10, 40 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 180-200; Timothy 160-200; Grass 160180; Straw 75-190.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES February 27, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1370-1580# 126128.50; Ch 2-3 11251615# 123.50-126.50; Sel 2-3 1180-1250# 119.50122; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1350-1660# 111-114.50; Ch 2-3 1250-1530# 104108.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1020-1180# 123.50125.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 85-88, hi dress 91-97, lo dress 7983; Boners 80-85% lean 82-86, hi dress 87-92, lo dress 77-79.50; Lean 8890% lean 78-82, hi dress 83-86, lo dress 72-77.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 few 1715-2120# 94-97.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-120# 160-190; 75-90# 100-125; No. 2 95-125# 110-140; 75-90# 80-90; No. 3 75-125# 80-110; Util 70115# 40-75.

Holstein Heifers: No. 2 100-105# 80-125. *Next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 9.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA February 23, 2012 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 170-260 Alfalfa Baleage: 1 ld, 52 Timothy Hay: 4 lds, 160300 Mixed Hay: 27 lds, 115320 Grass: 3 lds, 110-255 Straw: 9 lds, 150-210 EarCorn: 1 ld, 150 Firewood: 5 lds, 22-105 Corn Fodder: 2 lds 105150.

Baleage: 3 lds, 50-60 WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA February 28, 2012 Alfalfa: 5 lds, 240-285 Mixed: 10 lds, 230-305 Timothy: 2 lds, 198-205 Grass: 4 lds, 209-265 Straw: 3 lds, 170-180 Fodder: 1 ld, 120 Baleage: 3 lds, 22-65 Firewood: 2 lds, 73-90

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PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary Compared to last week corn sold .10 to .20 higher, wheat sold steady to .10 lower, barley sold steady, Oats sold steady & Soybeans sold .05-.40 higher.

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

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.91-7.26, Avg 7.10, Contracts 5.605.67; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.21-6.98, Avg 6.61, Contracts 6.20-6.21; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70; Oats No. 2 Range 5.10; Soybeans No 2 Range 12.04-12.49, Avg 12.28, Contracts 12-12.09; EarCorn Range 208.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.80-7.45, Avg 7.06; Wheat No. 2 6.98; Barley No. 3 Range 6.50; Oats No. 2 4.50-5, Avg 4.70; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.50-12.38, Avg 12.06; EarCorn Range 195-225, Avg. 210.33.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.90-7.20, Avg 7.04; Wheat No. 2 Range 6-7.10, Avg 6.50; Barley No. 3 Range 4-6.10, Avg 5.07; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-5.10, Avg 4.47; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.05-12.40, Avg 11.92; EarCorn Range 195-200, Avg 197.50.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 6.85-7.10, Avg 6.93; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.30; Barley No. 3 Range 6; Oats No. 2 Range 4.55; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.65-12.58, Avg 12.16; Gr. Sorghum Range 6.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.807.45, Avg 7.05, Month Ago 7.09, Year Ago 7.12; Wheat No. 2 Range 6-7.30, Avg 6.68, Month Ago 6.39, Year Ago 7.66; Barley No. 3 Range 4-6.50, Avg 5.32, Month Ago 5.26, Year Ago 4.86; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-5.10, Avg 4.60, Month Ago 4.36, Year Ago 3.55; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.05-12.58, Avg 12.10, Month Ago 11.60, Year Ago 13.16; EarCorn Range 195-225; Avg 204.60, Month Ago 202.60, Year Ago 161.25.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.20-6.50, Avg 6.37; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.06; Oats No. 2 3.50-3.75, Avg 3.63; Soybeans No. 2 12.34.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary February 24, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 127-132; Ch 1-3 122-127; Sel 1-2 117-123; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 110115; Ch 2-3 102-108; Sel 1-2 94.50-100.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 125-129.50; Ch 13 120-126.50; Sel 1-2 114117.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 79-87; Boners 80-85% lean 76-83.50; Lean 85-90% lean 71-78.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 102-109; Avg dress 9199.50; lo dress 84-91.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 172-182; 500700# 135-180; M&L 2 300500# 130-175; 500-700# 125-165.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 130-167.50; 500700# 122-150; M&L 2 300500# 122-160; 500-700# 120-158.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 165-195; 500-700# 147-165; M&L 2 300-500# 127.50-168; 500-700# 122151.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 30110.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-120# 160-215; 8090# 165-200; No. 2 95120# 140-190; 80-90# 130175; No. 3 95-120# 130180; 75-95# 75-150; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 84-105# 140220; No. 2 80-105# 85-165.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 68-74; 45-50% lean 220-270# 6165.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 48-55; 500-700# 53-58.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-30# 150-165; 4550# 120-125; US 2 20-30# 110-120; 30-40# 130-140.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 50-60# 245265; 60-80# 225-245; 80110# 206-230; 110-150# 178-208; Ch 1-3 60-80# 208-226; 80-110# 185-220; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 108-124; 160-200# 103118; Util 1-2 120-160# 101116; 160-200# 90-98.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 122-137; 60-80# 138-165; 80-100# 164-184; Sel 2 40-60# 90-134; 6080# 128-153; 80-100# 140168; Sel 3 20-40# 65-85; 40-60# 88-114; 60-80# 103-130; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 152-167; 130180# 167-175; Sel 2 80130# 129-144; Sel 3 80130# 116-131; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 176-195; 150250# 220-240; Sel 2 100-

Will New York be prepared for the “new” Farm Bill?

by Fay Benson, SCNY Dairy Team The USDA classifies New York as an underserved state for crop insurance, meaning, we aren’t using crop insurance to cover our agricultural production at rates seen in other areas of the country. This will put New York at a disadvantage with the direction that the Farm Bill is heading, which is away from Direct Payments and Disaster Assistance to more of a reliance on Risk Management for farmer’s protection from disaster events.

If Crop Insurance is to become one of the key avenues for farms to receive federal protection from adverse weather or market events, New York farmers will be at a disadvantage since they have not had the experience of using it on their farms. They will need to learn more about Crop Insurance and how it can fit their farm. If a natural disaster occurs or market prices plunge, crop insurance allows the producer to pay bills

and remain in operation. Beyond this fundamental strength, there are other benefits of crop insurance to producers, government, and the public.

1. Producers share in the program cost. When a producer wants crop insurance coverage, the producer must pay for it. While the program is partially subsidized by the government, producers have substantial “skin in the game.”

2. Producers receive crop insurance indemnities in the timeliest way. While some farm programs may make payments fairly promptly, such as marketing loan benefits, others pay out long after the payments are needed. For example, the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE) payments may occur about 1 1/2 years after harvest. Crop insurance policies require the companies to pay within 30 days of claim settlement. Losses

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ADVANCE NOTICE CATTLE & HEIFER SALE FRIDAY MARCH 16, 2012 11:00 A.M.

Directions: Salee to o bee heldd att Jackk Wood'ss Salee Barn,, locatedd onn Taylorr Valleyy Rd, Cincinnatus,, NY,, justt offf Routte 26.. Watchh forr auctionn arrows.

(50) Head Dairy, with Super Milk Awards, and cattle milking up to 100 lbs. Good cattle, milking heavy, and safe in calf. (3) Nice Black Crosses, and (4) Jerseys.

Good open heifers with this dairy, breeding age or close. Cattle show milk with good udders.

(20) Head from one Consignor, 1st calf heifers that are springing or fresh by sale day, with some nice open heifers in this group. More cattle being consigned daily.

Sale Managed By:

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FRIDAY,, MARCH H 30,, 2012: At Jack Wood's Sale Barn: (40) Head Dairy & Machinery consignment sale. JD 4240 w/cab. White 2-135, 4WD & cab. JD 3020, side console, w/JD 148 loader, gas. Farmall 400, hydraulic's & 3pt hitch. JD 446 Round Baler Silage Special. (Nice). H&S Bale Wagon. Ford disc's, 18 ft. fold up wings. Fransgaurd #4000 Log Winch. NI Manure spreader. More items being consigned daily. Call the auctions service to add your consignment. Advertising deadline is Tuesday, March 20.

due to disasters like floods or hurricanes and prevented planting and replant payments may be paid well before harvest.

3. Producers can use crop insurance as collateral for loans. When bankers loan to a producer, they require an expectation that the loan can be repaid. Many producers use land, equipment, or crops as collateral to secure the loan.

4. Producer indemnities are not capped by arbitrary payment limits. There are no income caps to be eligible to buy crop insurance, and crop insurance premium subsidies and indemnities are not limited.

5. Crop insurance has already contributed to deficit reduction.

While the budget for the new farm bill remains uncertain, it is likely to be quite limited. The crop insurance

program has the benefit of having recently undergone substantial budget cuts, most of which have been earmarked for deficit reduction.

To learn more about Crop Insurance in New York, contact your County Cornell Cooperative Extension Office. You can also visit the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Crop Insurance Education Program at www.agriculture.ny.gov/AP/CropInsurance.html or contact Sarah Johnston at 518-457-4531, sarah.johnston@agriculture.ny.gov .

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) website is www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12699/01-312012_Outlook.pdf.

Source: National Crop Insurance Services TODAY – February 2012

Governor’s 30-day amendments bring good news for farmers Statement from New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton — Reacting to important farm exemption included in Governor Cuomo’s 30-day budget amendments: “The release of Governor Cuomo’s 30-day amendments to the 20122013 Executive Budget brought great news for New York’s farmers. When the original budget was released, an important and longstanding agricultural exemption from hours of service traveled within New York State was repealed for technical reasons. This exemption allowed farmers to travel from any location in upstate New York to New York City and sell their products, and still return to the farm that night. Without such an exemption, farmers would be forced to restrict shipments and increase costs for consumers at green markets and

farmer’s markets. It is important also to note that for interstate deliveries farmers will still fall under regulations proscribed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Act. “Thanks to the strong grassroots activism of Farm Bureau members and the common sense approach of the Cuomo administration, we were able to correct course before it was too late. The Governor quickly recognized the roadblock that the loss of this exemption would have placed in front of local farmers trying to deliver farm products, and he acted quickly to reinstate this long-standing provision. On behalf of our farm families, I applaud Governor Cuomo for taking this important step and I urge our friends in the State Legislature to support its inclusion in the final budget agreement.”

Costs of crop production – cash grain farms

by John J. Hanchar Cost of crop production information is valuable to the owner of a cash grain farm looking to answer the following questions and others: • What crops should I produce?

• When developing a marketing plan, what should my price targets be?

• What production practices should I employ – for example, conventional or reduced tillage practices, a standard or intensive wheat management system?

To best use cost of crop production information, farm business owners should understand two important aspects of costs of production.

First, recognize and understand that a num-

ber of cost of production measures exist for a given enterprise, good or service. Costs can be grouped in a variety of ways – variable and fixed, operating and ownership, cash and non - cash are examples.

There is no single cost of production. The notion of a single measure suggested by the question “What is your cost of producing a bushel of corn grain?” is not accurate.

A clearer question would be, “What is your total cost of producing a bushel of corn grain?”

Even here, one has to be clear about what is being included.

Second, recognize and understand the different methods used to calculate costs. Is the measure calculated from farm

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expenses such as fertilizers, seeds and plants, and chemicals among others are relatively easy to allocate to corn grain production.

However, machinery and equipment expenses, both fixed and variable, and labor expenses are more difficult, because these inputs are used in the production of multiple goods and/or services, or enterprises, for example, corn, wheat and soybeans for a cash grain operation. Various methods exist for allocating these costs including a method that is based upon the hours of use by enterprise.

The whole farm method allocates costs to an enterprise using accrual receipt and expense information from the business’ income statement. For example, to estimate the total cost of producing a bushel of corn grain, make the following calculation: Total cost of producing corn grain = Total

costs for the business – Accrual, non - corn grain receipts Dividing by corn grain produced (accrual basis) yields a per bushel measure. Note, use of the word “estimate” above.

An illustration of the whole farm method Suppose the following is information from the 2011 income statement for a representative 1,000 acre farm producing corn grain and soybeans.

• Accrual receipts total $665,861 with corn grain accounting for $444,835 of the total, and soybeans the remainder.

• Accrual operating expenses total $440,026, while depreciation expense is $29,452.

If the value of the operator’s labor and management is $50,000 and interest on average equity for the year as an opportunity cost is $21,694, then total costs are $541,172.

Subtracting accrual receipts for soybeans, $221,026, from total costs for the business, $541,172, and dividing by bushels of corn

produced, 85,600, yields an estimate for the total cost of producing a bushel of corn of $3.74.

Subtracting accrual receipts for corn grain, $444,835, from total costs for the business, $541,172, and dividing the result by bushels of soybeans produced, 18,267 bushels, yields an estimate for the total cost of producing a bushel of soybeans of $5.27 per bushel.

Remember, these are estimates derived from the business’ income statement. The producer who is not comfortable with estimates from the whole farm method can utilize enterprise cost summary and analysis methods to more accurately calculate costs for their business.

If you would like to discuss using your business’ income statement to develop some cost of crop production estimates and/or using enterprise cost summary and analysis to generate costs, please contact me.

Source: Ag Focus, February 2012

AUCTION BUILDING,, FLOORING,, TOOLL AND REMODELING G MATERIALS

SATURDAY, MARCH 10 @ 10 AM R.G. MASON AUCTION FACILITY 10784 RT 19, FILLMORE, NEW YORK 14735 Over Five Tractor Trailer Loads of All Brand New Materials Over 50,000 Square Feet Of Flooring Including 3/4" Prefinished Oak Hardwood In Beautiful Colors Such As Gunstock, Natural, Sierra & Butterscotch... Plus A Large Variety Of #1 Exotic Hardwoods. Big Selection of Assorted Engineered Flooring Huge Quantity of Laminate Flooring in a Variety of Colors and Styles. Egyptian Marble Tile, Porcelain and Ceramic Tile, and Much More. Complete Kitchen Cabinet Sets, including Oak, Ginger Maple, Harvest Maple, Sunset Maple and Tuscany Maple.

Related Items: Leaded Glass Mahogany Entrance Doors, Oak Interior Doors, Pre-Hung & Slab Doors, Bathroom Vanities, Marble Sink tops, Faucets, Lighting Fixtures, Ceiling Fans, Oak And Pine Molding, Plus Assorted Dimensional Lumber, Windows and Much More! Other Highlights: Assort. of Electronics including Several Flat Screen TVs, Pentium Computers, Digital Cameras, Camcorders, MP3 Players And GPS Systems. Brand Name Tools: From Manufacturers Such As Bostitch, Skil, Makita, Dewalt, Delta, Bosch and Milwaukee Choose from Generators, Air Compressors, Mitre Saws, Planers, Job Site Radios, Air Gun Nails Plus A Wide Variety Of Construction, Air, Hand & Power Tools.

EXPECT MANY SURPRSES, AS WE ARE RECEIVING NEW CONSIGNMENTS DAILY! SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS TO THIS LIST BY AUCTION TIME AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Major Auction, Preview FRIDAY 4PM-6PM and two hours before auction. Bring your truck and trailer or have your moving arrangements set.

TERMS CASH or GOOD CHECK W/PROPER ID OR MAJOR CREDIT CARDS All items sold as is / where is with no warranties. 13% Buyers Premium Dress warm-held inside RICH & JAMES MASON, AUCTIONEERS FILLMORE, NY • 585-567-8844 585-567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com www.rgmasonauctions.com rgmasonauctions@aol.com

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Weekly Sales Every Monday 12:30 Produce, Misc. & small animals; 1:00 Dairy; **We will now sell lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves and cull beef approx. 5:00-5:30PM. Help us increase our volume - thus making a better market for everyone. **We are Independent Marketers - working 24/7 to increase your bottom line.

Take advantage of our low commission rates. Competitive marketing is the way to go.

Monday, Feb. 27th sale - cull ave. .73, Top cow .86 wt. 1587 $1364.82, Bulls/Steers top $1.02 wt. 2070 $2111.40, bull calves top $2.35, heifer calves top $1.90. Dairy milking age top $1625, bred heifers up to $1150.

Monday, March 5th - Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Group of feeders from one farm – Hereford & Black Angus and Holstein steers.

Monday, March 12th - Monthly Heifer Sale. Group of Springing Heifers from one farm. Special for this sale: 50 - 7' Locust post sell.

Friday, March 16th - on the Farm. Andover, NJ. 11:00AM - Mooney Farms Complete Dairy Dispersal. 180 Hi-Grade Holsteins. 90 Milking age, 90 Heifers - All AI sired. This is a well bred year around herd cattle in all stages of lactation with cows milking well over 100#/day. Worth the trip!!

Monday, March 19th - Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale.

Monday, March 26th - Note we will start this sale at 10AM due to the amount of small animals. Special Holiday Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale.

Note this date is the last week of March. Call for advertising your group - it makes a difference.

Friday, April 6th - 11:30AM Spring Premier All Breed Sale. Selections are underway. Accepting registered high quality cattle give us a call, Join in the Excitement - the boys are getting the really good ones- the best lineup we've ever had, join the outstanding herds that are participating Merrilea, Rolling View, Oakfield Corners, Liddleholm, Lylehaven, SpruceHaven, Muranda, Midas-Touch, Fantasy-Found, Co-Vista, Boanco, Sco-Li, Hills Valley, Dublin Hills, Osborns, Evans, Empire Farm, Wisner Farms, Lundy, Lincoln Hill, Lawton's Jerseys, Pineyvale, Posthaven, Dairysmith, Elm Spring - the list is growing rapidly. We will have it all - Great Individuals, many Generations of VG & EX, Red & White, Milk, Show type (Many will be entered in NY Spring show), Genomics and most importantly commercially sound cattle with great earning potential.

Saturday, April 21st - Annual Spring Machinery Sale & Plant, Tree & Shrub Auction - accepting consignments groups or single items.

Consignments already coming in call today to get into advertising it will make a difference. Expecting a field full of quality farm equipment.

Saturday, April 28th - Sale held on Farm. Otego, NY. 11:00 AM. Gretna Acres Registered Brown Swiss Complete Dispersal. 100 Head sell. This is a long established breeding herd (50 years) DHI tested, AI sired.

Regular herd health program.

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 our Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a difference.

Directions: Former Welch Livestock 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY. www.hoskingsales.com Call today with your consignments.

records using enterprise cost summary and analysis? Or, is the measure calculated from farm records using a whole farm method?

Cost concepts Costs of production are defined as the value of resources used in the production of goods and services.

Traditional resource groupings include land, labor, and capital, where capital is described for its ability to purchase inputs other than land and labor. Labor includes hired family and nonfamily, unpaid family, and operator labor.

Examples of goods and services produced include corn, wheat, soybeans, and custom work among others.

The enterprise cost accounting approach allocates costs to the production of a good or service. Some costs are easier to allocate to a particular enterprise than others. For example, accrual operating

Johne’s Disease – not just a dairy problem

by Nancy Glazier Johne’s disease can affect any ruminant, though most prevalent in dairy cows.

Jackson Wright, dairy specialist with the team, wrote in May’s issue about controlling Johne’s on the dairy.

From his article, the disease is an intestinal infection caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, or MAP. MAP is a bacterium that primarily affects the latter portion of the small intestine (known as the ileum) of ruminants. Once ingested, in-

testinal mucosal cells absorb the bacteria initiating an immune response. This results in inflammation and thickening of the intestinal lining and decreased nutrient absorption.

Symptoms of Johne’s disease include weight loss despite good appetite, decreased milk production, diarrhea, and death.

The real danger of Johne’s disease is due to the “iceberg” effect. For every clinical case of Johne’s in a herd, there can be 15 to 25 animals subclinically infected. Onset of clinical

signs may be as early as two years of age if a massive exposure occurs close to birth. Digestive tract insults from clostridium laden silages, mycotoxins, chronic acidosis and Salmonella infections may act to potentiate MAP infections creating more and younger clinical cases than the level of infection would predict.

The “iceberg” of Johne’s steals profits through reduced production, increased secondary diseases, culled animals, and increased feed costs.

MAP is shed in manure and can survive (but not multiply)

in the environment for many years. Manure spread on pasture land appears to be more of a concern than cow patties from carrier animals.

Plant contamination is topical, not systemic. For the organism to reproduce and multiply, it needs a live host.

Another means of transmission is through milk. A third route is in utero: a fetus may acquire the infection from its infected dam even before it hits the ground. In both modes of transmission, youngstock are the most susceptible to infection.

Since there is no cure, prevention is critical. It is present in about 68 percent of dairies, 8 percent in beef herds; however, the monitoring of Johne’s in beef herds is much more casual than in dairy. I am aware of three beef herds that have had it.

The first step is to assess whether your flock or herd is at risk. The National Johne’s Education Initiative website (www.johnesdisease.org) has lots of information for all species of livestock.

Source: Ag Focus, February 2012

Northeast Cooperative Council’s Cooperative Leaders Forum planned March 27-28 in Syracuse, NY

FEEDER CATTLE SALE Sat., March 17, 2012 • 10 AM PLEASE BRING CATTLE IN ON FRIDAY March 16th

For info call: 585-394-1515

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EX. 3 Miles East Of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20 Visit Our Web Site www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Next Feeder Cattle Sale Sat., April 21, 2012 @ 10 AM

The Northeast Cooperative Council will hold its Cooperative Leaders Forum and 62nd Annual Meeting on March 2728 at the Doubletree Hotel in Syracuse, N.Y. The Forum will be held in conjunction with the regional customer meeting of CoBank.

Jeff Lakner will kick off the Forum on Tuesday with an address on “Cooperative Strategies for a Global Market.” Lakner is a farmer director serving on the board of South Dakota Wheat Growers.

Brian Henehan will offer “Observations on Successful Cooperatives.” Henehan is a Senior Extension Associate in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.

Dr. Marci Rossell will present an “Economic Outlook.” Rossell is a Former CNBC Chief Economist and Co-Host of SQUAWK BOX. John Hofmeister will address the subject of “How the U.S. Achieves Both Energy Security and Affordability.”

John Hofmeister, Founder and CEO Citizens for Affordable Energy and former CEO of Shell Oil Company, the Texasbased subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, one of the largest oil companies in the world.

The Tuesday afternoon program will be followed by a reception hosted by CoBANK directors. The program for the evening annual banquet will include celebrations of the careers of Brian Henehan and Bob Egerton who are both retiring.

The Forum will continue on Wednesday morning with a

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LLAND SALES STABLES, IN W HO E N Located 12 Miles East of Lancaster, PA Just Off Rt. 23, New Holland C.

presentation by Mark Piper on “Taking Milk to the World.”

Piper is Vice President for Sourcing, Fonterra (USA) Inc. Professor Max Pfeffer will address “Creating Knowledge with a Public Purpose.” He serves as Associate Dean for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.

The forum will wrap up with round table discussions for directors and managers. These sessions have become very popular and allow leaders from across the Northeast to discuss current issues and share strategies. For more information on the meeting schedule or registration for the conference, visit the following website: http://cooperatives.dyson.cornell.edu/ or contact Brian Henehan at 607-255-8800 or email bmh5@cornell.edu.

Dairy Cow & Heifer Sale

AMERICAN LINEBACK DAIRY CATTLE ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, March 7 TH 10:30 AM

Sat., March 24th at 12:00 Noon

ALL CONSIGNMENTS WELCOME

Special Mention Complete 100 Cows, Heifers & Bulls dispersal for Wilmer Lehman Shafferstown, PA RHA over 24,000 lbs.

Consignors:: Pleasee sendd Siree & Dam m Birth Dates,, Milk k Weights,, SCC C Information,, etc.,, w/Truckerss - Please Thank You

SALE MANAGED BY:

New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. David Kolb 61-L

717-354-4341 (Barn) 717-355-0706 (FAX)

M.C.C. Donation Heifer Sale • Wed., March 21ST

20th Anniversary Sale!

Hosted by Kish Valley Dairy Sales in Belleville, PA Selling 50 Head of Linebacks.

Show Calves, Heifers, Springers, Fresh Cows and a few breeding Bulls.

We have selected a NICE group, something for everyone! Semen also available.

Please join us before the sale for a complimentary pig roast provided for all Lineback enthusiasts to celebrate 20 successful years!

For more info, contact: Park Myers, Jr. - 717-483-6736 Barnard Baily - 484-883-2819 Bob Bashore - 717-865-3161 Elden Woolf - 610-334-1238

Use frost tillage this Winter to get a jump on Spring

by Thomas Kilcer, Certified Crop Advisor, Kinderhook, NY The forecast is for the La Nina to fade as we get into late spring. This should shift the weather patterns.

Until then wet will still be the watch word. My concern for this spring is the same as many got caught with last year. When it thaws it will be to wet to apply manure and so the whole crop program may get delayed.

Many made a mess getting forage out of the field, we don’t want to make another mess putting manure out there. The compaction from both will limit yields well into the future.

Fortunately, there are windows that open and close throughout February and March to apply manure (if it is legal in your area). The process was developed and researched by Dr. Van Es at Cornell University and has been used by a number of farms that were on the ball and ready to take advantage

of the opportunity windows as they opened. You can see a report on this at http://css.cals.cornell.edu/ cals/css/extension/cropp i n g u p archive/wcu_vol11no2_200 1a3manureinjection.pdf The concept is that freezing ground removes liquid water and replaces it with ice. The remaining liquid water moves up to replace the frozen water and it in turn freezes to the bottom of the ice layer on the surface.

This is why frost heaving pops surface rocks up and fence posts out of the ground. The whole process gradually dries the remaining soil while the surface is very high (frozen) moisture.

Windows open where there is only an inch or so of frozen ground and the soil underneath is friable.

Punch a hole through the frozen layer and squeeze the soil to a ball. If it makes a ball it is still too wet. If it crumbles instead, then it is dry enough for frost tillage.

Using a chisel plow, you slip just under the frozen ground and are able to till it, thus incorporating the manure to reduce volitization of the nitrogen and loss in surface runoff. It takes about 20 percent more horsepower to break the frozen ground.

Most farmers have switched from the wide 4 plus inch twisted shovel shank to the narrow 1 or 2 inch straight shank for this. It reduces the amount of steel you drag through the ground, but still gives the full shattering and mixing, especially on corn silage ground. It is better not to run the chisel too deep so you use the maximum lifting from the lower 1/2 of the chisel tooth. The resulting soil surface will look like a mess with big plates of frozen ground tilted every which way. Don’t worry because as soon as the sun thaws the surface, the liquefied soil runs out flat and nearly level.

There are major advantages that are huge in the

long run. First, the manure is out there when the ground does its final thaw.

You have a big jump on the season. Many were caught last year trying to spread manure from overflowing storage, plant corn, and cut hay — all at the same time.

Second, the manure was applied on ground that is not soft, but the consistency of a road bed. It eliminates compaction from the manure trucks. Third, as you can see in the photo at the right, the many micro-pockets greatly reduce runoff, thus reducing the potential for soil erosion from the liquefied surface. Some farms have taken it a second step and attached their narrow shank incorporation unit to their manure applicator for a one trip across the field.

The critical step is the determination of the depth of frost and the friability of the soil underneath.

No, it is not a piece of cake to do. Yes, this takes some extra hassle to get it done,

especially if you switch to narrower shanks (takes time to change them). The biggest issue is on more hilly ground where the hill tops may be frozen greater than an inch and not be able to be broken by the chisel. The valleys in sheltered warm sites may not have frost which may compromise the trafficablity by the manure trucks. Level fields of corn silage would be the best targets for uniform soil conditions. Keep in mind that you may not do all the fields, but each field you can do is one less you have to do in the rush after spring thaw. The critical point of this extra effort is to get the manure out and incorporated in an environmentally sound manner.

Then when the warm weather comes you can plant, rather than like last year where planting was very late as you waited and struggled to get the manure out.

Source: Advanced Ag Systems’s Crop Soil News, February 2011

TRADE SHOW OPPORTUNITIES • KEYSTONE FARM SHOW • January 3, 4, 5, 2012 • Tues. 9-4, Wed. 9-4 & Thurs. 9-3 York Fairgrounds • York, PA

• VIRGINIA FARM SHOW • Jan. 19, 20 & 21, 2012 • Thurs. 9-4, Fri. 9-4 & Sat. 9-3 Augusta Expoland • Fishersville, VA

• BIG IRON EXPO • February 8 & 9, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 Eastern States Exposition • West Springfield, MA

• MATERIAL HANDLING & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT EXPO • February 8 & 9, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 Eastern States Exposition • West Springfield, MA

• EMPIRE STATE FRUIT & VEG EXPO • Jan. 24, 25 & 26 2012 Oncenter Convention Center • Syracuse, NY

• HARD HAT EXPO • March 7 & 8, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 New York State Fairgrounds • Syracuse, NY

• MATERIAL HANDLING & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT EXPO • March 7 & 8, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 New York State Fairgrounds • Syracuse, NY CHAMPLAIN DAIRY SERVICE INC. Swanton, VT 802-868-3144

DYKEMAN FARMS Fultonville, NY 518-922-5496

FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICE Seneca Falls, NY 315-568-0955

FISHER FARMS Canastota, NY 315-697-7039

DON'S DAIRY SUPPLY, INC. South Kortright, NY 607-538-9464

FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICE Lowville, NY 315-376-2991

FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICE Warsaw, NY 585-786-0177

R&M FARM & PRO HARDWARE Marathon, NY 607-849-3291

SOUTHERN TIER DAIRY SERVICE Java Center, NY 585-457-4350

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO EXHIBIT AT OR ATTEND ANY OF THESE SHOWS

CALL 800-218-5586 www.leetradeshows.com • mwhite@leepub.com

Exports of U.S. pork shatter records in 2011, year-end data Following are excerpts of a column written by Steve Meyer, president of Paragon Economics and a Pork Checkoff consultant, in the spring issue of Pork Checkoff Report magazine.

The final data are in, and 2011 is now officially a year for the record books when it comes to exports of pork and pork variety meats by the U.S. pork sector. Last year, 2.255 million metric tons (4.971 billion pounds) of pork muscle cuts, pork variety meats and hog sausage casings valued at $6.109 billion dollars left our shores.

Both numbers are far and away record highs, with export volume eclipsing the prior record, set in 2008, by 10.5 percent and the export value breaking last year’s record $4.780 billion by 27.8 percent. What a year!

What Does It Mean to You? The impact of record U.S. Pork exports by the numbers: • The $6.109 billion dollars in total pork, pork variety meat and hog sausage casing exports accounts for $55.10 for each of the 110.864 million U.S. hogs that went to market in 2011.

• The 1.754 million metric tons (3.865 billion pounds) of productweight muscle cut exports equates roughly to 5.16 billion pounds of

carcass-weight equivalent pork exports. That represents a record 22.7 percent of total carcass-weight pork production, breaking the previous record of 19.9 percent set in 2008. A higher percentage of production going to exports means higher risks and accentuates the importance and value of biosecurity at the borders and on our farms.

• Last year’s records were set with a relatively cheap U.S. dollar, which has strengthened some since mid2011. This has made U.S. Pork more expensive for some buyers and relatively more expensive than pork from some competitors. But a “stronger” dollar is a far cry from a “strong” dollar. Our product remains a bargain for most countries.

• Pork variety meats are becoming more important. The Livestock Marketing Information Center in Denver estimates that pork by-products, which include variety meats, skin, etc., reached a record value of $23 per head last summer and were near $22 per head at year’s end. That is double the level of just five years ago.

• Trade agreements completed last year with South Korea, Colombia and Panama promise to add significantly to these totals over the next decade.

Source: Pork Leader Feb. 23

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION, INC.

2012 SPRING CONSIGNMENT AUCTION

SATURDAY, MARCH 10 @ 9:00AM 3691 STATE ROUTE 14A Dundee-Penn Yan Road Penn Yan, (Yates Co.) New York Planned, managed and proven to draw the largest crowd and net the highest returns! The following list is a sample of items to be sold and there will be much much more! Two auction rings run most of the day with floor items beginning at 9:00 a.m. And outside items starting at 9:30 a.m. plan accordingly!

Consignments Accepted ONLY on Tues.—Wed.—Thurs. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.!

TRACTORS - CRAWLERS - SKID STEERS: IH 986 tractor with cab; JD 2140 4WD tractor with cab; Ford TW10 tractor with heavy duty loader, bale grabber and bucket; Ford 9600 tractor; JD 630 tractor; Case 455C crawler, undercarriage and engine completely rebuilt; (2) Case 1840 skid loaders; JD 675B skid loader; Heavy duty construction skid steer bucket; CHOPPERS—FORAGE WAGONS: NH 790 chopper with 824 corn head and 890 hay bead; CIH 781 chopper with both heads; Gehl 1250 chopper with both heads; Gehl 860 chopper with both heads; NH 782 chopper; NH 824 two row corn head; NH 790 grass head; (2) JD 716A forage wagons, tandem with roofs; NH #8 forage wagon; Miller Pro 4100 with 12 ton gear; HAYING EQUIPMENT: NH 316 baler with kicker; NH 326 baler with kicker; (2) NH 315 balers with thrower; NH 276 baler with kicker; I&J 3 pt. rotary rake; Kuhn 11 ft. rotary rake; NH 256 hay rake; (2) NH 56 hay rake; JD 640 hay rake; NH 163, 4-star tedder, hyd.

Fold; NH 166 hay inverter; Gehl 260 star rake; Tandem hay rake hitch; CIH 8360 hydroswing haybine; NH 489 haybine; 9 ft. x 16 ft. rack wagon; 8 ft. x 16 ft. rack wagon; CORN PLANTERS—AUGER: JD 7000 6-row corn planter with cross auger; JD 6-row corn planter with dry fert. and monitor; White 5100 4-row corn planter with liquid fert., also has dry fert. boxes; Hutchinson 8 in. x 61 ft. auger, mid drive; TILLAGE—GRAIN: White 549 5-b. on the land plow; IH 145 4-b. roll over plow; White 264 14 ft. disk, completely rebuilt 1 yr. ago; Kewenee 12 ft. disk; Brillion 14 ft. cultipacker; Brillion 12 ft. packer with pups; IH 10 grain drill; JD FBB grain drill; NI 2-row corn picker; IH 15 ft. flex head; IH 153 6-row cultivator; MANURE SPREADERS—RUNNING GEARS: Myers V-Max 3245 manure spreader; NI 3626 manure spreader with poly floor and tailgate; 12 ton running gear; Kory tandem running gear; LAWN AND GARDEN: Simplicity zero turn riding mower with 50 in. deck; JD 110 riding mower; JD 45 hydro walk behind mower;

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MISC.: Lincoln Shield Arc junior portable welder 200 amp DC, engine driven Wisconsin VF-4; 5 ft. rotary mower; Gallager 600 series scale indicator, computer; Industrial air dust collector with hopper; Patz 24 in. x 51 ft. belt conveyor; JD 2 ft. backhoe bucket; Pull type air compressor, 180 cfm; (7) Calf-Tel hutches; 22 ft. skeleton bale elevator; 12 ft. ear corn drag elevator; (2) Poly sprayer tanks, 200 gal. & 500 gal.; (12) IH suitcase weights; American 3 pt. wood splitter, self contained; (5) grain partition liners for Morton bld. 6 ft. x 9 ft.; Ford sickle bar mower; Rovabec 530 TMR mixer cart with Honda engine; Set of belting wheels for 4250 4WD; Set of belting wheels for skid loader 12 in. x 29 1/2/81; 2wheeled breaking cart; Trailer load of new power tools and woodworking tools; 275 gal. diesel tank with pump; (5) 48 in. tunnel ventilation fans with louvers; (3) 30 in. x 60 in. shop carts; PRODUCE: IVA mfg. produce sprayer; Rainflo transplanter; NOTE: Fri. March 9 @ 9:00 a.m. Grocery and shipped in produce auction with larger selection than normal plus Hay-Straw Auction @ 11:15 a.m. Preview items to be sold on Sat.!

Lunch-Comfort Facilities and warm up room for customer convenience! Follow the crowd and see your neighbors at the “Produce Auction”.

For Information: Harvey Leid 315-536-2698; Reuben Zimmerman 315-536-6013; Edwin Zimmerman 315-536-6252.

Terms: CASH. Honorable checks accepted form known parties. Unknown parties may be asked to leave purchase until check clearance. Everything to be paid for in full sale day before it is loaded.

Auction sponsored by

Finger Lakes Produce Auction, Inc. Office Phone 315-531-8446 Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Auction Managed By Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. Wayland, New York • 585-728-2520

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Milk Supply Outpaces Milk Demand Issued Feb. 24, 2012 January milk production in the top 23 states totaled 15.8 billion pounds, according to USDA’s preliminary data, up 3.7 percent from January 2011. Revisions added a million pounds to the December estimate and put total 2011 production at 196.2 billion pounds, up 1.8 percent from 2010. Cow numbers in 2011 totaled 9.19 million head, up 0.8 percent from 2010, and milk per cow averaged 21,345 pounds, up 197 pounds from 2010. The Department pointed out that the average output per cow has risen 14.7

percent since 2002.

January output in the 50 states totaled 16.9 billion pounds, up 3.4 percent.

January cow numbers in the 23 states totaled 8.5 million head, up 13,000 from December and 93,000 above a year ago. Output per cow averaged 1,857 pounds, up 46 from a year ago.

California was up a whopping 6.6 percent from a year ago, thanks to 29,000 more cows and a 95 pound gain per cow. Wisconsin was up 3.7 percent, on a 65 pound gain per cow but cow numbers were unchanged. Idaho was up 4.7 percent on 8,000 more cows and 60

Mielke B16

Seneca Farm Toy Show 13th Annual Auction, Sat March 10, 2012, 3:30PM, Benton Fire Dept, 932 Rt. 14A Benton Center, 3 mi. N. of Penn Yann, NY Selling: Approx. 200 farm toys followed by toy trucks and construction. Consignments accepted on site starting at 9AM. Farm toy show 8:30-2:00PM. Info show hosts David and Debra Dean 585-797-4211 or 585-747-5025.

Terms: ID for bidder number, cash, check. Payment with Visa, MC, Disc. 3% fee.

DANN AUCTIONEERS, DELOS DANN, Country Folks has partnered with the New York State Corn and Soybean Growers Association to publish the spring edition of the Association's newsletter, The NY Crop Grower. This will be a special insert to the MARCH 26th edition of Country Folks East and West.

It will also be mailed to all of the members of the association and to prospective members.

3339 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY 14424, 585-396-1676. www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm UPCOMING AUCTIONS Sat., March 31, 9AM - Equipment Consignment Auction, Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt. 14A, 5 mi S. of Penn Yan, NY. Call by March 17 to advertise major items. Consignments accepted on site Thurs.-Fri. March 29-30, 9-6PM. Thurs., April 5, 11AM - Marvin and Mildred Coek Excellent Farm Equipment Retirement Auction, 2324 Ridge Rd, Penn Yan, NY. IH 986, IH “H”, IH 1420 4wd combine, ‘95 Ford 16’ grain truck, tillage, planting, harvest equip.

Sat., May 12, 9AM - Estate of Tom Oliver, 3080 Spangle St, Canandaigua NY, excellent farm collectibles, signs, 2 Oliver 66 tractors, Oliver 1800 pedal tractor w/plastic grill.

THE DEADLINE TO ADVERTISE IN THIS ISSUE IS MARCH 15TH If you sell harvesting equipment, grain drying equipment, grain storage, seed or provide custom harvesting you need to be in this issue!

To place an ad or to inquire about advertising opportunities in this or future issues please contact your Country Folks sales rep or contact me at jandrews@leepub.com or at 1-800-218-5586 ext 110

Sat., June 9, 9AM - Don Rice Jr. 5761 Barber Hill Rd. Geneseo, NY. 15 MM farm tractors including 14th built G-1000, Parts, 150 MM Farm toys. MM & gas signs.

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Mielke from B15 pounds more each. New York was up just 0.3 percent on a 5 pound gain per cow but cow numbers were unchanged. Pennsylvania was up 0.6 percent on a 20 pound gain per cow but cow numbers were down 3,000. Minnesota was up a half percent, thanks to a 25 pound gain per cow but cow numbers were down 5,000 head.

The biggest gains were again in the west.

Arizona was up 7 percent on an 85 pound gain per cow and 5,000 more cows. Texas was up 3.8 percent on a 25 pound gain per cow and 10,000 more cows.

Washington State saw a 5.4 percent increase on 11,000 more cows and a 20 pound gain per cow.

Vermont was the only state in the top 23 showing a decline, off a half percent, but New Mexico’s rate of gain slowed in January despite a 12,000 cow increase, up just 0.7 percent. Output per cow plunged 60 pounds.

USDA’s Livestock Slaughter report estimated 263,800 culled dairy cows were slaughtered under federal inspection in January, up just 1,900 from December, and virtually unchanged from the 263,900 in January 2011.

FC Stone dairy economist Bill Brooks called the Milk Production report “bearish” on butter but indicates strong pizza sales on the cheese side. Cash block cheese closed February 24 at $1.4675 per pound, down 2 cents on the President’s Day holiday shortened week, and 52 cents below a year ago when it was flirting with the $2 level. Barrel closed at $1.47, down a penny on the week and 48 cents below a year ago. Nineteen cars of block traded hands on the week and five of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price fell to $1.5046, down 2.7 cents, while the barrels

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across the country is generally more enhanced this year than in previous years for this time of the season, according to USDA’s weekly update.

As pointed out last week, much of that is attributed to a fairly mild

winter and the increasing volumes are being met with challenges as some milk and components are having a hard time finding available processing capacity.

Class I sales are typical for this time of the month although some

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a “base” program for April through September. Its processor arm, Darigold, experienced a major fire this week in one of its two dryers at its L ynden, Washington plant. Capacity was reduced to 60 percent at an operation that dries 4 million pounds of milk per day. Repairs will take three to five months, according to Darigold officials, and the cause of the blaze is still under investigation.

On a brighter note, Dairy Profit Weekly Dave Natzke reported in Friday’s DairyLine broadcast that the Food & Drug Administration’s annual report on milk drug residue testing had some good news. The number of milk samples testing “positive” for drug residues was a record low in 2011. Of nearly 3.8 million milk samples analyzed, just 1,079 (28 one-thousandth of 1%) tested positive and none of those positives were found in pasteurized milk and dairy products headed to consumers.

On the down side, he reported that consumers are getting less milk in fluid form.

Based on government estimates, less than 28 percent of all milk marketed in 2011 was sold in gallon jugs and other packaged fluid products. “With dairy consumption inching upward, that means U.S. consumers are purchasing more cheese, butter, yogurt, dairy protein foods and other dairy products,” Natzke said.

Looking “back to the futures;” the average Class III milk price for the first six months of 2012 stood at $17.60 per hundredweight (cwt.) on January 6, $17.28 on January 13, $16.81 on January 20, $16.85 on January 27, $16.35 on February 3, (after factoring in the announced January Class III milk price) $16.19 on February 10,

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Mielke from B17 $16.08 on February 17, and was hovering around $15.71 late morning February 24.

Speaking of milk prices; Dairy Profit Weekly reports that Vermont’s congressional delegation has introduced legislation to extend the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program beyond its expiration date at the end of fiscal year 2012. The MILC Continuation Act of 2012 would extend MILC for one year at current levels.

You’ll recall that the MILC payments are triggered when the Class I price in Boston falls below $16.94 per hundredweight (cwt.).

Currently, the base payment rate is any positive difference between $16.94 and the Class I milk price at Boston, times 45 percent. There is also a “feed cost adjuster,” increasing the payment when the price of a cwt. of dairy feed rises above its target of $7.35.

Set to expire September 30, 2012, the potential payment total also takes a significant hit in its final month, when payments drop to 34 percent of the difference in the $16.94/cwt. trigger and the actual Boston Class I price.

Payments under the program are limited by production. Currently, producers are eligible to receive payments on up to 2.985 million pounds per fiscal year.

Meanwhile, the University of Wisconsin’s Dr. Brian Gould, updated his MILC payment projections.

Based on February 17 futures and Class I base price announcements, he projects producer payments of 8 cents per cwt. for February; 44.1 cents for March, 76.5 cents for April, 83.9 cents for May, 72.4 cents for June, 68.9 cents for July, 45.5 cents for August, 22 cents for September, 8.8 cents for October, 1.3 cents for November, and none for December.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 17 requests for export assistance this week to sell a total of 1.3 million pounds of cheese and just under 1 million pounds of butter to customers in Asia, Central America, the Middle East and North Africa.

That raised 2012 CWT cheese sales to 24.5 million pounds and 19.9 million of butter to 16 countries.

In dairy politics; California’s Milk Producers Council (MPC) took IDFA’s Connie Tipton to task in its February 17 newsletter for comments she made last week on Capitol Hill and which I reported on here last week.

MPC’s Rob Vandenheuvel wrote that he agreed with Tipton that “our pricing system addresses a problem that existed many years ago but disagrees with anyone that tries to argue that our fundamental problem no longer exists.”

The problem, according to Vandenheuvel, is that dairy farmers “produce a highly-perishable product that must be sold every day to a group of buyers (processors) that don’t have to buy every day and don’t have to buy from any specific dairy.” “That fundamental reality,” argued Vandenheuvel, “still impacts our dairy farms just as it did 100 years ago and puts our dairy farmers at an immediate disadvantage when coming to the negotiating table.”

“In response to this fundamental imbalance, our industry has enlisted the government, whether that’s the Federal government (Federal Orders) or a State government (such as California) to act as a “referee” in establishing at least a minimum price that those buyers of milk (including IDFA’s members) must pay for the milk they purchase,” he wrote, “And it’s that govern-

ment function that IDFA is trying to eliminate.”

Finally, National Milk is expressing concern over a new report on the “anti-competitive practices pervasive in the New Zealand dairy industry.” The report “highlights why the U.S. dairy farmer sector is so concerned with in-

cluding U.S.-New Zealand dairy trade in a potential Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA),” a Federation press release explained, and the issue is one NMPF has communicated to the Obama Administration.

The report was prepared by the Dairy Ex-

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An accompanying letter notes that “New Zealand’s largest company has been provided special privileges by the government that enables it to maintain a roughly 90 percent market share of the milk produced in New Zealand. This advantageous position has giv-

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Janice Degni from Cornell Cooperative Extension addressed forage quality issues and ways to get the most nutritional benefit from home grown crops. John Conway of the PRO-DAIRY program at Cornell University showed the group how different management practices can effect milk production and profitability.

L ynn Gilbert from Agricultural Training and Modeling Systems showed the audience how nutrition programming has advanced over the past few years and how dairy cattle diets can be more efficient and predictable today.

Sara Kitts from Cornell Cooperative Extension presented information on youth job opportunities assistance available through the local Cooperative Extension office.

Vendors attending represented various areas of agriculture support services and included: Dairy One, Mercer Milling, Kemin, Cooperative Extension, Pioneer Seed, Seedway, King’s Agriseed, Community Bank, Old Mill Troy, Merck Animal Health, Elanco Dairy and Bradley Caldwell.

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Lamb Feeders Leadership School moves to Pennsylvania in July A select group will have the opportunity to study sheep July 8-11 in Pennsylvania via the 2012 Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School.

This annual event is limited to just 26 people. Accepted attendees pay their own travel costs plus $200. During the school, the National Lamb Feeders Association (NLFA) covers the cost of

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The program has been offered in a handful of states.

In past years, participants have traveled to farms and ranches, feedlots and harvesting facilities in Colorado, South Dakota, Ohio, Texas and California.

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custom harvesting facilities.

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Farmers to discuss higher value for feeder calves UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Two farmer panels will discuss ways to increase the value of feeder cattle in Pennsylvania at the Cattleman’s College program, March 10 at the Pennsylvania Livestock Evaluation Center.

Cow-calf producers Warren Dick and Ralph Nevala will explain their experiences with cooperative feeder calf marketing pools.

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Cattle feeders Darwin Nissley and Nelson Beam will discuss the kind of feeder cattle they want to buy, including weight, health programs and background.

“The feeders from southeastern Pennsylvania purchase cattle from a number of sources,” said Comerford.

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Pennsylvania adds 14 new farms to preservation program HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has added 1,470 additional acres of land to its nationally recognized farmland preservation program under action by the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board at its meeting today in Harrisburg.

The 14 newly preserved farms are located in Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cumberland, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northampton and Somerset counties.

“We’ve preserved nearly 15,000 acres of farmland across the state in just the past year alone,” said Agri-

culture Secretary George Greig. “This speaks volumes to the value our farm families place on ensuring the future viability of Pennsylvania agriculture — our state’s number -one industry.”

Since the program started in 1988, state, county and local governments have invested more than $1.1 billion to safeguard 459,007 acres on 4,243 farms.

“Our producers know the importance of preserving farms so our next generation of agriculturists can keep Pennsylvania growing far into the future, and I thank them for that foresight,” Greig said.

Pennsylvania’s farmland preservation efforts work through the Pennsylvania Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program. The program was developed to slow the loss of prime farmland to non-agricultural uses. It enables state, county and local governments to purchase conservation easements, also called development rights, from owners of quality farmland.

For more information about Pennsylvania’s nation-leading farmland preservation program, visit www.agriculture.state.pa.us and search “farmland preservation.”

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CLASSIFICATION Announcements Antique Tractors Antiques Appraisal Services ATV Auctions Backhoe/Loaders Bale Covers Barn Equipment Bedding Beef Cattle Bees-Beekeeping Bird Control Books Building Materials/Supplies Buildings For Sale Business Opportunities Cars, Trucks, Trailers Chain Saws Christmas Trees Collectibles Computers Custom Butchering Dairy Cattle Dairy Equipment Dogs Electrical Employment Wanted Farm Machinery For Sale Farm Machinery Wanted Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn Fencing Fertilizer & Fert. Spreading Financial Services For Rent or Lease For Sale Fresh Produce, Nursery Grain Handling Eq., Bins & Dryers Groundcover Guns Hay - Straw For Sale Hay - Straw Wanted Help Wanted Herd Health Hogs Hoof Trimming Horse Equipment Horses Housing For Stock Industrial Equipment Insurance Irrigation Lawn & Garden Legal Notices Livestock For Sale Livestock Wanted Llamas Lumber & Wood Products Maintenance & Repair Maple Syrup Supplies Miscellaneous Mobile Homes Motorcycles Organic Parts & Repair Pest Control Plants Poultry & Rabbits Real Estate For Sale Real Estate Wanted Recreational Vehicles & Motor Homes Seeds & Nursery Services Offered Sheep Silos, Repairs, Silo Equip.

Snowblowers Snowmobiles Snowplows Stud Service Tires & Tire Repair Service Tools Tractors Tractors, Parts & Repair Trailers Tree Trimming & Removal Truck Parts & Equipment Trucks Vegetable Vegetable Supplies Veterinary Wanted Water Conditioning Waterwell Drilling Wood For Sale

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Buildings For Sale FABRIC STRUCTURES: 30’65’W, any length. Compare our prices $4.00Sq.Ft. Free Delivery on 5,000Sq.Ft. or larger. Zimmerman Sales, 1077 Hall Rd.,Lyndonville,NY 14098

ROCK CONSTRUCTION CUSTOM BUILT

Freestall Heifer Commodity Machinery Storage Bldgs

Complete Renovations

R.. & C.. Konfederath Corfu, NY

585-599-3640 716-474-3348 Custom Butchering

1987 CASE 580K backhoe, 4x4, extend-a-hoe, clamshell bucket, 6,500Hrs., great condition, $21,500. 315-730-2687

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Cattle

10 FRESH, close/springing heifers, due in March, vaccinated, $1,200 to $1,400. You pick. 585-394-7576

Herd Expansions

- WANTED -

100 WELL-GROWN freestall trained Holstein heifers due April & May. Had all shots.

315-269-6600 14 CERTIFIED ORGANIC crossbred springing heifers, due April. 585-593-1631

Custom Services

Custom Services

5324 County Rd 14 Odessa, NY 14869

“A Farmer Friendly Direct Marketing Service” Owner/Operator Licensed & Bonded

• Accepting All Types of Livestock

Local 607.703.0052

• Competitive Pricing

Custom Butchering

New York Custom Processing, LLC Rt. 8, Bridgewater, NY

Now Open & Booking Animals

No Lines ~ No Waiting All Cuts Vacuum Packed and Bar-Coded for Tracking and a Complete Printed Inventory of Your Product Call For Appointment

315-204-4089 or 315-204-4084

All Size Heifers

Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal

OVERSTOCKED! Sunny Acres Farm

• Trucking Available

Over 50 Years of Breeding

Monday 9am - 4pm Thursday 9am - 3pm

Lester Tyler

607-286-7620

Dairy Cattle 50 WELL GROWN Freestall Heifers due within 60 days.

Joe Distelburger 845-3447170.

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Jack Gordon (518) 279-3101

We have clients in need of herds, fresh cows, bred, and open heifers. Call Us with your information or email jeffking@kingsransomfarm.com

518-791-2876

www.cattlesourcellc.com

9 WELL GROWN Heifers due April & May. 315-730-4463

WANTED

HEIFERS

300 Lbs. to Springing Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds

FOR SALE: Small young herd of Reg. Jersey milk cows, tested free of Johnes, BVD’s & Leukosis. Popular AI sires, on DHIA, very low SCC, no history of heel warts. Rotationally grazed, friendly & haltered. $2,100 each. 802-866-5001

BASKIN LIVESTOCK 585-344-4452 508-965-3370

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Cattle

(ALL SIZES)

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS

Custom Services

Buying all hot loads of milk, minimum of 9000 pounds. Price is $2/hundred.

Prompt and timely pickup at the farm or Grade A tanker wash facility on premises for loads being delivered.

Before you pull the plug... call day or night.

(585) 734-3264 • (585) 734-3265

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THES SAVE ERS FOR B NUM PARLOR THE

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

Herds ranging in size from 30-200+ tie or freestall.

Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.

Visit Our New Troy, NY Location!

DISTELBURGER R LIVESTOCK K SALES,, INC. Middletown, NY (845)) 344-71700 buycows@warwick.net

Farm Machinery For Sale 1992 CASE IH 1680, 4WD combine, 3500 engine hours, excellent condition, w/1020 20’ flex head, excellent shape, always housed, $49,500. 315420-8328, 315-382-6334 2 JOHN DEERE 348 Wire Balers, good condition, $10,000 & $15,000; 10 hay wagons w/good running gears, $1,850 each. 315-2461648 2000 JOHN DEERE 260, 4300 hrs., cab, heat, 2 speed, 78” bucket, ready for work, $11,800. 315-536-3176

Dairy Equipment COMPLETE MILKING SYSTEM: MUELLER bulk tank, 500 gallon, with compressor; Surge pipeline, electronic pulsation, 5 units, 160-200’ of pipe, plus more. Call For Details, 315-737-5095 SEVERAL USED Double 6 and 8 parlors w/ATO’s and 3” low lines complete. Several 2”: pipelines, used vacuum pumps, receiver groups, claws, ATO’s, washer boxes, etc. 585-732-1953

Farm Equipment

Call before you dump high bacteria or antibiotic bulk tanks!

Custom Services

Heifers & Herds

315-269-6600

Records to 30,000lbs.

Toll Free 1.877.208.0123

Cell 607.227.5282 Working With You, The Farmer

WANTED

REG. BROWN SWISS COWS & HEIFERS

B.K. Transfer

Barb Kelley

ALL TYPES OF CONCRETE WORK

Dairy Cattle

Construction Equipment For Sale

2005 CLAAS 850 CHOPPER, 3400 engine hours, 2500 cutter head hours, PU300 hay head, RU450 6 row corn head, clean machine, $130,000. 716-789-5651 2007 KRONE BIG X 650, 1156 cutter head hours, 1573 engine hours, 8 row corn head w/processor, 12½’ hay head, all upgrades are done, cab camera, inoculant sprayer, $229,000. 802-373-7215 2007 NEW HOLLAND 575 baler w/automatic acid preserver, good condition, $14,000. 585-624-2208

JD 7000 4-row corn planter, dry fertilizer w/ monitor, $4,000; (6) 23” planter unit set back kits, $75./ea or best offer; Wetherell bolt on hydraulic corn planter transporter, $800. 315-531-3324

2009 CASE IH Maxxum 125 4x4 w/cab, heat, AC, power shift, left hand reverser, air ride seat, Michelin radials, only 230 hours, $65,000. 585526-4785

Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment

THINK SPRING! IH & WHITE PLOWS & PARTS

JD 9420 4500 HRS . . . . . . . .$95,000 JD 4650 MFD NEW PS . . . . .$29,500 JD 4050 MFD PS . . . . . . . . .$25,500 CIH 9170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,500 CIH 7120 MFD . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,500 CIH 4366 NICE . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500 IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,250 IH 1086 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,250 IH 1066 CAB . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,750 IH 1066 MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 1066 W/LDR . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500 IH 1066 FENDER & NEW TA .$10,900 IH 966 FENDER . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 856 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 IH 656 WEAK HYDRO . . . . . .$3,500 IH 424 W/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 FD/NH 8870 MFD NICE . . . .$33,500 BOBCAT CT225 W/LDR NEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,900

JD 9510 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 JD 9510 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . .$53,000 JD FLEX HEADS . . . . . . . . . . .CALL JD CORN HEADS . . . . . . . . . .CALL JD 8300 DRILL W/GRASS . . .$3,750 KILLBROS 350 GRAVITY BOX NICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,200 CORN PLANTERS . . . . . . . . . .CALL ELWOOD 4WD UNIT . . . . . . . .$5,500 IH & WHITE PLOWS 4X-10X . .CALL FRONT END LOADERS NEW & USED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL CASE 8430 ROUND BALER . .$5,000 1ST CHOICE GS520-4 TEDDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,250 CHISEL PLOWS 9-17 SHANK .CALL 33FT AL DUMP TRAILER . . . .CALL LOTS OF DUALS . . . . . . . . . . .CALL IH, JD, FD TRACTOR WEIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL

Alternative Parts Source Inc. Chittenango, NY •

315-687-0074

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

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Farm Machinery For Sale

3910 FORD Vineyard Tractor w/cab AC, under 3000 hrs., $8,500. No Sunday calls 315536-0787

IH 574 diesel, $4,500 OBO; Farmhand grinder mixer, all hydraulics & scales, $2,400 OBO; 350 Killbros bin wagon, $1,100. 607-243-7032

ALLIS CHALMERS 6070 fender tractor, 2WD, low hours, very good condition, excellent tires, starts and runs excellent, w/little used Allis 460 quick-attach loader, $10,300 or will sell loader separate. 315-672-5674 B&E MANUFACTURING: Kicker racks, slant bar feeders, headlock feeders, round bale carriers, low profile bale carriers. 315-536-9513

Best Price! Buy Now! • Pallet Forks - $595.00 Universal Attach Also Buckets for Skid Steers Price Subject to Change

Burkholder Repair LLC 315-536-8446

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

1-800-982-1769

IH 700 trailer, 7 bottom, good condition; White 598, 4,5&6 bottom; 4 Kilbros gravity bins w/gears. 315-536-3807 IH 800 12 bottom spring reset trailer plow; IH 11 shank disk chisel; IH 10 shank disk chisel; Glencoe 7 shank disk chisel. 315-536-3807 IH DISGUSTED??? With your shifting? Now is the time to fix. Put a good tractor back to work. 800-808-7885, 402-374-2202

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

IH dsl. dump truck, $3,000; new dump trailer, $5,000; 9 ton trailer, $1,500; Excavator, $12,500; Case 450 Dozer, $8,500; JD 350C Dozer, $11,500; White 4x4 ldrhoe, $9,000; Case ldrhoe, $6,000.

JD 4630, nice, $12,500; JD tractor & ldr, compact, $10,500; Hesston 4x4 w/cab, $9,000; White 4x4 w/cab, 135hp, nice, $12,500; Int. 4x4, $13,500; David Brown, $3,500; Baler, $2,000; Round Baler $1,500; Corn Picker, $1,500; Corn & Flail Choppers, $1,200 up. 6 4x4 Blazers & pickups. Several balers; many discbines; hay wagons; hay rakes; tedders; land plows; discs; 300+ tractors; several Woodsplitters; Brush Hogs, Harrows, Plows & more. Acres of equipment; also parts. Buying Machines Dead or Alive

IH-TRACTOR PARTS: Newused-reman. 06-86 Series.

We stock A&I and Ag Parts.

Jim’s Fix-It. 315-536-7653

JD 7830 MFWD, power shift, duals, front weights, quick hitch, $105,000; JD 8220 MFWD, power shift, duals, quick hitch, front weight bracket, rear weights, $77,500.

315-447-3008

JD 750 no till grain drills, 1 JD 1560 w/seeder. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

JD 8300 drill 23x7, double disc, packer wheels, seeder, grain & bean special, excellent, $4,500; JD 8300 drill 21x7, double disc, very nice drill, $2,400. Special Price: IH 620 press drill, 12’ double disc, packer wheels, seeder, nice, $1,800. JD 230 disc, 24’, 22” blades, like new, $6,700; White Oliver 252 disc, 15’, mechanical lift, $2,950; JD BW 13’ disc, $2,300; 4 sets of 6x30 cultivators, $850 to $1,050; JD 2700 spring plow 5x18, $2,850. Mike Franklin 607-749-3424

Call 800-836-2888 to place your classified ad.

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

518-634-2310

Farm Machinery For Sale

You can’t afford downtime!

Use

US or Canada American made quality parts at big savings

CASE IH 7140 MFWD, local tractor, C/IH 5240, MFWD w/loader, $32,500; Ford 6710 MFWD w/loader, $23,900.

Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

Dual-Cut Rolls For Peak Performance

JAMESWAY Volumax 16’ silo unloader, used 2 years, ready to install, asking $6,000. 518369-9848 JD 4455, MFWD, $39,500; JD 4555, MFWD, off farm sale; JD 7810, MFWD, $59,900; JD 4450, 2WD; JD 4455, 2WD. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322 JD 4630, 5,140Hrs., 2WD, Pwr. Shift trans., cab w/AC, 2 Hyd., 20.8x38 rear tires, runs strong. $15,500.00/OBO. 585750-6208

JD 6400 cab, 2WD, PQ, 9795 hrs. . . . . . . . . . .$18,500 JD 5510 ROPS 4WD, pwr reverser w/541 ldr. . .$18,500 ‘07 JD 5325 ROPS, 4WD, dual hyd . . . . . . . . .$15,800 (2) JD 6605 ROPS 4WD, syncro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call ’97 Daewoo DD80 cab, 6-way blade, hydro . . .$12,500

Penn Yan, NY

315-536-8919

Combine Salvage

K & J Surplus

CIH 5500 GRAIN DRILL; Krause Dominator; CIH Steiger STX-375; CIH 7088 Combine. 585-370-4653

60 Dublin Rd. Lansing, NY 14882 (607) 533-4850 • (607) 279-6232

HESSTON small round baler, like new, asking $8,000, bought new; New Holland 489 haybine, good shape, stub guard, asking $2,700. 716373-1565 days

— Canandaigua, NY —

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21ST * 9AM *

CONSIGNMENTS WANTED Farm Tractors - Farm Equipment Cars - Trucks - Trailers Construction Equipment • Trucking Available • Please get your list in for advertising Please call Charlie or George 585-394-4691

JOHN DEERE 450 grain drill, 21 run, 7-1/2” spacing, excellent condition, $4,000. 607753-0343, 607-423-5775 JOHN DEERE 4520 diesel, 7700 hours, make offer. No Sunday calls please, 585-5543962 JOHN DEERE 4890 self propelled winrower, one owner, excellent condition, 2300 hours; 1850 Oliver tractor, 100hp, w/Perkins diesel engine. 518-843-0999 JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD, dual hydraulics, open station, rebuilt trans, 540/1000 PTO, good condition, $14,500. 315536-3807 JOHN DEERE sound guard cab for 3150 w/new compressor & condenser, $3,600 OBO. Nelson Parts 315-5363737

See the Krone Difference for Size, Strength and Unmatched Durability

•6420 burnt •6215 burnt •E4020 •L4020 PS •E3020 •4240 •3010 • 2950 4WD • 2840 • 2630 • 2550 4WD • 2010 • 830 We Rebuild Your Hydraulic Pumps, SCV Valves, Steering Valves, etc.

All Units are Bench Tested Many Used Tractor Parts Already Dismantled CALL FOR YOUR NEEDS

NELSON PARTS Penn Yan, NY

800-730-4020 315-536-3737 KICKER BALE WAGONS $2,350; 8 & 10 Ton Running Gears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’ Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’s Welding, 585-526-5954 LARGEST SELECTION Used Combines on East Coast. All with 1 year motor & trans. warranty. Zeisloft Eq. 800-9193322

SW 42T 13’ 9” Rake

$149/Mo. with 15% down

1.9% for 60 Mos.

On Most Rakes, Tedders, Mowers and Balers Offer good til 2-28-12

8571 1 Kinderhook k Rd. . Kirkville, , NY Y 13082

315-687-7891 1 • 315-510-2400

MabieBros.Com m

LOADER, International 2350 w/84” bucket; Agri-Metal belt conveyor, 60’ long, 18” belt; Flyght manure pump, electric, 20hp. 802-864-5382, 802578-7352

MACK ENTERPRISES Randolph, NY

(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768 Ship UPS Daily www.w2r.com/mackenterprises/

New & Used Tractor & Logging Equipment Parts

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FORD TW20 tractor; Case 830 tractor; IH 915 combine, 6row corn, 15’grain; JD 336 baler; IH 510 grain drill; IH 56 6row planter. 315-536-8218

MABIE BROS., INC.

2012 AUCTION

John Deere 2010 diesel, $5,000 OBO, excellent condition; 1976 Ford F350 flatbed dump, $2,200 OBO. 607-3514505

Many New Parts in Stock RECENT MODELS IN FOR SALVAGE:

CIH 1640 COMBINE w/15’ flex head, good condition, $14,000 OBO. 607-351-4505

CLEANING UP: JD 3020, tired engine, $4,500; JD 4630/4640, bad engine, rough, $4,000; JD 148 loader, with valve, $1,800; JD 544 B loader, needs work, $7,000; Case W 24B loader, needs engine work, $4,500; JD 450 dozer, with 6-way blade, needs work, $4,000; JD 5-bottom hydraulic reset plows, good, $1,000; Leon 10’ silage blade, came off JD 4630, $1,000; 2000 Chevy 2500 4wd pickup, needs work, $1,000; Several junk Chevy 16’ silage trucks, and parts; Patz belt feeder and conveyor parts. 716-801-5329

JD BALER PARTS: Used, New Aftermarket and rebuilt. JD canopy new aftermarket, $750. Call for pictures. Nelson Horning 585-526-6705

JOHN DEERE TRACTOR PARTS

Y QUALIT TEED N A R A GU

Questions? Call us. PH#

Farm Machinery For Sale

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

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Farm Machinery For Sale

TRANSPORT HAY ELEVATORS 1 1/2” square tubing, 14 gauge 24’ - 48’ Includes Motor & Wheels Other sizes available Call for prices.

Farm Machinery Wanted

315-536-8578

Farm Machinery For Sale NEW AND USED CHOPPER PARTS for New Holland 770 to FP240. John Deere 3940 to 3975. NEW Horning crop processors. NEW & USED New Holland baler parts & service. Closed Sundays.

607-243-5555 NEW HOLLAND 1089 automatic bale wagon, 900 hrs., fair condition. Call 315-2463455 NEW HOLLAND 315 baler, $2,500; Kuhn Model 500 discbine, 16’, $15,000. Call Todd 860-836-1524

WANTED

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

Maine e To o North Carolina

Looking for a no-till drill and 2 row or 4 row no-till corn planter to rent for a few acres in Allegany County New York. 717-442-9451 WANTED TO BUY: Big square bale wagon, cash deal. 716581-2314 WANTED TO BUY: Used farm & construction equipment, running or not. Early or late models 1970’s & newer. Will 315-777-2357 WANTED: 3 point hitch for Steiger PTA 325. 716-4740221

Plant Corn Anywhere In a 42 Mile Radius!

WANTED: 80-100 tons of corn silage; hay head for 900 New Holland chopper. 585-5546116

PleasantCreekHay.com

• Buckets • Manure Forks • Pallet Forks • Bale Spears • Round Bale Grabbers • Feed Pushers • Adapter Plates • Skid Steer Hitch • 3pt. Bale Spears Truck Freight Available

REMLINGER PST, strip-till, 12 row, markers, rolling baskets, 3 point, excellent condition. 315-822-5988

WANTED: MADISON silo, 20 or 24 foot diameter, 1990 or newer. 607-844-8744

SPRAYER 500 Gallon Demco, 30’ manual fold booms, ground drive pump, foam marker, $2,500; IH 510 grain drill, 18 hole w/grass seeder, always shedded, $2,500. 315-656-9977 or 315395-9144

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

NH 467 HAYBINE, 7’ cut, additional cutter bar, knives, excellent condition, $3,000.

716-860-0810 NH 790 Chopper, like new; 2-bottom JD plows; #9 JD sickle bar mower. 607-546-2005

Organic Weed Control

Weeder w/Kovar Tines Horse Drawn 5’-15’ - 3pt. 5’-46½’

Many Options Available

Call Bob at 716-984-7442 PARTS FOR JD Combines, 4400, 6600 & 7700. Gleaner F2 combine, 1100 hrs, $2,300 OBO. 607-243-7032 PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT on your land. Earn top $$$ for hunting rights. Call for a FREE quote and info packet toll free 1-866-309-1507 or request at www.BaseCampLeasing.com

• STEIGER PT310 • IHC 1066 • IHC 656 Diesel • IHC 2350 Loader • Double 8 SURGE Parlor, Complete • GIRTON 3000 Gallon Bulk Tank

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

WEILER’S WANTED GRAIN ROASTING 315-521-2552

Massey Ferguson

165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

814-793-4293 Farm Machinery Wanted GLEN CALL ME BACK about the 3pt. hitch.Your e-mail does not work. 716-474-0221

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

• Livestock Feeds • Ration Balancing • SeedWay Seeds • Crystalyx Products Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

(315)) 549-82266 Romulus, NY 14541

MEDIUM RED CLOVER, good cover crop, very good nitrogen supply, excellent feed for $1.30Lb, over 2,000Lb $1.20Lb. Bay Farms 585-7476272

(315) 549-7081 Green Haven Open Pollinated Corn Seed ***Silage, Grain, Wild Life Plots ***Available Certified Organic ***Early Varieties ***Free Catalog ***Green Haven Open Pollinated Seed Group

607-566-9253

www.openpollinated.com

• • • •

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

Equine Livestock Post Driving Pasture & Paddock Design

LIME Kersch’s Ag

BRIAN ROSS

585-599-3489

585-322-7778 585-734-0003

9479 Alleghany Rd Corfu NY 14036 15 Years of Professional Fencing Installations “Quality You Can Trust” Call 800-836-2888 to place your classified ad.

GYPSUM

Fencing

Fencing

SHAMROCK FARMS (585) FENCING DAN FITZPATRICK

REED CANARY GRASS SEED, tested for purity and germ, $2.50/lb. Pete Block 814-757-8495, 814-730-5595 please leave message, speak clearly.

669-2179

8408 CARNEY HOLLOW RD., WAYLAND, NY 14572 Sales & Installations Building Since 1981

• Posts • Board • Split Rail • HT Wire • Vinyl • Energizers

E FARM FENCE & SUPPLY EMPIR “Miles of Quality Start Here”

WANTED: Moldy or dusty corn, wheat or beans for furnace. Ontario County,NY 585704-0687

WANTED: Implements for Allis Chalmers Model G tractor. 613-432-5764

NEW SKID LOADER ATTACHMENTS

MARTIN’S WELDING 315-531-8672

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Farm Machinery For Sale

Fencing

R & R FENCING LLC

We Custom Build Wagon Gears - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Ton

MILO MFG. • PENN YAN, NY

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

• High Tensile • Split Rail • Misc. Types of Fence • Energizers • Fencing Supplies

4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160 RUSTIN WILSON

(315) 364-5240

o h lder k r u B Fencing Custom Fence Building for: Horses, Cows, Goat, Sheep and Deer We Build: Hi-tensile, woven wire, hot coat, split rail and board fences Also, we sell pressure treated or cedar post, fencing supplies and gates Free Estimates Anthony Burkholder 607-869-5780 Closed Sundays

E & A FENCE

771 State Highway 163, Fort Plain, NY

1-800-836-2888 To place a Classified Ad

Bringing Security For Them Peace of Mind For You ~ Sales & Installation of All Types of Fence ~ Visit Our Retail Location by Appointment

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Country Folks and Country Folks Mid-Atlantic Farm Chronicle

have over 40,000 readers split among 4 geographic editions covering from North Carolina to Maine.

Give us a call today to place your ad and reach as many of them as you wish!

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Financial Services

For Rent or Lease

Hay - Straw For Sale

DAIRY FARM for sale or rent, 66 stall barn +2-bedroom house, Delaware Co. 607278-5168

Stefan Hay Co.

Goats Boar Billy Goat for sale. 2 years old in excellent shape

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

For Rent or Lease

For Rent or Lease

WANTED - GOATS OR SHEEP FOR GRAZING REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Public Works Committee of the Steuben County Legislature and the Steuben County Public Works Commissioner will receive proposals from interested parties for leasing of County land for grazing of small ruminants, i.e. sheep, goats, etc. at the Steuben County Landfill, 5632 Turnpike Road, Bath, NY 14810; #GC-12-006-P. Requests for proposal forms, scope of services and general provisions are available at the Steuben County Purchasing Department, 3 East Pulteney Square, Bath, New York 14810. Telephone number: 607-664-2484. These documents are also available on the Steuben County website, www.steubencony.org.

A site visit/pre-bid conference is scheduled at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at the Steuben County Landfill.

Attendees to meet at this site. This is the only opportunity for a pre-bid conference and site visit. No other pre-bid conferences or sites will be scheduled or conducted.

Proposals to be considered will be received at the Purchasing Department until 1:30 P.M. local time on Thursday, March 8, 2012. Late proposals shall not be considered.

Steuben County retains the right to reject any or all proposals and to withdraw this solicitation at any time.

James L. Gleason Director of Purchasing

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS 315-923-9118

Clyde, NY

WE SPECIALIZE IN

Hay - Straw For Sale Grass Hay: 4x5 round, 150+ bales available, stored inside, Troy, NY. 518-5730955.

HAY FOR SALE: 4x5 dry wrapped bales. Larchar Farms, 607-847-8393 HAY SAVER Plus Hay Preservative, 68% Propionic Acid.

87¢ per pound. Product available in Waterloo, NY. Delivery Available. Conoy Ag, Elizabethtown, PA 717-367-5078

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• Hopper Feed Bins • Transport Augers • Crane Service • Dryer Service

Wet and Dry Round & Square Bales

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut Hay Also Square Bales of

STRAW CALL STEVE

519-482-5365 JUNE CUT 1st cut grass hay, small square bales, never wet, $3.25/bale firm. Approximately 1600 bales. 518-483-9603 after 8pm, cell 518-232-2770 days.

For a Complete List Look at

Stefanhay.com 1-800-HAY-0355 Hay - Straw Wanted

ALWAYS WANTED TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings Also Small Square Mulch

Call 4M FARMS 315-684-7570 • 315-559-3378

HAY & STRAW

For Sale All Types Delivered Cell 717-222-2304 Growers, Buyers & Sellers Giorgi Mushroom Company, located in Berks County now buying the following materials:

HAY CORN STOVER STRAW All bale sizes and types, including ROUND BALES, accepted.

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

CALL TODAY FOR NEW “HIGHER” PRICING Contacts: Allen Hollenbach 610-926-5753 ahollenbach@giorgimush.com Kevin Eickhoff 610-926-8811 ext. 5216 keickhoff@giorgimush.com Michele Fisher 610-926-8811 ext. 5189 mfisher@giorgimush.com

WANTED: 1st & 2nd cut big & small squares. 315-363-9105

LARGE SQUARE BALES Wheat & Oat Straw, processed, 3x3x8 bales, approx. 200, clean, $200/ton.

Jay Martin 315-521-3123

Quality Alfalfa Grass Mix Low Potassium for Dry Cows

Call for Competitive Prices NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

www.countryfolks.com

519-529-1141

ORGANIC BALEAGE, in tube, 570-549-8119

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Full Time - Permanent Position Counter/Phone Sales, Scheduling/Dispatching Deliveries, Crop Input Recommendations Agronomy Degree and/or Experience in Related Field, Organizational Skills, Basic Computer Knowledge Excellent Wages & Benefits

Call or Send Resume To:

Blowers Agra Service, Inc. 4694 Country Road, 5, Hall, NY 14463 585-526-6907 fax 585-526-6880 bagras@frontiernet.net

Sales Position Available Due to our sales rep retiring, Country Folks has an opening in Central NY. Applicants must have a basic knowledge of agriculture, reliable transportation, good driving record and be willing to learn. Sales calls to agribusinesses requires an average of 3 days on the road a week with no overnight travel required.

If you are interested, contact Bruce Button at Country Folks, PO Box 121, Palatine Bridge NY 13428 or e-mail your resume to bbutton@leepub.com or fax to 518-673-2381

WRITERS WANTED Country Folks is looking for self-motivated free-lance writers to contribute to their weekly agricultural paper.

Articles could include educational topics as well as feature articles.

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW Lg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

HELP WANTED The Onondaga County Soil & Water Conservation District has the following opening in LaFayette, NY: • Seasonal Aide (Critical Area Seeding) Assisting in Critical Area Seeding on farms and D.O.T. projects. Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs. (April to October).

For more information, call 315-677-3851 X5. www.ocswcd.org

Knowledge of the industry a must.

LARGE SQUARE BALES, processed first & second cut.

Call 802-864-5382 or 802578-7352

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC

Help Wanted

Heating

Please send resume to Joan Kark-Wren jkarkwren@leepub.com or call 518-673-0141

March 5, 2012 • COUNTRY FOLKS West • Section B - Page 25

• Sukup Grain Bins • Dryers • Grain Legs • Custom Mill Righting

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

Farmer to Farmer

Dated: February 17, 2012

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

For Sale Westfield Augers 1 8x41 pto $1000.00 2 8x61 pto $3500.00 ea.

1 8x61 pto $5000.00 585-370-2900

"Your Hay is Just a Click Away" 3x3x7 bales

Help Wanted

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Help Wanted

WANTED

Assistant Herd Person

with recent experience doctoring cows. Some assistance in AI breeding on sizeable modern dairy in northern VT. Salary based on experience, housing package possible.

Call 802-782-9058

Help Wanted Extension Educator (Extension Educator Ag Entrepreneurship and Community Development) Penn State Extension, Warren County Penn State Extension, Warren County, is seeking and individual to be a member of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Economic/ Community Development State Extension Team, providing community and agricultural producer education related to new product development and agricultural venture start-up and business risk management.

Specific program responsibilities include planning, execution and evaluation of impact of educational programming about selection of agricultural alternatives including specialty crops, value added products, and agricultural tourism enterprises, conducting business feasibility and marketing studies, and writing of business and strategic marketing plans. This position will be filled as level 3, level 4, or level 5, depending upon the successful candidates’ education and experience. Requires a Masters Degree or higher plus two years of related experience for a level 3.

Additional experience and/or education and competencies are required for higher level jobs.

Deadline for applying is March 14, 2012. Visit http://psu.jobs/ job # 36116 for details and to apply.

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and diversity of its workforce.

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Dirk@twinbirch.net & Steve@twinbirch.net Or call Steve at

315-730-4111

SEEKING EQUITY PARTNER (S) in New York Dairy Farm. Minority or Majority partner in midsize diary operation. Herd, equipment, or land, or all. Send inquiries to: HedgerowsDairy@gmail.com

Horse Equipment NEW IDEA #12 ground driven rubber-tired manure spreader.

Good working condition. Shed kept. Erin C. Lundy 315-4931051

Horses TEAM of 15-3 hand, drafty black 7 year old Percheron half brother and sister broke to all farm machinery; also traffic safe. Erin C. Lundy 315493-1051

Miscellaneous

Hillside Children's Center is looking for parents to provide short or long-term care for local youth. Generous daily stipend and ongoing support provided. Visit www.hillside.com/fostercare today to find out more.

Parts

Parts & Repair

NEW, USED & RECONDITIONED

IH TRACTOR SALVAGE PARTS

PARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION & AGRICULTURE Case-JD-IHC Crawlers Case-JD-Ford-IHC TLB’s Case-JD-Wheel Loaders Skid Loader Parts SPECIAL: MultiKey Construction Sets $45

GOODRICH TRACTOR PARTS

Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY

607-642-3293

Available on an Expanding 1,000 Cow Dairy in CNY A successful candidate will be a motivated individual who will be responsible for mixing and delivering a total mixed ration to the dairy herd as well as overseeing bunk management and feed equipment preventative maintenance.

Experience operating machinery, a valid driver’s license, a willingness to learn, and a positive attitude are a must. Experience as a feeder is helpful, but we are willing to train the right person.

Contact Chris At 315-729-3186 after 7PM A job description is available upon request

BATES CORPORATION 12351 Elm Rd BOURBON, IN 46504

New, Used & Rebuilt We Ship Anywhere CHECK OUT OUR MONTHLY WEB SPECIALS! Call the IH Parts Specialists:

Our Web Address: www.batescorp.com

1-800-248-2955

Poultry & Rabbits 1000 NOFA Certified Organic Brown Isa Pullets. Hatched in September just started laying.

Will separate $10.00 each.

Clayville, NY (315) 794-8713

Poultry Goslings, ducklings, chicks, turkeys, guineas, bantams, pheasants, chukars, books, medications.

Clearview Hatchery PO Box 399 Gratz, PA 17030

(717) 365-3234

Day Old Chicks: Broilers, Layers Turkeys, Ducks

NEPPA Hatchery Jill & Ken Gies 660 Fordsbush Road Ft. Plain, NY 13339 email: giespasture@frontiernet.net

STARTERS, ALTERNATORS, and GENERATORS for all domestic and import engines.

Also HIGH TORQUE DIESEL STARTERS. Prompt Service 315-826-7892 Gary Sneath

Lawn & Garden MANTIS Deluxe Tiller. NEW! FastStart engine.

Ships FREE. One-Year Money-Back Guarantee when you buy DIRECT. Call for the DVD and FREE Good Soil book! 877439-6803

LLAMAA/ALPACA CHUTE, used very little, $800.00. New $1,699.00. 315-593-6767

THOUSANDS OF AG PARTS available online at www.PaulBparts.com.Sprayer parts include Teejet Nozzles/Tips, Nozzle Bodies, Pumps, GPS Guidance, Foam Markers, and much more.

Weasler PTO Driveline Parts available for North American, Italian, and German series. Or call 717-738-7355 ex.275.

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

Llamas

POSSON REALTY LLC

(607)) 334-97277 HEAD FEEDER POSITION

Miscellaneous

FOSTER/ADOPTIVE PARENTS NEEDED

787 Bates-Wilson Road Norwich, NY 13851

DAIRY MANAGER This position is ultimately responsible for the health, safety and performance of the milking herd. Position is a leadership and supervisory role with a team of employees who assist you in completing the day to day activities required to operate a large commercial dairy.

Salary range $60,000+, with future ownership opportunity.

Please send resume to

Help Wanted

Celll 607-316-3758 www.possonrealty.net possonrealty@frontiernet.net David C. Posson, Broker

Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

Special thanks to Ralph and Marilyn Williams of West Winfield, NY for allowing us to sell their beautiful Herkimer County property. We wish them all the best.

2316 6 - 120 0 acree m/ll Hobbyy Farm situated on a quiet road. 30 acres of farm ground used for pasturing and making hay, two year round streams, balance woods, some timber, lots of firewood, excellent hunting. Good 2 story 4 bedroom farm house inside has been remodeled. New front porch. Good 2 story 30 stall dairy barn, would work well for beef or horses. Good 32x40 shop, concrete floor, and power. Nice building to work on equipment or vehicles.

This farm has a great location close to Lake Delta for boating and fishing. Snow mobile and ATV trails close by. Mins to Rome or Utica, shopping and hospitals close by. Nice area to live and farm, handy to everything. Death in family forces sale price has been reduced to $215,000. This is a great buy on a nice little farm of this size.

Write or call for prices & availability

518-568-5322

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Real Estate For Sale

MARSHALL ELECTRIC Venice Center, NY

315-364-8452

100-ACRE FARM: 60 cow barn, 30 heifers barn, house, trailer, ready to milk.

Burke,NY.518-483-3370

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

2280 0 - Otsego o Countyy Dairyy Farm. 25 acres total, 10 tillable, balance pasture. Plenty of additional land close by to rent or purchase feed dealers in the area. Single story conventional barn with 55 ties set up to milk. 20x80 young stock barn. 2 upright silos 20x60 & 18x60. Older 2 story 4 bdrm 2 bath home in good condition. New windows, new septic. All located on a quiet road, mins to Cooperstown. Buy for Dairy or would make a nice farm for horses or beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $175,000 3 - Madison n Countyy Freee Stalll Operation- 500 acres, 330 2223 tillable well drained high lime very productive soils w/additional 200 acres rented with more land available. 2 Modern Barns w/305 free stalls 2 other barns for 100 head of young stock or dry cows.

36x80 machinery building with heated shop. Large pad for corn silage and haylage. Separate heifer facility for 200 head of heifers available for rent close by. Good remodeled 2 story 3 bdrm home.

This is a great area of Central NY to farm in. Everything is close by.

5 million Long growing season, good milk markets .Askingg $1.35 9 - 135 5 m/ll acres. 20 acres open balance woods. Over a half 2319 of mile of road frontage on a quiet road with beautiful views overlooking a gorgeous valley. Would make a nice piece of land to build a home or cabin on for year round or weekend living. Some timber, awesome deer and turkey hunting. Trails to ride 4 wheelers and snowmobiles. Nice location. Just west of Cooperstown, NY. Close to the City of Utica. Shopping, hospitals within minutes. If you are looking for a piece of property for investment, recreation, or a nice place to build this has a great location and setting. Priced to sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $195,000

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73 ACRE former dairy farm with farmhouse, barns, outbuildings. Mature vineyard, bass pond, mixed hardwoods, over 1000 newly planted Christmas trees. Plus a sportsman's cabin. No gas lease and all mineral rights convey. Offered at $259,900.

Call Pete Martino at NY Land Quest 877-236-1117 or www.nylandquest.com FARM SALE IN WALWORTH, NY: 88 acres, 60 tillable, 43 cow newly renovated dairy barn, 2 heifer facilities w/full concrete, machine shed in garage, w/beautiful 1800 4 bedroom 2 bath house. 315730-3312 FOR SALE: 19+ ACRES w/house, barn, veal-barn, more buildings. 5048 Rt.241, Conewango Valley,NY 14726

Tires & Tire Repair Service

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

Radial 240-R4 Truck Tire 22.5 Available

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• Sales & Installation • On The Farm Service • A Large Parts Inventory • Willing to Travel for Service Work • 7 Days a Week, Parts & Service • Financing Available

ART TIMMEL

3626 Brown St., Collins, NY 14034 Shop - (716) 532-2040 Eves & Weekends (716) 532-2919

Sheep EASTER LAMBS FOR SALE: 40-60 lbs. 60 to 80 will be ready mid-March to late March. 607-776-7639 SHEEP SHEERING: Quality sheering for flocks of any size.

Will travel. Tate Reifsteck, 585-350-5740

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

The NEW

SILO Corp.

FOR SALE: Farm machinery parts and older tractor parts.

DON’s PLACE, formerly Knapp’s. 585-346-5777

Trailers TEITSWORTH TRAILERS: Over 400 in stock now! PJ Goosenecks, Dumps, Tilt Tops, Landscape, Car Haulers, Skid Steer & more.

Best prices, largest selection.

585-243-1563

Arcade, N.Y.

(585) 492-1300 • Precast Bunk Silos 6’x8” to 13’-4” High • Silo Repair Service • Salt Storage Structures

Tractors, Parts & Repair

Can Be Used on Silage Trucks or Manure Trucks

Hill Top Tire

402 State Hwy 163 Fort Plain, NY 11’ center wall

10’ side wall

13’4” side wall

11’T wall

Skid Steer Loaders

(518)) 993-2235 www.hilltoptire.net

Skid Steer Loaders

JOHN DEERE CT332

NORTHEAST SILO DEMO: Need a cheap, quick & easy way to get your silo down?

Will travel, give us a call. 518568-3560

Track Skid Loader, Cab, Heat, AC, New GP Bucket, 925 Hours.

Excellent Condition!

Only $29,500 Call Roy at

585-721-9177 Tires & Tire Repair Service REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR Jake Stoltzfus 649 South Ramona Rd. Myerstown, PA 17067

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

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

Roofing

Roofing

ROOFING & SIDING

3165 Route 246 Perry, NY 14530 585-237-2124

CALL FOR YOUR PRICING NEEDS Your Firestone Farm Tire Headquarters

• Radial • Implement • Bias • Flotation

• Front • Rice & Cane • Rear • Specialty

TIRES: 20.8x34, 80% on double bevel rims, $850.00 for pair; 2-16.9x34, 10%, not pretty but holds air, $100.00.

315-656-9977 or 315-3959144

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

Allis Chalmers, all models.

Large inventory! We ship.

Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

86 GMC 10 wheeler, 10 spd., 1120 tires, 3208 reman. Cat, 27’ steel flatbed, $4,000 OBO. 845-778-5073

Trucks

Trucks

Trucks

Martin’s Farm Trucks, LLC

Trucks for All Your Needs - Specializing in Agri-Business Vehicles

e Metall Roofing g & Siding..

BUY DIRECT – Wee manufacture

ABM M & ABX X Panell - Standingg Seam m - PBR R Panel LOW PRICES - FAST DELIVERY – FREE LITERATURE

A.B. MARTIN ROOFING SUPPLY, LLC Ephrata, PA 1-800-373-3703 N e w v i l l e , PA 1-800-782-2712

Full line Pole Building material. ~ Lumber - Trusses - Plywood.

www.abmartin.net • Email: sales@abmartin.net

1998 Int. 4700 SA 16’ Flat Dump, DT466E 210hp, Allison MT643 Auto, Spring Susp, Air Brakes, 32,720 GVW, 133k mi. $15,900

1999 Int 4900, Int TA 24’x96” Flat Dump, DT530E, 9 Spd, WB254”, CT186”, CEF230”, 16/40 Axles, Hend Spring, Double Frame, 262k mi. $24,500

888-497-0310

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

FEB 20 - MAR 13 Pennsylvania to host Beef Cattle Producer Seminars Seminars beginning at 6 pm are located at the Mercer Co. Extension Office (Feb. 20), Indiana Co. Extension Office (Feb. 22), Belle Vernon Christian Center Church (Feb. 28), and the NRCS Building in Somerset (March 5). Seminars beginning at 6:30 pm are located at Tioga County Fairgrounds (March 7), and Columbia County Extension Office (March 13).

Visit www.uproducers.com or call Blaine Winger at 724996-8608 or Glenn Eberly at 717-943-2962 for more information.

MAR 4-5 Young Farmers and Ranchers Annual Leadership Conference Holiday Inn, Wolf Rd., Albany, NY. There is no need to be a current member of the Young Farmer & Rancher program to attend the conference. The deadline for hotel registration is Feb. 10; the deadline for meal registration is Feb. 22. Contact Jan D’Arcy, 800-342-4143, ext. 5626. On Internet at www.nyfb.org MAR 6 Fencing, Watering and Infrastructure Workshop Tioga County office building, 56 Main St, Owego, NY. This class is the second in a series, for details visit http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/12/01/12/raisinglivestock-workshop-series.

Attend individual classes or sign up for the whole series.

Cost per class is $10/farm ($75 for the series) and includes light snacks and handouts. To register, call 607-687-4020, or e-mail meh39@cornell.edu.

Philadelphia Flower Show Bus Trip Registration deadline is Feb. 3. Bus Leaves at 6:30 am at the Cracker Barrel Parking Lot. $70/person. Contact Carol, 607-584-9966.

MAR 7 Solar and Wind Power for the Farm CCE of Yates County, 417 Liberty St., Penn Yan, NY. 9 am - noon. This session is a unique opportunity for farmers to ask questions and get appropriate advice to take steps toward renewable energy. Farms of all types and sizes are welcome to attend and it is open to the public. Fee is $15/farm.

Register or more information: Pre-registration is required by March 5 by calling CCE of Yates County at 315-536-5123.

MAR 7-8 Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) Conference Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool, NY. Contact Heather Darrow, 607255-4478 or e-mail dmconf @cornell.edu.

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ORGANIC DAIRY FARM/ CREAMERY, 318 acres. 8 miles from Cooperstown,NY. Two 3 bedroom homes, 100 cow freestall, Double 6 milking parlor. Many outbuilding for young stock, hay & equipment. New cheese room, aging facility & solar electric system. 200 acres fenced for grazing. $998,500. 607-2869362

FARM AND FLEET TIRE SERVICE

Tires & Tire Repair Service

Calendar of Events

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com MAR 8 Farm Disaster Preparation class Genesee County CCE Office, 420 East Main St., Batavia, NY. 8:30 am - 2:30 pm. $35/person which includes lunch, handouts and complete Farm Disaster Preparation Certificate training. The person representing a farm

should be the insurance policyholder but other key farm personnel are welcome. For more information or questions about the workshop contact Jackson Wright at 585-746-3016. To register contact Jan Beglinger at 585-343-3040 ext. 132 or at jmb374@cornell.edu by March 1.

Trucks

Trucks

2004 Mack CV713 Granite 300 Mack w/Jake, Allison Automatic, 20,000 Front, 44,000 Rears, Mack Camel Back, Double Frame, Very Clean, Low Miles Priced To Sell Or Trade

2002 International S-8100 300 Cat, 9 Speed, 14-40, 4 Spring Suspension, Low Miles, Southern Truck, Priced To Sell Or Trade

MAR 10 Corning Winter Farmers’ Market 1 West Market St., Corning, NY. Contact Market Manager, 607-759-7665.

Introduction to Grafting Workshop Campbell Tree Farm, 1348 Stitzinger Rd., Tionesta, PA. 1-3 pm. The workshop is free to attend but seating is limited. Please register by March 1. Contact Penn State Extension, 814-755-3544 or email forestext@psu.edu.

The Finger Lakes 4-H Expo Midlakes High School. 9 am - 2:30 pm. 4-Hers of all ages and 4-H Leaders from Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates County will be spending the day working on 4-H projects and activities in a fun and hands on atmosphere. Contact Amy Rugenstein, 315-331-8415 or e-mail anr32@cornell.edu.

Ties to the Land: Planning for the Future of Your Family Farm and Woodland NY Grange Hall, 100 Grange Place, Cortland, NY. A Succession Planning workshop for keeping family lands in the family. Succession Planning - the human side of

2001 Mack CH613 Daycab Tractor E7 400 Mack, Jake, 10 Speed Transmission, Air Ride, Aluminum Wheels, With or Without Wet Line Priced To Sell Or Trade

1997 J&B 36’ x 102” Aluminum Dump Trailer, 92” Sides, Swing Gate, Electric Tarp, Spring Suspension, Double Landing Gear, VERY CLEAN Priced To Sell Or Trade

ADVANTAGE TRUCKS (716) 685-6757 www.advantagetrucks.com

WE DELIVER

“Exporters Welcome”

Trucks

CALEDONIA DIESEL, LLC TRUCK & EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE “The Diesel People!”

2905 Simpson Rd., Caledonia, NY

585-538-4395 • 1-800-311-2880 Since 1982

Just 1 mile south of Route 20 on 36 south

estate planning - focuses on the key challenges that farmers and woodland owners face and the communication and legal planning tools needed to maintain family ties to the land. For registration and workshop details, please check http://SuccessionPlanning.ning.com, or email/call Maureen Mullen at mlm394@cornell.edu, 607254-6556.

MAR 10-11 Farm Days Oakdale Mall, Binghamton NY. 10 am - 6 pm. Contact Laura Biasillo, 607-7728953 or lw257@cornell.edu.

FEB 11 Fourth Annual Peter Levatich Memorial Woodland Seminar Spencer-Van Etten High School Auditorium, State Route 34, Spencer, NY. 9 am - noon. Contact CCE od Schuyler Co., 607-535-7161 or e-mail bjc226@cornell .edu.

MAR 12 Women in Agriculture Meeting Frank W. Bratt Agricultural Center, 3542 Turner Rd., Jamestown, NY. 6:30-8 pm.

Women interested in attending this meeting should call to RSVP by March 8. Contact Ginny Carlberg, 716-6649502 ext. 202 or vec22@cornell.edu; Jodi Creasap-Gee,

716-792-2800 ext. 204 or jec53@cornell.edu; Kevin Martin, 716-792-2800 ext.

205 or kmm52@psu.edu.

MAR 13 Berry Grower Update Town of Chenango Community Meeting Room, Binghamton, NY. 9 am. $30/person. DEC credits available.

Contact Carol, 607-7728953 or clf62@cornell.edu.

Group-Housing/Ad-Libitum Feeding Systems to be Discussed New York State Grange auditorium, just off Route 13, near the I-81 exchange in Cortland. 10:30 am - 3 pm.

Cost is $30 and includes lunch, “how to” materials from the Dec. 1, 2011 symposium and the proceedings from the day’s presentations.

RSVPs by March 7 are greatly appreciated. Contact Sharon VanDeuson, 607753-5078 or e-mail shv7@cornell.edu.

Regenerating a High Graded Stand Webinar Noon & 7 pm. On Internet at http://extension.psu.edu/p rivate-forests/toolsresources/webinars MAR 15 & 29, APR 12 Farm Business Planning Course Ithaca, NY. All classes 6-9 pm. Cost: Sliding scale, $80 - $300 Application required.

Visit www.groundswellcenter.org for online application.

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2000 Sterling Drywall Boom/Flatbed, Cat 3306 300hp with engine brake, 1998 Peterbilt 357 Dump Truck, Cat C-10, 8LL, 8LL, 18k front axle, 46k full locking rears, double frame, 25’ deck, 30’ of Hendrickson suspension, Double frame, 16’ steel body with electric tarp, 357,503 miles frame behind cab, 177,269 miles. Fasse 300SE boom lift. Rubber 90%. $26,900 $38,500 We will separate the boom from the chassis.

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1999 Kenworth C500B HD Dump Truck Cummins N14 460hp, 8LL, 18k front axle, 65k full locking rears, 17’ x 84” high body, 234,725 miles, double frame. $38,900

For more information e-mail info@groundswellcenter.org.

MAR 16 Celebration of Ontario County Agriculture Steamboat Landing, 205 Lakeshore Drive, Canandaigua, NY. 7 pm. Dinner and Program. Contact Nancy Anderson, 585-394-3977 ext. 427.

Grain Day CCE Office, 225 Grant Ave., Auburn, NY. 10 am - 2:30 pm. Recertification credit applied for in the areas of Core and Cat. 21 Field Crops. $25 fee lunch included. Call 315-255-1183 ext 225 or e-mail kvs5@ cornell.edu.

MAR 17 2nd Annual Workshop on Local Woodlot Management Yates County Building Auditorium, 417 Liberty St., Penn Yan, NY. 9 am - 1 pm. $10/family, which includes one set of handouts and refreshments. To register by March 14, call the CCE Yates County office at at 315-536-5123 or send your name, address and phone number and a check made out to “CCE Yates County” to: CCE Yates County, 417 Liberty St., Penn Yan, NY 14527. You can also e-mail vfj1@cornell.edu to register.

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2007 IH 4300 Single Axle Cab & Chasis, DT466, Automatic, 272” wheelbase, 202” cab to axle, 21 1/2’ frame. 141,280 miles, 25,999 GVW $31,000

2002 Volvo Tri-Axle Dump Truck, Volvo 345hp, 8LL, air ride, 16’ steel body with electric tarp, 20k front, 46k rears $43,900

COMING NEXT WEEK! 2004 Osh Kosh F2346 6x6 Cab and Chassis, 75,000 miles, Cummins ISM, 9LL trans., 20k front, 46k full locking rears.

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1998 IH 2674 Cab and Chassis, Cat C-10 320hp, 10 speed, 46k rears, Double frame, 260” wheelbase, 21’ 8” of frame behind the cab, 193” C-T. Also has an aux. dirve in the main driveline $19,900

2008 Peterbilt 365 Cab and Chassis, Cat C-13 375hp, 9LL, 20k front axle, 46k full locking rears, 105,680 miles, 21’ of frame (double) behind the cab, 144” C-T $86,900

2007 Ingersoll Rand WL350-5A Wheel Loader, 4 in 1 Bucket, 3 spool hyd., OROPS, Kubota Diesel $46,850

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Municipal Cars, Trucks & Equipment, Farm Tractors, Equipment, Lawn Tractors Consignments Welcome call 585-739-6435 *Alamo Boom Mower, 5' Rotary Cutter, Complete with Hydraulic Controls *2000 Ford F-550 S/A Dump Truck, 7.3lL Diesel, 5-speed transmission, approximately 54,700 mi., 10' Western snowplow, Elec. /Hydraulic dump body Hoist and snowplow. *2001 Chevrolet 2500HD 4 wheel drive. Regular cab 8' box with lift gate. 151,720 miles. Fisher Minute mount 8' power angle snowplow.

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SELLING: Farm Tractors: Kubota M8200, cab, 5600 hrs.

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Kubota M135XDTC, cab, 900 hrs.

Kubota M7040HD, canopy, ldr, 350 hrs.

IH 886 IH B414, ldr IH 1066 IH 404, w/ldr White 2-180, 2wd JD2010

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Ford 800 Ford 8N Ford 9N Compact tractors Kubota B7610HSD, diesel, 4wd, ldr, 200 hrs.

Kubota B7500HSD, diesel, 4wd, turf, 60" deck, 900 hrs.

Kubota BX2200HSD, diesel, 4wd, turf, ldr, 60" deck, 350 hrs.

Kubota L35 TLB, ldr/backhoe, 2000 hrs.

Kubota BX25TLB, ldr/backhoe, 500 hrs.

Kubota B2400, ldr, turf tires Kubota L3710, cab, ldr, front blower JD 4110, 4wd, soft cab, ldr, blower, 535 hrs.

Ford 1710, shuttle, 4wd, turf, 1300 hrs.

Kioti CK30HST, 4wd-hydro-turf, 95 hrs.

Lawn Equipment (2)Toro 17-52 52" Zero turn, deck, Kohler engine Toro 18-52 52" Zero turn, deck, Kaw engine GrassHopper 718, Zero turn, 52" deck, front mount, 1600 hrs.

Gravely PMZ260, Zero turn, 72" deck, 1100 hrs.

Kubota B7610HSD, diesel, 4wd, ldr, 200 hrs.

Kubota B7500HSD, diesel, 4wd, turf, 60" deck, 900 hrs.

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JD 325,48" mower deck, Hydro-power bagger, 300 hrs.

JD 345, 48" mower deck, 900 hrs.

JD 455, 54" mower deck, diesel, 2000 hrs.

JD LA175 Kubota T1460, 40" deck, 697 hrs.

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Plain old-fashioned hard work, experience and market knowledge make this the team to choose for successful auctions. Now is the time to call for a no obligation consultation or appraisal. There are many options available to market your business assets. We would be pleased to discuss the auction methods with you. Give us a call today. If you are looking for clean, well-maintained municipal equipment and trucks, at absolute public auction, here are some tentative dates to keep in mind. Please also visit www.teitsworth.com

Saturday, March 3, 2012 9:00 A.M. CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Teitsworth Auction Yard Farm & Construction Equipment Heavy & Light Trucks Geneseo, NY Thursday, March 8, 2012 10:00 A.M. Bentley Brothers Inventory Reduction & Consignment Auction Kubota Tractors & Farm Equipment Rt 31, 2 miles west of Albion, NY Saturday, March 17, 2012 8:00 A.M. Saxby Implement Corp. Public Auction 200 Lawn Mowers, Vehicles, New Trailers & Much More Mendon, NY Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:00 A.M. CORYN FARM SUPPLIES, INC. Public Auction of Farm Equipment & Tools 3186 Freshour Rd. Canandaigua, NY

Saturday, March 24, 2012 9:00 A.M. Z&M Ag and Turf Farm Equipment Auction Clymer, NY Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:00 A.M Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction Farm Tractors & Machinery, Lawn& Garden Equipment Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY Saturday, April 21, 2012 9:00 A.M. Chautauqua County Area Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction Gerry Rodeo Grounds, RT. 60 Gerry, NY Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:00 A.M. 42nd Annual New York's Favorite Consignment Auction Teitsworth auction yard Barber Hill Rd. Geneseo, NY Saturday, May 12, 2012 9:00 A.M. 27th Annual Palmyra Municipal Equipment Auction Town of Palmyra Highway Department Palmyra, NY (Rochester area)

Saturday, June 16, 2012 9:00 A.M. Jefferson County Area Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction Selling Heavy Equipment, Trucks & Trailers Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Watertown, NY Thursday, August 9, 2012 1:00 P.M. Farm & Equipment Auction Next to Empire Farm Days Show Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction equipment Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY

20HP 3 phase electric motor Stone bucket 2446 BushHog loader BushHog SQ48 Woods LR72 rake Bale spade Tree spade Swisher post mower Swisher tow mower, 44"-engine driven Sickle mower, 5' Rotary cutter, 6' Rhino Cutter, 5' pull type

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SAXBY IMPLEMENT CORP. Public Auction Saturday, March 17, 2011 @ 8:00 A.M. RT. 251, 1 Mile East Of Mendon

Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:00 A.M. Important Public Auction Recreational Equipment, Farm Machinery, Heavy Construction Equipment C.N.Y. Power Sports Rt. 11 Cortland, NY Saturday, June 2, 2012 8:00 A.M. Special June Auction Teitsworth Auction Yard Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks Geneseo, NY

12' Brillion cultimulcher Brillion cultivator, 6 row 16' Oliver 283 drag JD 2 row corn picker JD 7000 4 row planter Ford 3 bottom plow NH 315 w/kicker NH 1411 disk mower NH 847 round baler Hesston 5545 round baler IH 10' offset disk Big Toys: RTV900 camo Yamaha Rhino, 4wd, diff lock EZGO golf cart Misc: 3pt snow blower Snow blade Pallet boxes Pickup fuel tank

March 6-13, 2012 April 3-10, 2012 May 1-8, 2012 June 5-12, 2012 July 10-17, 2012 August 14-21, 2012 September 11-18, 2012 October 9-16, 2012 November 6-13, 2012 December 4-11, 2012 RTI Online Auctions Keep in mind we also have a web based auction monthly! This is an efficient and convenient way to sell equipment of all kinds. It runs from the first to the second Wednesday of every month. Please contact Milo @ 585-739-6435, Richard @ 585-7219554 or Cindy @ 585-738-3759 to consign to any of these auctions.

Lawn Mowers, Vehicles, Farm Tools, New Trailers & Much More A Mendon Tradition for 41 years!

SELLING APPROX. (200) Mowers; Trucks & Cars; (15) Tractors; Landscape, Tilt Top & enclosed Cargo trailers.

This Auction Always Has Surprises OWNER - Saxby Implement Corp. (585) 624-2938 Keep checking our website at www.teitsworth.com for terms, updates & photos!

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