Farm and Dairy 2-29-24

By Liz Partsch Farm and Dairy Staff Writer

MONTVILLE, Ohio — Standing in the woods, on the edge of a paved trail, lie thousands of maple trees, all connected via an intricate, spider weblike tubing system. The tubing system acts as a vehicle for sap, transporting it to a sugar house up the hill where it is boiled to make maple syrup.

But for Kevin Holy, a northeastern Ohio maple syrup producer and owner of Seldom Seen Farm, the real magic of maple syrup production begins in the wood.

“Being in the woods is probably my favorite part (of maple syrup production). It’s peaceful to know that sap can be in a tree and then 24 hours later you can eat it on your pancakes,” Holy said.

To celebrate this year’s maple syrup season, Seldom Seen Farm will be hosting its second annual pancake breakfast on March 9. The farm will also be participating in the Maple Madness Tour, held on the first two weekends of March, as a celebration and educational guide into the lives of Ohio’s maple syrup producers.

Seldom Seen Farm. Holy grew up in Geauga County, known as the maple syrup capital of Ohio, and for the

majority of his life, he has been surrounded by and involved with maple syrup production.

He started making maple syrup as a hobby in 2010 by tapping 10 trees and using a turkey fryer to boil the sap. That year he made four to five quarts of maple syrup. Since then, his business has expanded significantly after he and his wife bought their property in 2008.

“We didn’t even have any intentions of making syrup when we bought the property,” Holy said. But plans changed when Holy and his wife took a walk in the woods and found themselves surrounded by maple trees.

“We just started tapping them. The first year … we sold a few pints mostly to family and they liked it. The next year, we sold more to more people and it just kept growing,” Holy said.

Holy’s current operations consist of a sugar house, a production and bottling facility and roughly 1,600 tapped maple trees. He uses an additional 4,000 trees from his neighbor’s property, which allows him to collect between 2,000 to 4,000 gallons of raw sap on an average day, depending on weather conditions.

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Pore space leasing and potenial impact on landowners discussed at meeting

By Liz Partsch Farm and Dairy Staff Reporter

CLAYSVILLE, Pa. — Residents recently gathered for a meeting at Claysville Community Center to discuss new longwall mining efforts in Washington County. However, the most shocking item on the agenda for residents was information regarding pore space leasing in the county.

Similar to mineral rights leasing, pore space leasing refers to the leasing of underground geological formations which liquified carbon will be injected into for long-term storage. This process is known as carbon sequestration or carbon capture and storage, and it’s used to offset carbon emissions.

At least one company is already looking to lease pore space rights in southwestern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Virginia, in connection with a regional hydrogen hub. Not much is known for certain about the project, the terms of these leases or how they will impact landowners.

That’s why, in part, the Center for Coalfield Justice hosted the meeting in Claysville on Feb. 20. Nina Victoria, community advocate at the Center for Coalfield Justice, said the industry was “moving in silence.”

“We want to make sure our communities are aware of what’s being proposed and what they’re being asked to sign over,” she said.

Who and where? Tenaska, a private and independent energy company, is planning three carbon storage hubs in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia known as the tri-state carbon capture and storage, CCS, hub.

Tenaska recently announced it would be approaching landowners in specific parts of each state, asking them to lease their pore space rights for CCS, also known as Class VI wells.

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Kevin Holy’s current operations consist of a sugar house, a production and bottling facility and roughly 5,600 tapped maple trees. He anticipates producing 1,500 gallons of maple syrup this year — almost double last year. (Liz Partsch photo)

Kevin Holy’s bourbon maple syrup has grown more popular than his traditional maple syrup. (Liz Partsch photo)

Trip feels like going home

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Little Pasture on the Prairie

Twenty years ago, I left New York City to move “home” to Minnesota. I put home in quotes because Minnesota was where I went to high school, but at that point I’d lived on the East Coast almost twice that long. Where was home? I wasn’t sure.

I’d moved to New York City after college because I wanted to be a singer-songwriter, and NYC was where all artists went to get their start, wasn’t it? Honestly, I had no idea what I was doing, or how to do it, I just knew I didn’t fit, and maybe had never fit anywhere. So I moved to New York because that was the place where people went to not fit together.

I loved it immediately. I loved the rumbling subways. I loved being swallowed in a sea of people at rush hour. I loved the endless dirt of the city, the scratchy art on park benches and sidewalks, and the plants that worked so hard to grow up through the cement. And I loved how sometimes at midday the sun broke through the smog and bustle and every surface shone like it was being blessed.

But, during my three years in NYC, I never played a single open mic. I never booked a single show. I was too intimidated. I wrote a few

songs in my cramped, slanting studio apartment, but mostly I went to see other people play music at my neighborhood’s surprisingly excellent dive bar. Sometimes I worked up the courage to talk to those other musicians, but more often I sat in silence, simultaneously awed and very depressed, wondering how or if I would ever find the bravery to get onstage myself.

Last week, over my birthday, we went to NYC on our first-ever family vacation. During a bout of cabin fever, I’d looked up airline tickets, and to my amazement discovered they were ridiculously cheap provided we only stayed Wednesday to Saturday. It seemed like a sign.

Twenty years ago, I left NYC because I knew I couldn’t afford to be an artist there (financially or emotionally.) It was the right choice, but it was also heartbreaking. Through a series of surprising arrivals that still dazzle me when I contemplate them, I ended up here, on a ranch in western Dakota.

Weaving my country kids and rancher husband through the rush hour foot traffic of Grand Central Station, trying to keep track of which subway goes uptown and which goes downtown, even just crossing the lanes of Fifth Avenue to get to the Lego store was stressful, but awesome. It kind of felt like I’d never left. It kind of felt like I was home.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I could never live full-time in New York City again. The endless hustle and roar are not the speed I’m interested

in running at anymore, but boy, it was great to be back for a visit and to show my family a place I love so much.

It was also great to feel both the girl I was (and still sometimes am) inside the woman I have become. I am so proud of both of them.

Meanwhile, I’m not sure how the same person can be obsessed with sheep and grass and wind and growing all their own food AND feel so connected to a place where none of those things are possible, but we humans contain multitudes. We don’t have to understand why the heart loves what it loves, we just have to open our arms wide enough to embrace it all.

**Thank you to everyone who sent a message or postcard about seeds + catalogs for Perkins Co Almanac! I’ll be sharing them for the first episode this week! The next two episodes’ themes are “In Like a Lion” and “Signs of Spring.” I’d love to hear your stories about wind, weather, and how you know spring has arrived where you live. You can email me at elizabluesings@gmail.com, or better yet, send me a letter or postcard: PO Box 133 Bison, SD 57620.

(Eliza Blue is a shepherd, folk musician and writer residing in western South Dakota. In addition to writing her weekly column, “Little Pasture on the Prairie,” she writes and produces audio postcards from her ranch and just released her first book, “Accidental Rancher.” She also has a weekly show, “Live from the Home Farm,” that broadcasts on social media every Saturday night from her ranch.)

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Free memberships for Pa. land-linking database offered

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Farm Link is currently offering free land-linking database memberships until April 30, thanks to database sponsor, Horizon Farm Credit.

This $100 value waiver includes a profile on the database, notifications for potential matches and an optional one-time social media promotion of participants’ profiles. In 2023 alone, there were 110 potential matches with six confirmed completed transactions.

The land-linking database provides a space for beginning farmers and current landowners to showcase their purchase/lease opportunities in a manner that provides both security and confidentiality.

There are no names or addresses on the database, thus requiring anyone interested in a database profile to contact PA Farm Link for additional information. Once all parties consent to the exchange of contact information, the information will be disclosed.

In addition to the security and confidentiality parameters that are in place, a database profile entails

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25 years ago. In 1996, Pennsylvania dairyman Kenneth Glazier first noticed an odor and discoloration in water from the well that served his herd. Cows started dying and production plummeted. An environmental report on the site is about an inch and a half thick, but the problem remains.

50 years ago. The Ohio Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing at Lisbon March 6 to discuss the proposed relocation of state Route 45 just north of Lisbon in Elkrun and Center townships. Approved alignment for the proposed 1.8-mile section of four-lane divided highway extends from Ohio 11, four-tenths mile north west of Chruch Hill Road to existing Ohio 45. 75 years ago. Twelve juveniles were graduated to the subordinate group at the Stark County Sponseller Grange meeting Thursday night. The graduates include Chester and Lawrence Brumbaugh, Joan Kitzmiller, Donna Kitzmiller, Jay Kitzmiller, Patsy Denkhaus, Dale Deckerd, Vera Gheen, Christina Amon, Richard Byers, Grant McFarland and Robert Castanien. 100 years ago. Fire, starting from an unknown cause in Salem, caused a property loss of approximately $150,000 in the business section of Salem late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, when the Speidel building and the Moff block on Broadway were badly damaged. Contents of the Schwartz department store were also damaged by smoke and water.

Do the work

I gave my first-ever keynote speech last week. It was at the Washington County Ag Night, in Marietta, Ohio. A rainy day and night meant I was speaking before a packed house (about 75 people) of farmers and other folks.

I was nervous as heck. I do pretty well talking to people one-on-one, but I’m not great before a crowd. I never thought I had anything important enough to say to trap a bunch of people in a room and make them listen to me. You can call me a lot of things, but self-important isn’t one of them. I didn’t want to waste anyone’s time or bore them (because I’ve sat through those sorts of presentations before). So, I talked about what I know: my farm.

The title of my presentation was actually “Things I didn’t learn in school,” which is funny considering I was an honors student through high school and college. But I didn’t learn about farming in school, and the farm has given me way more life lessons than anything else, usually learned the hard way. I told four stories from my lambing season this year and the lessons I got from each.

The first story was about a firsttime lambing ewe. After some issues, we pulled the lambs, and I thought they would be dead. By some miracle they were alive AND the ewe took to mothering them like a champ, even after an extremely traumatic birth.

The lesson there? Don’t give up.

The second story was about an experienced ewe who had an extended labor. The ewe survived but the lambs were dead. In the end, I euthanized the ewe after she prolapsed her uterus. The lesson was to trust your gut. I should have intervened sooner and more aggressively, but I didn’t. The bonus lesson was learn from your failures.

The third story was about an ewe I called Fancy who I paid way too much for because she was registered. Learning from the first stories, we intervened quickly and aggressively when she had health issues late in pregnancy. We even had the vet out, who told us to wait and see. We thought we had done it all the right way, but Fancy died unexpectedly overnight. We lost her and her lambs. The third lesson can simply be summed up with two words, but a more polite way of saying it is “Sometimes bad things happen, even if you did everything right.”

The last story was about two sheep that I saved after some random health issues. The first was a 12-year-old ewe who had pregnancy toxemia. It had a happy ending as she lived, gave birth to live lambs and is taking care of them well. The second was a replacement ewe lamb who had meningeal worm. She was looking rough, but she also got better and is back out with the flock. The lesson from the fourth stories: do the work. I’m drawing directly from the notes for my speech now: Do the work. What’s that mean? Well, it means that three years ago, I started culling my flock hard. I weeded out a lot of behavioral issues, poor do-ers and older girls. Some of these decisions were easy. Others were really hard. I put in the time to think about the direction I wanted my flock to go. I wanted hardy sheep. I wanted great maternal instinct. And if I could get those two things figured out, I wanted to get some better growth on my lambs. Still working on that last one.

The thing about doing it this way

is it takes time to see the payoff. You won’t see an immediate improvement, but you will when it comes lambing time. Or when you’re grazing in a far field and that fence jumper isn’t there. Or when a sick sheep survives a health issue that would have killed one in the past.

I used to think sheep were live or die. That if they got sick or injured, there was no treating them or convincing them to live. And in some cases that’s true. There’s that expression that “sheep are born looking for a place to die.”

It turns out that you can save sheep. It just takes work. You have to spend the time to get to know your flock, know what normal looks like and what abnormal looks like. Then you have to have the confidence and know-how to treat a problem when it arises. It’s not only about knowing what dose of what medication to give. You need to know how to manage stress levels for that animal, how to keep her comfortable and how to keep the rest of the flock from being affected.

Do the work also means not resting on your natural talents and abilities. I didn’t grow up farming, so I learned everything the hard way. Unlike my husband and father-in-law who were born into this life. Taking care of animals, managing the land, running equipment, it seems to come second nature to them.

But there are still things to be learned and ways to improve. My father-in-law texted me the other day to tell me the way I started cutting our wrapped round bales was better than how they’d been doing it for years. OK well, what he actually said was “Don’t take this the wrong way but doing the bales your way works pretty good. You don’t have to get off the skid loader two times.”

In response I said, “That almost sounded like a compliment,” and he told me he didn’t want my head to get too big. Too late, Glenn. (Editor Rachel Wagoner welcomes feedback. She can be reached at 724-201-1544 or rachel@farmanddairy.com.)

‘And the Lord said to Peter …’

Alan Guebert

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While my father milked cows and farmed for almost 50 years, I never heard him say he loved — or, for that matter, even liked — cows or farming.

I did know he loved to fish and it may have been that great passion that gave him the quiet patience to endure the days and decades of machinery breakdowns, sick Holsteins, six children and his not always helpful Uncle Honey.

I knew this because it didn’t take much to get him to talk about his fish-centered youth: vacations with neighborhood friends to northern Minnesota in the 1930s, creekside camping and fishing under the stars with high school pals in the early 1940s and his 1950 honeymoon on Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks so he could, well, fish.

Later, fishing kept those carefree, cow-free days alive. Most times it was just a couple of hours on slow,

lazy Sunday afternoons with me and a couple of my brothers when, after his post-dinner, noon nap, Dad would ask, “Who wants to go to the river” — meaning the just-overthe-levee Kaskaskia River — “to see what’s bitin’?”

Usually, it was the slow nibbles of toothy alligator gars or the slamming hits of a fish we called a drum. Dad wanted neither so we usually went home empty-handed. “Ah,” he’d say, “It’s more about gettin’ the fever down anyway.”

In the late 1960s, Dad bought a V-hull, 16-foot aluminum boat with a 40 horsepower Scott-Atwater outboard motor. It “needed work” of course, so my brothers and I were recruited to replace dozens of leaky rivets, fiberglass its exterior ribs and bow and sand it smooth and bare for a recoat of snappy azure blue and bright white.

A couple of years later, I was in that refurbished boat one summer morning with my father, and a longtime camping friend — our congregation’s pastor — was crappie fishing on Kentucky Lake. When the morning heat built, however, the crappie bites cooled.

My patient father, who had never had a bad day fishing no matter the results, kept his feathery jig dancing and the conversion moving. Pastor Holstein — I kid you not — wasn’t entertained by either and soon he, who insisted Dad call him “Bob” when not in church, launched into a no-fish dirge that sounded like a reading from the bitter book of Lamentations.

When he finished, Dad looked at him and said in a firm voice, “Well, Bob, remember your Bible: ‘And the Lord said to Peter, “Peter, you dummy! Cast out on the other side!’”

I didn’t know whether to laugh out loud or jump into the lake to keep from laughing out loud. Pastor, however, guffawed so hard it shook the boat but he quickly followed the Lord’s advice.

As my brothers and I got older and more capable of taking over the milking and fieldwork, Dad traded his “alumatub” for a quieter, betterequipped, fiberglass boat. Soon he and Mom, an avid fisher too, would spend weekends fishing and camping at state parks and local lakes.

Then, after the cows went in the late 1980s, Dad acquired a new, 18-footer that had more conveniences and luxuries than any house he and Mom ever lived in. “There’s no law that says you can’t be comfortable having fun,” he said. The last time I fished with Dad was in that comfortable boat. Always wanting to get to any fish first, Dad claimed the bow seat, I was in the stern and my two older brothers — in a 40-yearold replay of those sultry Sunday afternoons on the Kaskaskia — were parked in the swivel seats in between.

It was an achingly beautiful spring afternoon and we were fishing on a small, private, spring-fed lake hidden in the southern Illinois hills. The fish were hitting, the beer was cold and the love was honest and unmentioned.

Rachel Wagoner

Happy birthday to all of the leap-year babies

By Judith Sutherland

As most kids, my sisters and I counted down the days to our birthdays like it was going to rain presents from the sky. It is very much beside the point that we rarely received more than one or two little things. For whatever reason, we never gave up feeling certain this year was going to be the most amazing birthday yet.

And so, it was incomprehensible to me when I learned that there are people who only get to celebrate a “real” birthday once every four years.

Our neighbor lady, Betty, was the one who taught this to me. She was gray-haired and older than my own mom, but one day I heard Betty say she was getting ready to celebrate her “real” birthday. “You know, I’ve really only had 12 birthdays,” she said with a laugh.

I was mortified for her. If she had only had 12 birthdays, she was the same age as my oldest sister. I felt like crying for the poor lady.

She looked way, way older than my sister. And she had a bunch of kids. I knew not to interrupt and understood it was rude to question a grown-up. But, if she really was only 12, maybe I was allowed to just come right out and ask.

I felt like my head might explode when I realized our neighbor lady had driven her car to our house. She wasn’t even old enough to have a driver’s license. Betty was surely in really big trouble, breaking the law for the whole world to see.

When I finally later had the opportunity to ask how this was possible, the answer only made me more surly.

So, the month of February only once in a blue moon had the 29th thrown in there. Why February? Why did anyone have to get born on that day and suffer endlessly throughout life, waiting forever to have a birthday party? And why call it leap year? Oh, I had so many questions.

My mom later assured me that Betty really wasn’t only 12 years old, and not to worry about her birthday celebration. “She told me they just always celebrated on the 28th, and she really did get a year older just like everybody else.”

All I knew for sure was that it was just about the dumbest idea I had ever heard, and I felt sorry for all the people in the whole wide world who had to suffer in this way.

If you are one of those leap-year babies, I hope you are celebrating big today. And I say put as many candles on your cake as you want. You deserve every single one!

Corn markets worrisome ahead of planting

How low can we go? That’s the limbo question, and the answer for the grain market is, of course, I will tell you a few days into the next rally.

The ugly truth is that the spec funds are pounding the markets with record short levels, and there is not much reason for other traders to

fight them off right now.

Corn and soybean futures contracts found new lows Feb. 23 and 26 and then bounced a little as bargain hunters bought some of the distresspriced grain. March corn futures closed below the magic $4 level Feb.

23 at $3.99 3/4. That’s just one tick below $4, but it was notable, after a trade of $3.98 1/2 during the session.

The corn low price represented the first time since November of 2020 that the lead month futures traded below $4. This makes the trading this week notable but not fun. There was a time when $3.50 corn was a miracle, but that time was 1988. With the exorbitant input costs of the 2023-24 crop, $4 a bushel now is a lot worse than $3.50 was then.

Blame the drop fundamentally on the fact that we worried about raising the crop all spring and most of the summer, but we ended up with record production when the crop was in the bin. We struggled with a

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wet spring in the east that delayed planting. We agonized over drought in the rest of the Corn Belt but kept getting timely rains in most of our growing area.

Now we have projections that would indicate growth in our carryout not just this year, but next. The record crop we harvested has raised our projected carryout by 60%. The early projections for our next crop are highly speculative, but we always assume at least a trend-line crop this time of the year. That would give us another 17% bump in the carryout which would give us supplies that we haven’t seen since the 87-88 crop. Another record we could do without.

It hasn’t helped that the South American competitors have had record corn crops themselves. This comes in spite of the fact that we keep talking about production problems there. They keep squeaking through, also, and they have successfully taken world market share from us.

Then, there is domestic consumption. Most of our corn is used at home. That home usage is shrinking as livestock numbers have dropped. The drop in cattle, especially, has meant high prices for cattle and low prices for corn.

Ironically, some of the reason cattle numbers are lower is that the high corn prices squeezed out the good margins, so feeders reduced their herds. The other reason is the drought in the Great Plains made feed expensive.

The current technical reason for prices dropping is that the big spec

funds have accumulated a record level of short positions. We now have, as of Feb. 20, 329,000 short contracts of corn. Add the last three days of last week in, and we may actually be over 355,000 contracts in the market that are shorted by the big players. As long as these interests continue to add to positions, it is hard to see prices rebound.

The good news is that funds are fickle. At some point, they will sniff out a bottom and reverse positions. This could dramatically affect prices, at least for a few days. We did, in fact have a significant rebound in corn prices Feb. 26.

After a $3.94 1/2 low, the board rallied to a $4.07 close. We were currently (5 a.m. Tuesday as this was being written) trading at $4.08 1/4. Don’t expect any big turn until we stir up trouble at planting time or a summer weather event threatens yields.

The corn charts reflect the gloomy mood in coffee shops in corn country. With three minor upturns in the chart, March futures (I should be getting my thinking over to the May) have had a steady decline since a high of $5.21 1/2 Oct. 20. We lost $1.27 to the low early Feb. 26 at $3.94 1/2. This reminds me of a remark I heard this weekend, when a friend complained about being 60. My reaction? “Oh, to be 60 again!” Or, in this case, oh to have $5 corn again!

Soybeans. Soybeans have a chart similar to corn, even though there are better fundamentals in the soybeans. We believe that the South Americans have a better idea of their

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coming soybean crop than the U.S. Department of Agriculture does, but we seem to be trading USDA ideas so far.

Meanwhile, Brazil’s AgRural has dropped its estimate of their bean crop again, to 5.427 billion bushels. They started out at 6.048 billion, so this hot, dry period is hurting them. We are actually very tight with soybean supplies and have already imported some into the Southeast.

At the same time, the negative for soybean prices is that we now expect next year’s acres to increase. This comes in reaction to low prices for corn and higher production costs. We will know more about that at the end of March when the Planting Intentions Report comes out from USDA.

Going back to that soybean chart, we see a high Nov. 15 at $14.10 3/4. Our low Feb. 26 was at $11.24 3/4, nearly $3 lower. We were most recently trading March soybeans at $11.48, 23-3/4 cents off the low. This gives us a hint that soybeans could rally before corn, even if that rally is late this summer.

Wheat. Chicago wheat futures have a different pattern, with large daily ranges and large cycles of highs and lows. The result, however, is similar to the other grains.

We have had huge losses in a pattern of mostly lower prices for months. May futures had a high in harvest, at $8.07 July 25. A low came Sept. 29 at $5.93, a huge decline in two months. We had another high at $6.60 1/2 Dec. 6. The low came Jan. 18 at $5.85 1/4.

After another small cycle, we put in the new contract low early Feb. 26, at $5.60. We have exported more than traders expected, according to the last report from the government. The last week reported was 17.7 million bushels exported. Three million of that went to Japan. That puts us at 463 million for the marketing year so far, moderately below expectations.

(Marlin Clark has been observing and trading cash and futures grain markets for over 50 years. Comments are welcome at 440363-1803.)

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Got forested acres? Let’s learn how you can manage them

Sarah Rowen

The Dirt on Conservation

Have you ever considered that wooded areas are just big gardens? When thinking of forests in this light, understanding the need for efficient forest management may seem a little more applicable. Trees need sufficient light, space, water and wildlife activity to successfully grow and mature. Sure, forests can do just fine on their own, but sometimes forests can struggle to effectively generate and maintain new growth due to overcrowding or the presence of invasive species.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry can provide quality assistance to landowners for their wooded land, provide recommendations and even offer programs.

Along with the Division of Forestry, your local soil and water conservation districts can also aid and point you in the right direction for your timber or wooded lot needs. Whether you have dozens of wooded acres that need a little cleanup or you’re interested in harvesting and selling your timber, chances are you have all the necessary resources right at your fingertips.

Thinning? Improving? Clear-cutting? Before tearing into a lot to harvest timber, your best bet is to contact a forester. Whether that be through a private consulting firm or the Division of Forestry, foresters will share a bit of their expertise to make an educated decision for you and your property. A service forester will also be happy to provide recommendations, with the best interest of maintaining your wooded lots’ longevity in mind, and resources to make the harvest process convenient for you.

NOI. If you’re thinking about harvesting your timber, consider submitting a voluntary Notice of Intent to your local SWCD. The submission

of an NOI simply helps SWCDs be aware of active logging activities and make sure that proper best management practices, BMPs, are in place, if needed, to avoid any negative impacts on the surrounding environment. This can be especially important if a stream or wetland lies near the logging area to avoid any sediment deposition.

Soil erosion and water disruption are two of the main concerns SWCDs have when logging operations occur. SWCDs appreciate working with loggers and private landowners to see that due diligence is provided before, during and after logging operations.

FP3. When submitting an NOI, a Forestry Pollution Prevention Plan, or FP3, for erosion control can also be submitted if desired. An FP3 can assist a logging operation with maintaining compliance, which can be useful if any issues or complaints arise with surrounding landowners. The plan is simple to fill out and provides your local SWCD with contact information and a general overview of the logging operation that will be occurring.

The most important information provided with the submission of an FP3 is the description of what BMPs will be used on-site. BMPs for logging sites often include filter strips near streams, water bars, stream crossings, skid trail grade specifications and more to ensure the land is being managed properly. After submission of an FP3, a SWCD can approve the plan or offer suggestions as to what should be used and why.

Also, if any civil action takes place against a logging operation, an FP3 can provide additional help in ensuring that all activities are being conducted in compliance with an SWCDapproved plan which can be less of a headache for those conducting the logging.

Tax breaks. I can lower my property taxes just by having forested acres? No way! Did you know that if you own 10 or more acres of contiguous woodland, you can qualify for two different tax-incentive-based programs?

The ODNR Division of Forestry administers the Ohio Forest Tax Law tax reduction program which offers a 50% tax reduction on managed forested acres. “Managed” forested acres means that if enrolled in the program, landowners agree to manage their forested land for commercial production of timber, following the applicable rules and regulations. Two non-negotiables to stay enrolled in this program include having your property boundaries marked every 100 feet and having an approved Forest Management Plan that you actively abide by.

There is also the Current Agricultural Use Value Program which is administered through the Ohio Department of Taxation. CAUV is for farmlands devoted exclusively to commercial agriculture, which includes timber harvesting, and for farmers who value the land for its current use rather than its potential use. This leads to substantially lower tax bills for working farmers since their land wouldn’t be looked at as a future shopping center or residential subdivision.

To be eligible for this program, one must have 10 or more acres of land exclusively used for commercial agriculture. Those with less than 10 acres devoted strictly to commercial agriculture are still eligible to join if the farm produces an average yearly income of at least $2,500.

Resources for you. ODNR Division of Forestry also implements a CallB4UCut program to offer advice to individuals who have an interest in taking down trees on their land. This program emphasizes that timber is indeed a source of income and that how it is harvested can impact what you receive in return, the future value of one’s land and its potential for wildlife habitat before and after harvest.

(Sarah Rowen is the District Technician at Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District where she works on conducting construction site inspections, evaluating timber harvests and providing technical assistance to residents of Geauga County. Feel free to contact her at srowen@geauga.oh.gov.)

Pore space leasing and potenial impact on landowners discussed

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According to the project’s website, locations being considered for pore space leasing of Class VI wells include Washington and Greene counties in Pennsylvania, Harrison, Carroll and Jefferson counties in Ohio and Hancock, Brooke and Marshall counties in West Virginia.

Similar to the way the natural gas industry identifies viable drilling locations, companies will use monitoring devices to model and estimate the geologically suitable land for CCS and pore space leasing.

“Just like gas leasing benefited farmers from a financial standpoint, leasing the pore space under any property would benefit any landowner and possibly farmers in a very similar way,” said Tom Murphy, former co-director of the Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research and Penn State University.

Tenaska added that pore space leasing would not affect farmers’/ landowners’ ability to lease their mineral rights, and that “a CCS storage field can coexist with oil and gas production.”

The tri-state CCS hub will be used to store carbon produced by the recently funded Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, also known as ARCH2.

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hydrogen hub is part of the larger network of hydrogen hubs, seven in total, across the United States that will receive a portion of $7 billion funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. ARCH2 is anticipated to receive up to $925 million.

The hub will be centrally located in West Virginia but will span parts of eastern Kentucky, Ohio and western Pennsylvania. It will consist of hydrogen pipelines, multiple hydrogen fueling stations and CO2 storage infrastructure (CCS) across the four states, and primarily produce blue hydrogen.

The main goal of the hydrogen hubs is to reduce carbon emissions.

To do this, ARCH2 will drill Class VI wells to store carbon in the ground long-term to offset carbon emissions.

The seven hydrogen hubs are anticipated to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 25 million metric tons of CO2 per year. Additionally, ARCH2, specifically, is estimated to bring 3,000 permanent jobs and 10,000 construction jobs.

Reactions. Murphy said CCS has never been done at the proposed scale of ARCH2. There are only a handful of Class VI wells active in the U.S., while dozens are under review. There are none in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Class VI wells are mostly permit-

ted at the federal level by the EPA. Only three states — North Dakota, Wyoming and Louisiana — have primacy over Class VI wells, which allows them to run their own permitting and regulatory programs. Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia do not have regulatory power over Class VI wells, although West Virginia is in the process of getting primacy.

Victoria said there needs to be more regulation around pore space leasing and safety regulations for Class VI wells. Pore space rights were brought up at the Claysville meeting to make residents aware of new language that could be added to their existing mineral rights leases.

Residents at the meeting were concerned about being used as guinea pigs after hearing the limited information available on the hydrogen hub. Victoria said the Center for Coalfield Justice will continue to host informational meetings for landowners and farmers as details surrounding ARCH2 come out.

“(It goes back) to protecting our residents and letting them make informed decisions, and encouraging their community leaders to make informed decisions that are going to protect the people,” she said.

(Reporter Liz Partsch can be reached at epartsch@farmanddairy.com or 330-3373419.)

Hydrogen hubs and the different types of hydrogen

A hydrogen hub encompasses a network of hubs that store, use and distribute hydrogen as a form of energy through power plants, storage facilities and pipelines. There are several different types of hydrogen, but the most common include blue, green and grey.

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• Made using natural gas and/or coal

• Involves steam reforming that combines natural gas and heated water to produce steam, which is hydrogen

• Produces a byproduct of carbon dioxide, making carbon sequestration necessary for blue hydrogen to be clean*

GREEN HYDROGEN

• Made using renewable energy by splitting water molecules that make hydrogen

• Does not emit carbon dioxide and is considered the cleanest* form of hydrogen production

• More expensive than blue hydrogen

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• Similar to blue hydrogen, is produced by natural gas/coal

• But it doesn’t include the process of carbon capture and storage

• Not considered clean* like blue and green, although the definition of clean energy can be and is often debated

• The only type of hydrogen widely used today

Automated activity monitoring sytems increase in popularity

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Automated activity monitoring system usage continues to grow in the USA. Recent studies estimate that it’s usage on dairy farms has reached 59% of freestall and loose housing-based herds surpassing the number of herds using timed AI protocols. A study from Canada found that 66% of farms found reproduction to be one of their top three challenges with labor for visual estrus detection in heifers listed as one of those challenges.

Many herds are using a combination of timed AI protocols and automated activity monitoring systems. We will discuss how these systems can be complementary to each other in improving a herd’s pregnancy per AI. The usage of automated activity monitoring, or AAM, systems for estrus detection is also gaining popularity for estrus detection in heifers.

Even though heifers have longer durations of visual estrus, they still need to be watched at least three different times per day at approximately an eight-hour spread for the best results of detecting estrus. When using an AAM system heifers also tend to have higher peak activity and a longer duration than cows.

Some AAM systems include in their algorithm for breeding timing if the cow is primiparous or multiparous. While studies vary, multiparous cows have the best conception rates when inseminated within 12 hours of increased activity while primiparous cows had the highest concep-

tion when inseminated between 1316 hours after the onset of increased activity.

AAM systems can work well in heifers, but heifers tend to have a longer time of increased activity than cows causing AAM systems to think they are still in the insemination window when it is past. While there are fewer studies in heifers the best time for insemination is after peak activity or about 16 hours after the onset of increased activity. Overall, using the predictive equations for primiparous cows results in systems having an 84% positive prediction of estrus with a 67% rate of pregnancies per AI. The study found 98% of heifers who were cycling were pregnant after four inseminations using an AAM system.

Users can reduce false estrus detection by looking closer at the magnitude of activity increase. Since heifers generally show a greater increase in activity than cows, the borderline increases that are true estrus in cows are often false estrus in heifers. When heifers are moved to a different farm for breeding, they should be moved at least a month before first insemination and most AAM systems benefit from at least two weeks of baseline data collection on animals before utilizing them for estrus detection. An additional challenge is that heifer barns don’t always have a heated office which may be needed to keep the computer interface working properly in the winter.

A different study from Canada recently looked at linking AAM systems and cow physiology to improve fertility. There was a strong positive correlation between the degree of increase in activity and pregnancy to AI. Cows that expressed over a 300% increase in activity had a 14% higher preg-

nancy rate than those expressing low estrus activity intensity. Cows with a greater activity intensity also had decreased late embryonic and early fetal losses. This study found that cows with low activity could benefit from receiving GnRH at insemination increasing pregnancies per AI by 9% but pregnancy rates were still lower than cows with high activity.

Cows with higher activity intensity and a longer duration of increased activity had a greater pregnancy rate to sex-sorted semen than low activity intensity cows. While this was also true for conventional semen the increase was much greater for sex-sorted semen. When breeding on a timed AI protocol looking at the intensity of the activity increase may be an additional tool when deciding to use sexsorted semen or conventional semen on high-producing cows to increase pregnancies per AI.

Automated Activity monitoring systems can also benefit in embryo transfer. The activity rate increase is positively correlated with the number of viable embryos at flushing with the highest activity increases yielding twice as many embryos as a low activity intensity increases. The intensity of activity increase in recipient cows is also positively correlated with ET success, increasing by 11% with highintensity over low-intensity activity increases.

While many technologies benefit dairy operations, AAM systems for both cows and heifers can have positive impacts on pregnancy rates and management decisions.

(Jason Hartschuh is an assistant professor and field specialist in dairy management and precision livestock at Ohio State University Extension. He can be reached at hartschuh.11@osu.edu.)

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Holy made 850 gallons of maple syrup last year. This year, he anticipates producing 1,500 gallons — almost double the size after tapping more trees over the summer.

The trees on Holy’s property mostly consist of red maple and a few sugar maple trees. They are connected via a tubing system that transports the sap to a pump house in the woods. The pump house removes air from the sap, making it flow faster up to a sap filtration system.

From the filtration system, the sap flows into the sugar house, where it goes through another filtration process before being boiled in the evaporator. The evaporator boils the sap while also increasing the sugar content to produce maple syrup.

Bourbon maple syrup. Holy sells a range of maple syrup products including traditional maple syrup, candies, cotton candy, sugar and barbeque sauce. In 2021, his traditional maple syrup took the Grand Champion title at the Geauga Maple Syrup Festival.

One of Holy’s most popular items is his bourbon maple syrup. The syrup is uniquely crafted by aging maple syrup and bourbon in distillery barrels for six to eight months.

Holy started making bourbon

maple syrup about six years ago. In the years following, his bourbon maple syrup has grown more popular than his traditional maple syrup.

“That’s why people come to our farm,” said Holy. “A lot of guys are adding bourbon to it, and it’s just

bourbon flavored. Ours is actually bourbon barrel aged (so) it really pulls that flavor out of the barrel.”

Holy’s bourbon maple syrup was recently named a finalist in this year’s Good Food Awards, a national competition for craft food produc-

ers. On average, he ages 40 barrels of maple syrup bourbon five to six times a year. His barrels come from Kentucky and Texas and from distilleries like Heaven Hill Distillery and New Riff Distilling.

Holy recommends eating the bourbon maple syrup with vanilla ice cream and adding it to barbecue sauce, salmon and any smoked meat that could use a natural sweetener. But, he adds, “The possibilities are endless.”

Seldom Seen Farm’s bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup and traditional maple syrup can be purchased fresh off the evaporator at the Maple Madness Tour in March.

At the event, Holy will give a tour of his operations and property, demonstrate the evaporator process and host a pancake breakfast for people to try his products.

Maple Madness. The Maple Madness tour, hosted by the Ohio Maple Producers Association, started roughly 20 years ago in northeastern Ohio as an effort to involve the local community in food production.

“It was about getting people out to the sugar houses and getting them to meet the producers. Back then, it was a movement of knowing where your food came from,” said Jen Freeman, president of the Ohio Maple Producers Association.

The tour has since become a statewide effort with many even traveling from different states to take part. Freeman says last year they saw hundreds of people turn out, some of whom traveled from Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Maryland.

The tour will be held March 2-3 and March 9-10 and include 50 stops spread out across northeastern and central Ohio. Guests will be able to partake in pancake breakfasts, eat at food trucks, receive a tour of operations and watch live maple syrup production.

Ohio ranks fourth or fifth for maple production each year out of the 12 maple syrup-producing states in the country. On top of that, the maple syrup industry contributes $5 million to Ohio’s economy annually, according to Ohio State University Extension.

Despite the statistics, Freeman said the real value of Ohio maple syrup is its exceptional quality.

“Ohio makes great maple syrup,” said Freeman. “Once (people) get out (to Maple Madness), try it and get to know their producers, we feel they’ll have the same feeling about it as well.”

For more information on Seldom Seen Farm, visit seldomseenmaple. com, and for the Maple Madness Tour, visit ohiomaple.org/maplemadness.html.

(Reporter Liz Partsch can be reached at epartsch@farmanddairy.com or 330-3373419.)

Kevin Holy started making maple syrup as a hobby in 2010 by tapping 10 trees and using a turkey fryer to boil the sap. (Liz Partsch photo)

Kevin Holy’s bourbon maple syrup is uniquely crafted by aging maple syrup and bourbon in distillery barrels for six to eight months. (Liz Partsch photo)

the Berlin Farmstead Restaurant. Members served as greeters, hostesses and table cleaners. Over 200 members of the community came out to support the chapter, raising $2,621.49 during the evening from tips and 15% of the sales. West Holmes FFA would like to thank everyone who came out to support it and the Farmstead for allowing it to host the event.

MILLERSBURG, Ohio — The officers and greenhand officers of the West Holmes FFA chapter conducted an assembly at the Middle School on Feb. 6th to inform eighth grade students about the FFA program and Ag Food and Natural Resources class. They talked about the different contests, trips and classwork that go along with FFA. Additionally, the officers and seniors set up poster boards to talk to parents and their

children after the parent meeting on Feb. 8. The chapter is excited to see all of the new faces interested in agriculture and FFA and hopes to get to know them better next year. •••

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Global Impact FFA chapter volunteered at the Second Harvest Food Bank during FFA Week as 23 students packed 200 boxes of food. This volunteer effort was spearheaded by Executive FFA Officer Sarah Waddle. •••

LOUNDONVILLE, Ohio —

Loudonville FFA’s FFA week activities included Hawaiian shirt and drive-your-truck-to-school day on Tuesday; a staff luncheon, Carhart day, drive-your-tractor-to-school day and a tractor judging contest on Wednesday, discussing FFA and FFA Week on WZLP radio with host Steve Hughes, selling root beer floats for $2 each with all of the proceeds (over $400) going to the Akron Children’s Hospital and cowboy and flannel day on Thursday; wearing FFA official dress on Friday.

LOUNDONVILLE, Ohio — Loudonville FFA had three officer books reach a state FFA ranking with their chapter scrapbook, secretary’s book and treasurer’s book. Treasurer Jacob Baker earned a perfect and

gold rating. Steven Ringler earned a 95% and a gold rating on the secretary’s book. Chapter historians Natalie and Hannah Endslow earned a bronze rating on the chapter scrapbook. Baker and Ringler and Steven will pick up their state pins on stage at the Ohio FFA Convention in May.

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CRESTON, Ohio — Norwayne

FFA had nine students approved for their Ohio FFA Degrees, setting a new record for the number of members receiving their state degrees in one year for the chapter. Members receiving their degrees this year are Scott Armstrong, Kya Csapo, Caleb Haynes, Blake Simmons, Olivia Stoudmire, Halea Taylor, Zavier Wenninger, Morgan Wiles and Jadyn Winkler. These members will be recognized at the Ohio State FFA convention in May.

CRESTON, Ohio — Norwayne FFA had five members approved at the state level for their American FFA Degree. Members receiving this degree are Carly Csapo, Kelsie Mannasmith, Briar Muller, Brandon Sachara and Shane Simmons. Once these members are approved at the national level, they will be recognized at the 97th National FFA Convention.

CRESTON, Ohio — Norwayne FFA member, Jadyn Winkler, has been selected as a top four finalist for the Star in Agricultural Placement Award. Winkler will interview in March and find out his final place at the Ohio FFA convention in May.

CRESTON, Ohio — Norwayne FFA celebrated National FFA Week by bringing back some fun activities and participating in the annual day of service. On Tuesday, the chapter held its second annual teacher showmanship challenge for middle and high school teachers and staff. Members brought in rabbits, chickens and goats for the teachers to show. Middle and high school students were invited to the gym to watch the show. On Wednesday, the officer team hosted the annual teacher luncheon in the ag room for the middle school and high school teachers and staff. On Thursday, members attended Harvest Call Distribution Center in Sterling, Ohio, where they volunteered to package dried soup mix for it to be sent to people in need in Haiti. The members were able to fill 143 buckets with 25 bags of soup per bucket and 10 meals per bag of soup, enough food to feed 35,750 people. In the evening, FFA members participated in the annual degree ceremonies. Twenty-four eighth grade members received their Discovery Degrees, 20 freshmen received their Greenhand Degrees and 14 sophomores received their chapter degrees.

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HOWARD, Ohio — Nine members of the East Knox FFA recently attended the OSU FFA Hockey Night at Ohio State University on Feb. 16. The members attending were Hayden Baker, Aiden Kapper, Dylan Springer, Andy Rettig, Braylon Evans, Kylie Griffith, Hunter Schrienk, Braxton Lahmon and Will Stokes, who got to witness the Buckeyes skate to an exciting 3–2 overtime shootout win over No. 4 University of Wisconsin.

HOWARD, Ohio — Representing East Knox FFA, Quentin White and Braylon Evans placed eighth in the District 7 FFA Ag Power Diagnostics (formerly known as Tractor Troubleshooting) Career Development Event held at the John Deere Training Center in Plain City on Feb. 10.

HOWARD, Ohio — East Knox FFA members held an FFA spirit week in celebration of National FFA Week Feb. 19-24. Activities included FFA shirt day, flannel/Carhartt day, hat day and FFA colors day. Additionally, Farm Credit Mid-America Utica office provided doughnuts to the FFA members on Wednsday of National FFA Week.

Wyatt Myers, Quentin Vehrs and alternate Jarrett Schafer represented West Holmes FFA and took first place at the District 2 Tractor Troubleshooting contest at Buckeye Central High School on Feb. 12. (Submitted photo)

Norwayne FFA member, Jadyn Winkler, has been selected as a top four finalist for the Star in Agricultural Placement Award. (Submitted photo)

Skirted Soldier grant winner announced

FORBES ROAD, Pa. — U.S. Army veteran Megan King of Riverton Farms LLC in Doylesburg, Pennsylvania, was named the recipient of the 2024 Small Grant for women veterans, sponsored by The Skirted Soldier and PA Veteran Farming Network.

King served in Operation Iraqi Freedom I and II, as well as Operation Enduring Freedom as a signal officer. She was awarded the Bronze star for her service. King met her husband, a retired British Military Officer, in Afghanistan, and the Kings later settled on their farm in Pennsylvania, where they raise grassfed heritage breed sheep, cattle and Arabian horses.

With the $1,000 grant, King will purchase wool processing equipment to take raw fleeces to a marketable stage. Once carded, raw wool is clean and more easily accessible to purchasers of wool for spinning, felting or other projects.

The project aligns with the Livestock Conservancy’s Shave’em to Save’em program, which recognizes fiber artists who use wool from breeds on the Conservation Priority List, some of which are raised at Riverton Farms LLC.

U.S. Air Force veteran Rhonda Smith, founder and CEO of The Skirted Soldier, recognized King’s proposal as rising above the large field of competitors by demonstrating how the grant funds will result in a solid return on investment, increasing the value of the fleeces shorn on the farm from 10 cents per pound if sold in a wool pool, $20 per ounce carded.

The Skirted Soldier is a female veteran-owned operation specializing in hand-blended, loose tea. They source ingredients from member cooperatives and community-supported agriculture groups, and all Skirted Soldier products are blended and packaged by veterans. The Skirted Soldier donates 10% of proceeds to female veteran organizations.

The PA Veteran Farming Network is Pennsylvania’s grassroots network of veterans, military and spouses who farm and operate agribusinesses. They provide individualized resource referrals and connections among veteran farmers and vetted service providers, convene educational events and promote veteran agriculture.

Lambing workshop set for March 22 in southwest Ohio

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will run from 9 a.m. to noon, followed by lunch at 12:15 p.m. and a pasture walk at 12:45 p.m.

Topics and speakers include an introduction to Greenacres Foundation, by Michael Cox, of Greenacres Foundation; Ewe gestational nutrition, by Alejandro E. Relling, of Ohio State University; Preparing your lambing facilities, by Braden Campbell, of OSU Extension; Dealing with dystocia and lambing issues, Jacci Smith, of OSU Extension; And a pasture walk with Christine Gelley, of OSU Extension.

The event is free, but registration is required by March 15. Register at green-acres.com/upcoming-events or call 513-714-3891.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Lawrence County 4-H will host the 24th annual Lawrence County 4-H Benefit Auction on March 16, at The New Englander, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. All proceeds will go directly to the Lawrence County 4-H/Youth Development Program.

Donations are now being accepted from local businesses and friends of the program. Items will be collected at Lawrence County Community Action Partnership Building 4 on Feb. 29 from 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. and March 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. Donations can also be mailed to Lawrence County 4-H, 430 Court St., New Castle, Pennsylvania 16101. March 5 is the last day to guarantee entry into the catalog; however, items are accepted up to the day of the auction.

There will be both a live and silent auction with more than 500 lots, ranging from major-league sporting tickets, tools, equipment, entertainment packages, pet care items, toys and more. The auction will begin at 6 p.m., and doors will open at 4:30 p.m. Admission to the auction is free. The facilities are accessible. Refreshments will be available.

For more information regarding the auction or the Lawrence County 4-H Program, contact Cassidy Baker, 4-H & Youth Development educator for Penn State Extension of Lawrence County, at 724-654-8370 or by email at cwb5554@psu.edu.

Webinar will cover planning for sheep and goats on pasture

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Extension will host a “Planning Pasture Species Selection for Sheep and Goats” webinar on March 5 from 7-8 p.m. for sheep, meat goat and dairy goat producers interested in learning more about grazing.

During the webinar, participants will learn how to select appropriate pasture forage species for sheep and goat grazing, receive tips on properly seeding pastures and identify the best time to seed.

The event is free and registration is required beforehand to receive the link for the webinar. A recording will be available afterward for participants. For more information, visit web.cvent.com/ event/89124816-b9a1-4bcf-bb273f79776db613/summary.

Beaver Co. to host free workshop

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — The Beaver County Conservation District will host a free conservation in agriculture workshop on March 6 from noon to 3:30 p.m. At the workshop, farmers will have the opportunity to hear about topics regarding ag erosion and sediment, manure management and the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, CREP.

CREP is a voluntary program designed to improve ground and surface water, and wildlife habitat. The meeting will discuss best management practices, cost shares and program requirements within CREP. Additionally, Amanda Rankin, Farm Service Agency county executive director, will be the featured guest speaker.

To register for the workshop, call or email Richard Voytko at 724-3781701, ext. 220 or richard.voytko@bccdpa.us, before March 1. The workshop will take place at the Beaver County Conservation District’s office, 156 Cowpath Road.

Pa. 4-H seats new State Council team

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The

new Pennsylvania 4-H State Council team was unveiled at the 2024 Pennsylvania 4-H State Leadership Conference, held Feb. 2-4 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College.

The council is composed of young people selected from around the state as the official youth spokespeople for the Pennsylvania 4-H program. Throughout the next year of their term, these individuals will represent the program at industry gatherings, plan state-level events and attend 4-H activities and meetings.

President Jordan Olson, of Mercer County, is a senior at Lakeview High School and a member of the Hams 4-H Club. Throughout her time in 4-H, she has shown dairy goats, market goats, market hogs, market lambs, breeding sheep, dairy beef and steers. Her other projects include cake decorating and sewing. Olson plans to major in animal science and minor in business, eventually becoming a large animal veterinarian. She is the daughter of Eric and Crystal Olson.

Secretary Alyssa Horton, of Huntingdon County, is a senior at Tussey Mountain High School. She participates in Southern Pride 4-H Club, Raystown Rabbit Ranchers 4-H Club and Huntingdon County Council. Her projects include breeding rabbits, sewing, ceramics and other expressive arts projects. She plans to study music education in college and eventually teach high school choir.

Communications Committee member Lex McCurdy, of Lawrence County, is a senior at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and a member of the Plain Grove 4-H Kids Creation Club and 4-H Teen Council. The child of Jess and Scott McCurdy, she plans to major in political science and become involved in politics.

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member Melody Wright, of Bradford County, is a homeschooled junior who serves on the Towanda Creek Community Clovers, Bradford County 4-H Exchange and Bradford County Council. Her projects include breeding rabbits, 4-H exchange, crafts and leadership. Wright plans to attendcollege for art history or literature. She is the daughter of Roger and Shawna Wright.

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member Reuben Knepper, of Fulton County, is a junior at McConnellsburg High School who is involved in Fulton Liberty Council and the Cove Mountain 4-H Club. He said 4-H has helped improve his public speaking skills. He plans to study either business or finance in college. Eventually, he wants to expand his livestock business by raising more show cattle and show hogs. He is the son of Craig Knepper.

Events Committee member Sammi Strouse, of Schuylkill County, is a

senior at Blue Mountain High School who participates in the Blue Mountain Livestock Club and Teen Council. She also shows market animals such as lambs, steers, hogs, dairy beef and alpacas. Strouse plans to join the Air Force as a member of the military police. She is the daughter of Steve and Staci Strouse.

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The new Pennsylvania 4-H State Council team includes from left, back row, Miller, Strouse, Maine, Knepper, Wright and McCurdy and front row, Emmanuel, Olson, Horton and Truax. (Submitted photo)

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Events Committee member of Sawere Truax, of Fulton County, is a senior at McConnellsburg High School, who participates in the Cove Mountain 4-H Club with steer, swine and sheep projects. She also competes in shotgun and archery. She noted that 4-H has developed

her public speaking skills and ability to start a conversation with someone new. Truax plans to attend the medical program at Liberty University and later become a doctor in the cancer field. She is the daughter of Bradly and Lisa Truax.

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Tucker Maine, of Mercer County, is a senior at Lakeview High School, who participates in the Mercer County Baby Beef and Lamb Club, showing market lambs and goats. He credits 4-H with instilling a solid work ethic. Maine plans to study law in college and continue participating in rodeo,

focusing on steer wrestling and roping. He is the son of Brooke Maine.

Outreach Committee member Allison Emanuel, of Lehigh County, is a first-year student at Penn State Berks. Her 4-H activities include the Farm to Table Club, teen council, potato judging, program development committee, baking and painting. She noted that 4-H helped sharpen her leadership skills. Emanuel works as a 4-H program assistant for Lehigh County. She plans to finish college with a management major and an agribusiness minor. Her parents are Brenda and Jason Emanuel.

Tallmadge, Wolcott win OFBF awards

COLUMBUS — Sara Tallmadge, of Ashland County, has been named winner of Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s 2024 Excellence in Agriculture Award. The award, announced Jan. 27 at the Young Agricultural Professionals Winter Leadership Experience, recognizes successful young agricultural professionals who are actively contributing and growing through their involvement with Farm Bureau and agriculture.

Tallmadge is a Senior Laboratory Animal Technologist and registered veterinary technician supporting livestock animal and public health research at Ohio State University’s Center for Food Animal Health, which is located on the CFAES Wooster Campus.

She is president of Ashland County Farm Bureau, serves on the Young Agricultural Professionals State Committee and is a Class X graduate of AgriPOWER, Ohio Farm Bureau’s elite leadership program. She is a member of the Ohio Rural Health Association and has served on the CFAES Staff Advisory Council.

Tallmadge is currently working on her master’s of clinical research, also at Ohio State. She’s also a graduate of Stautzenberger College’s Veterinary Technician program and Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in health science.

As the winner, she receives a $3,000 cash

prize, complimentary registration to the 2025 YAP Winter Leadership Experience and an expense-paid trip to the 2025 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in San Antonio, where she will compete in the national contest. Prize packages are sponsored by Nationwide and Farm Credit Mid-America.

Following Tallmadge, the Excellence in Agriculture finalists are Megan Dresbach of Pickaway County, Olivia Lang of Wayne County and Hannah Thompson of AthensMeigs County.

Outstanding Young Farmer. Catherine Wolcott, of Geauga County, was named the winner of Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young Agricultural Professionals 2024 Outstanding Young Farmer competition.

The Outstanding Young Farmer Award competition is designed to help young farmers

strengthen their business skills, develop marketing opportunities and receive recognition for their accomplishments. Contestants are judged on the growth of their farm businesses and involvement in Farm Bureau and their community.

Wolcott and her husband own and operate G.A.R. Horizons, a small farm raising pork, beef and chicken with an on-site farm store, along with crop farming 110 acres around the county.

An eight-year member of Geauga County Farm Bureau, Wolcott has served as a board member and secretary for the organization and is currently a Geauga County 4-H advisor. She is a member of many local organizations, including the Chardon Area Chamber of Commerce, Destination Geauga and Chardon Square Association.

As the winner, she receives a $3,000 cash prize, complimentary registration to the 2025 YAP Winter Leadership Experience and an expense-paid trip to the 2025 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in San Antonio, where she will compete in the national contest. Prize packages are sponsored by Nationwide and Farm Credit Mid-America.

Following Wolcott, the Outstanding Young Farmer finalists are Sheldon Miller of Ottawa County and Brad Wolford of Pickaway County.

Bonnie Ayars to speak at Women in Ag Conference

MASSILLON, Ohio — Ohio State University Extension will host its 9th annual East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference and Ohio Women in Ranching Education and Development — WIRED — events from April 5-6 for women aged high school and up interested in food, agriculture, natural resource production and small businesses.

The conference will take place on April 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature a network fair and twenty breakout sessions by OSU Extension educators, partners and producers. The programs will be centered around five themes: Business & Marketing, Home & Family, Plants & Pollinators, Animals and Special Interest.

This year’s keynote address will be presented by Bonnie Ayars, coowner of Ayars Family Farm & Ice Cream. In her speech, she will discuss “Perfecting the Art of Connection” through her experiences as an entrepreneur, dairy educator, farm wife and mother.

The Ohio WIRED event will kick off on the evening of April 5 with a dinner meeting for the American National CattleWomen, ANCW, Region 1 members. WIRED is a hands-on educational workshop by the ANCW designed specifically for women involved in cattle production and the beef industry. The workshop will take place the following day, providing hands-on experience and conversations surrounding chute side manners, injections, implants and vaccinations, calving simulator, grazing management and tractor and equipment basics. Dr. Temple Grandin will also give a keynote address at the workshop.

The East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference will be held at Shisler Conference Center, located at 1680 Madison Ave. in Wooster. The WIRED workshop will take place at the OSU ATI Equine Center and OSU ATI Beef Cattle Handling Facility.

To register for the conference, interested parties can visit go.osu.edu/ eowia2024 and must register before March 22. The cost of the conference is $60 for adults and $30 for students. Community organizations and local and small businesses interested in sponsorship or vendor opportunities can contact OSU Extension Coshocton County at 740-722-6074. For more information, visit https://u. osu.edu/eastohiowomeninag.

For more information or to register, visit go.osu.edu/wired2024.

CPLE seeks animal research proposals

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence has funding available for Request for Proposals on innovative research for advancing the health and welfare of Pennsylvania’s poultry, swine, sheep and goat production.

The center invites proposals to advance biosecurity protections, animal disease emergency preparation and response and diagnostics. Proposals should also enhance workforce skill proficiency and technology, including veterinary telemedicine; increase Pennsylvania’s food security and decrease supply chain risks and apply research to address emerging diseases and their economic impact, along with regenerative livestock production and precision farming.

Proposals are due by March 21. For more information, contact Chloe Patrick, director, at 717-651-5920 or cpatrick@pennag.com.

TALLMADGE

WOLCOTT

God grants peace in face of fear

Rev. Eldon Trubee

Like as a Fire

Mark 4:35-41.

And the same day, when even was come, [Jesus] saith unto them, “Let us passover unto the other side.” And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow, and they awake him, and say unto him, “Master, carest thou not that we perish?” And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, “Peace, be still.” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, “Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?”

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, “What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

WEATHERING THE STORM

Mark’s account of Jesus’ calming of the storm on the Sea of Galilee reminds me of a Boy Scout overnight campout our troop experienced many years ago. We were spending a week at Camp Tuscazoar, the scout site near Dover, Ohio.

One of the requirements was that first-year campers hike Icky’s Trail which led up a steep hill to its summit called Buzzard’s Roost. That twisting 2-mile trek took a good part of an af-

ternoon. It was raining when we set up our tents for the night. We scraped out U-shaped shallow trenches around our tents to divert the water pouring down the hillside from our canvas dwellings.

The rain became a heavy downpour. One of our fellow scouts hollered for help, fearing that we’d be soaked. Our scoutmaster, whose two sons were part of our troop, came around to each tent to remind us that our trenches were diverting water and that we should keep our tent flaps closed. We would be OK. His voice was calm and reassuring.

The rain had stopped by break and we were relatively dry. After cooking breakfast, we packed up and headed down the muddy trail to the main campground. Though our rainstorm encounter was a far cry from what Jesus and his disciples experienced on the Sea of Galilee, and our leader could not command the rain to cease, some similarities stand out.

What began as a simple ship voyage across a familiar body of water, became a lesson in finding peace in the face of fear. A bunch of boys with varying amounts of camping experience prepared their shelters for the possibility of rain. Fishermen were among Jesus’ disciples. They knew boats and how to deal with rough weather on the water.

When heavy rains threatened the scout, they called out in their uncertainty. The disciples awakened Jesus when the wind and waves threatened their ship. A scoutmaster’s calm and kind voice reassured a bunch of kids. The master calmed the storm and his followers. Peace reigned in the face of fear and uncertainty.

Two factors contributed to peace and security in both experiences.

First was the responsibility both groups took to do the best they could to secure the comfort and safety of their shelters. Both had some degree of knowledge to aid them, as they practiced due diligence in the face of the elements.

When those seemed to fail, they called for help from their leaders

whom they trusted. And they responded as those voices spoke to them. Peace prevailed because both the frightened ones and their leaders made efforts to bring peace to their situations.

Jesus and his faithful little band safely arrived at shore, perhaps a little wet and tired. A group of mud-covered scouts and their damp gear made it back to their campground, having survived their ordeal in relative dryness. Both groups had good stories to remember and share.

Some years later, a group of us recalled that hike with a good laugh. Matthew’s and Luke’s gospels told the story and its readers have found joy and strength in God’s power to bestow peace and deliverance upon our lives as Jesus has revealed it.

Life can be stormy, wet and muddy. But we are free to confidently call upon God’s help to see us through the stress and mess. Let’s remember that God’s voice also calls upon us to do our best to address our problems, while it gives us peace and its calm, strength and wisdom guide us.

Let us also remember that God calls upon us to be agents of God’s peace in others’ lives. You and I can share God’s peace through our words and deeds and many ways as God has gifted us.

Ben Clarke, our scoutmaster, was such an agent of God’s work. He was a World War II veteran, an Eagle Scout and a Christian who lived his faith. A firm, kind, wise man, he cared about and knew each young scout in his charge.

We were a group of kids of varying personalities, backgrounds and abilities. He helped each of us to become the best people we could be. Unfortunately, he died in his late 30s, not knowing that all of us were a bit better for having known him.

We are blessed to know God’s love for us, as we remember the stories of Jesus’ words and deeds.

God, we thank you for helping us to find your peace and the comfort, strength and wisdom its guidance offers us. Amen.

Meditation from the Upper Room

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

— Proverbs 16:24 (NRSVUE)

WORDS OF LOVE

My high school English teacher assigned daily journal writing and collected the week’s journal entries each Friday. One day, I wrote in my English journal about an embarrassing situation with another student. At the lockers between classes, I had dropped a textbook on the foot of a girl next to me. I apologized, but her angry reaction left me feeling ashamed and small,

especially as she complained loudly to her friend.

I wrote about my emotions, assuming the teacher didn’t read our journals but simply checked that we had done the assignment. The following Monday, however, I found that my teacher had written a note in my journal. She pointed out the good qualities she noticed in me and encouraged me to view myself that way too.

Although I felt a bit exposed, my teacher’s caring, thoughtful response lifted my spirits.

Words carry weight. How we use them deeply impacts the people

around us. That’s why Paul instructs the Ephesians to throw off bitterness, rage, and anger, replacing them with speech that benefits and builds up others.

Even when sharing difficult truths, we can express ourselves with compassion. Each day brings opportunities to speak wholesome, helpful words to others.

TODAY’S PRAYER

Loving God, we pray that you will empower us to speak love and life to those around us. Give us compassionate and encouraging words. Amen.

— Allison Wilson Lee, Florida

Dishes for only a nickel

By JRhoades

Fair time! Oh, boy!

I recently got my Farm and Dairy with Ohio’s full 2024 county fair schedule. This may not seem a big deal, but to those of you who may not know, let me fill you in; I love going to a good fair.

I remember in my younger years, my dad would take me to the fair, mostly the State Fair in Columbus. He always took us around to see the livestock exhibits, but the truth is, I got to see plenty of that stuff at home around our own farm. So at that age, I looked forward to the other big deals they had to offer.

Once, we saw, what they claimed, was the world’s largest cow. She was plenty big alright, but even at about five years of age, I remember questioning that she was really the world record breaker. And then there was the giant man who was so large he could slip a half dollar through his ring, so they claimed. Once again, he was big, and he did pass a half dollar through his ring, but the truth is, his ring fit him about as well as my dad’s size 12 ring would have fit me. Both were a farce; even I could see that.

But the one show they used to put on that I still think was worth the price of admission was where a motorcyclist or two went buzzing round and round on the inside walls of a short wooden walled silo. I believe it was called “The Wall of Death.” You stood on a platform at the top of the silo, maybe 20 feet high, and peered down in at these daring riders as they noisily zipped around and performed their tricks.

Today, I wouldn’t walk across the street to see the world record cow and the giant man for free, but the Wall of Death, that I would definitely go see again.

One year, when I suppose my brother was 10 and I was seven, Dad took us once again to the State fair; probably our last trip. He gave us each $5 and turned us loose.

We soon found ourselves at a booth where you tossed nickles at dinner plates and dishes. If the nickel landed and stayed on the plate, it was yours to keep. Wow, what a deal! Before we ran out of nickels we had won two full boxes of cheap dishes with large pink and green floral prints painted all over them.

Once home, with great pride, we presented our prize of grandeur to our mother. I’m sorry to report she was less than thrilled. In fact, I don’t ever remember seeing them on the table, but

they did, for many years, find a peaceful home in the attic. Had we only known.

Kinda reminds me of a true story where a young boy, in order to please his dad, put black tape all over the side of his dad’s car. When the loving father saw it, shaking his head, he made this comment to his son, “If you would have only asked me.”

How often do you suppose our loving Father in heaven shakes His head and says, “If you would have only asked Me.”

So, we may ask, what do you want of me, God? What is your will? As the list could end out rather extensive, let’s just touch on a few.

Faith and trust. I suppose for us, first and foremost would be to put our faith in Him. We should all know and understand “The Lord is not... wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9.

When Paul and Silas found themselves imprisoned there came an earthquake which broke them free from their chains. After no small bit of fear and confusion for the jailer, he “brought them out, and said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ They said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.’” Acts 16:30,31.

Put Jesus first in everything. We all spend time providing for ourselves — our needs and our wants. Many of you reading this may even spend a lot of time providing for the needs of others. But what if we should decide providing for our wants, desires or needs, is so important that we lose sight of keeping Jesus first in our life?

After all, didn’t He, in reference to our basic needs, tell us to “seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33. It has well been said, “wise men still seek Him.”

Fellowship with Him. While remembering all the good He has done for you, and with a joyful heart, talk with Him.

In other words, don’t just talk to Him, but with Him, always “Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18.

As I suggested a few weeks back, keep your radio tuned into WGOD for what He has to say to you. It may not be the same as the next guy so be sure to listen for your own personal message.

Jesus encouraged us by saying, “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” Luke 11:28.

Fla. — Jay Bryant, chief executive officer of Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, was recently presented with the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Robert B. Engel Farmer Co-op Manager of the Year Award.

One of Bryant’s most notable accomplishments has been his direction of MDVA, which has led to sound financial results and substantial benefits for the cooperative’s memberowners. Under his leadership, MDVA’s plant capacity has seen a growth of 55%, achieved through two additional processing plants. The expansion also paved the way for MDVA’s own branded product line, Maola. In addition to his role at MDVA, Bryant holds leadership positions on the boards of the National Milk Producers Federation, MilkPEP and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.

DUBLIN, Ohio — The 2024 inductee to the Ohio Wine Producers Hall of Fame is Todd Steiner. Steiner is the Ohio State University Extension

outreach specialist for the Ohio commercial wine industry. Initially, he was involved with both research and extension for quality wine production but has recently moved to all Extension due to the growing size of the commercial wine industry in Ohio. He co-organizes the annual Ohio Grape and Wine Conference, and the annual Ohio Wine Competition, as well as organizing industry workshops. He is a well-respected wine judge serving in prestigious competitions around the country. He is often a featured presenter at both in-state and out-of-state meetings always sharing the positive aspects of the Ohio industry. He has worked for the Ohio State University on the Wooster Campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center since 1989. He started in the enology program in 1996 and became program manager in 2001.

FACTORYVILLE, Pa. — Heather

Clark was elected to the board of directors of Hunters Sharing the Harvest — Pennsylvania’s nationally em-

ulated venison donation program.

Clark began volunteering for Hunters Sharing the Harvest in 2016 and is currently the county coordinator for both Wyoming and Lackawanna counties. Over the past 16 years, Clark has served in several leadership roles including most recently as the chief administrative officer for Huntzinger, a national healthcare information technology consulting firm founded in Dallas, Pennsylvania. She is past president of the board of directors of the Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of Society of Human Resources Management, serves on the board of directors of Skills in Scranton (affiliate of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce), and most recently was appointed to the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce board of directors

Clark earned a master’s degree in organizational management and human resources from Misericordia University and a bachelor’s degree in industrial organizational psychology from Marywood University. She and her husband Bill have two children, Bryce and Brielle.

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Maple Syrup

l Boston Baked Beans

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• 2 lg. onions, chopped

• 1 lg. green pepper, chopped

• 3 garlic cloves, minced

• 2 cups ketchup

• 2 cups packed dark brown sugar

• 1/3 cup molasses

• 1/3 cup maple syrup

• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

Sort beans and rinse with cold water. Place beans in a Dutch oven; add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour or until beans are softened. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Return beans to the Dutch oven; add 6 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until beans are almost tender. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Sauté onions and green pepper in drippings until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, syrup and Worcestershire sauce. Drain beans, reserving cooking liquid; place in an ungreased 3-quart baking dish. Stir in onion, green pepper and bacon. Cover and bake at 300 F for 2 1/2 hours or until beans are tender and reach desired consistency, stirring every 30 minutes. Add reserved cooking liquid as needed.

l Ginger-Maple Roasted Pecans

• 1/3 cup maple syrup

• 1/4 cup butter, cubed

• 6 slices fresh ginger root

• 1 Tbsp. water

• 2 tsp. hot pepper sauce

• 1 1/2 tsp. salt

• 1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger

• 3 cups pecan halves

Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease a foil-lined 15-by-10-by-1-inch baking pan. In a small saucepan, combine the first seven ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 2 to 3 minutes or until syrupy, stirring occasionally. Strain and discard ginger slices. Place pecans in a large bowl; drizzle with syrup mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to prepared pan. Roast 20 to 25 minutes or until toasted, stirring occasionally. Cool completely in a pan on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.

l Maple Teriyaki Salmon Filets

• 1/3 cup apple juice

• 1/3 cup maple syrup

• 3 Tbsp. coconut aminos

• 2 Tbsp. finely chopped onion

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 4 6 oz. salmon filets

In a small bowl, whisk the first five ingredients until blended. Remove 1/2 cup for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag. Add salmon; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate 1 to 3 hours. Drain salmon, discarding marinade in bag. Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, rub on grill rack to coat lightly. Place salmon on grill rack, skin side down. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 inches from heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork, basting frequently during the last 4 minutes.

l Maple Bacon Monkey Bread

• as needed cooking spray

• 1 lb. bacon

• ½ cup margarine

• ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar

• ½ cup maple syrup

• ¾ cup white sugar

• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon

• 2 16.3 oz. pkgs. refrigerated biscuit dough, separated and cut into quarters

Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat the inside of a 9-inch bundt pan with cooking spray. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Crumble when cool enough to handle; discard any pieces that are all fat. Melt margarine in a small saucepan over medium heat; stir in brown sugar and maple syrup and bring to a boil. Cook and stir until mixture begins to foam, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Mix white sugar and cinnamon in a resealable plastic bag. Add six to eight biscuit pieces at a time to the bag and shake until well coated. Place sugared biscuits on a plate and repeat to coat the rest. Empty any sugar mixture from the resealable bag into maple syrup mixture; place the saucepan over medium heat and stir until sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes. Make four layers of ingredients in the prepared pan as follows: bacon, maple syrup mixture, biscuits. Finish with the last drizzle of maple syrup mixture. Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits are cooked through, about 35 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 to 20 minutes and then invert onto a serving plate.

l Glazed Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

• 1½ lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces

• 1 lb. chicken tenders

• 1 Tbsp. steak seasoning

• 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

• ½ cup maple syrup

• ½ cup sliced green onions

Place the sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, and then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two. Leave as is or mash the potatoes, and set aside. Sprinkle chicken tenders with steak seasoning; heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken tenders until the meat is lightly browned and no longer pink inside, 5 to 8 minutes per side. Remove the chicken and set aside. Stir the maple syrup into the skillet, scraping up and dissolving any browned flavor bits from the skillet. Bring to a boil, simmer for 2 minutes and stir in the green onions. To serve, place the mashed sweet potatoes onto a serving platter, top with the chicken tenders and pour the maple sauce over the chicken.

l Sheet Pan Pancakes

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour

• 2 Tbsp. sugar

• 2 Tbsp. baking powder, aluminum free

• ½ tsp. salt

• 2 cups milk

• 2 eggs

• 4 Tbsp. butter, melted

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

• Topping choices chocolate chips, blueberries, sausage crumbles, bananas, bacon

Preheat oven to 425 F degrees. Generously grease a 13-by-18-inch baking sheet with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and slowly whisk the milk, eggs, melted butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract into the dry ingredients until well combined; some lumps are fine. Pour the pancake batter onto the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Sprinkle the topping choices in each quadrant. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes. Divide into 12 portions and serve immediately with additional maple syrup, if desired.

l Poor Man’s Pudding

• 2 cups maple syrup

• 2 cups heavy cream

For the Batter:

• ¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

• ¾ cup white sugar

• ¼ tsp. vanilla extract

• 2 eggs, at room temperature

• 1 tsp. baking powder

• ½ tsp. fine salt

• 1¾ cups all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 425 F. Butter a deep baking dish and place it on a sheet pan. Bring maple syrup and heavy cream to a boil in a deep saucepan over medium-high heat. Turn off heat once mixture starts to bubble. Stir and set aside. Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl using a spatula or electric mixer until creamy and well combined. Whisk in vanilla extract and one egg until incorporated. Mix in the other egg. Sprinkle in baking powder, salt and flour. Mix with a spatula until the batter is just combined. Transfer batter to the prepared dish and pour the maple cream sauce on top, stopping between 1/2 to 1 inch from the top of the dish. Reserve any extra sauce. Bake in the center of preheated oven until pudding is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; serve pudding with any extra maple cream sauce.

l Apple Walnut Topping

• 12 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled and chopped

• 4 cups sugar

• 2 cups packed brown sugar

• 1 cup maple syrup

• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

• 1 tsp. apple pie spice

• 2 cups finely chopped walnuts, toasted

In a stockpot, combine apples, sugars, maple syrup, cinnamon and pie spice; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 20 to 30 minutes or until apples are tender and mixture is slightly thickened. Stir in walnuts. Return to a boil; cook and stir 5 minutes longer. Carefully ladle hot mixture into 11 hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

As the winter season continues for us and spring is fast approaching, it is time for spring calving. For some calving season has started and for the rest who calve in the spring, calving season is starting soon.

Since the start of the year here in Ohio, we have seen a wide variation of weather conditions. We have had cold and warm temperatures, rain and snow and it’s also been muddy.

Most people in Ohio calve outside on pasture, and that can be tough on the pastures.

Pasture management can be difficult no matter the time of year, but winter and early spring can be especially challenging.

There are several things to consider when it comes to calving pastures, like field conditions, where is the water, how far is away is the field from your facilities if you need to get a cow in a better place to assist her and whether you are feeding hay or are the cows on a stockpiled field.

Mud equals stress. Mud may be one of the most problematic things

we deal with during calving. It can cause problems for both cattle and pastures. Mud can increase stress for cattle by requiring 30% more net energy for maintenance. Small amounts of mud, between 4-8 inches, can reduce feed intake by 5-15%. When mud is 12-24 inches, feed intake can be reduced by 1530%.

The pastures also have stress on them as well. When stockpiled forages are gone and the ground is thawed, paddocks can decline rapidly. Feeding round bales is where you are most likely to see the most damage because the cattle are spending most of their time there eating. Areas where you are driving to get hay to cattle can become problem areas as well, especially driving uphill and through gates.

You can reduce damage in the field by having hay in one location, water in another location and mineral in a different location from those two, so the cattle get around and move to minimize major damage to one location.

Reducing mud. There are a few options that can help you reduce mud in your pastures, especially if you are calving in them. If you have a larger herd one option could be to reduce the stocking density on one field and maybe divide into two groups, so there is less foot traffic on the pastures. You can divide your groups by when they are due to calve.

Fields that sit higher in elevation and have some slope to them will dry out faster because water will drain off easier, and sun and wind will reach these areas first, to help them dry out. As compared to fields that sit low and have no slope, and just sit wet for the winter months.

Another option could be calving on a hayfield that has a good sod base to it and does not sit wet. This field will have some sort of growth that can be grazed. The amount depends on when your last cutting was, you may need to supply some sort of supplementation, like corn and minerals. If you do choose this as an option one thing to watch for is “pugging” from the hoof action, also need to consider water source, fencing and moving of animals.

What we do. On our family farm, we have a hayfield where we put our spring calving herd on for the first three to four weeks of calving in March.

We have three fields that are for both grazing and hay, and we stop grazing them by mid-April, getting one to two grazing passes before we let the fields grow for hay. We see little reduction in the hay yield doing this.

This allows us to graze and stop feeding hay sooner. Just remember if you choose to graze a hayfield, move the cattle before it gets muddy in the field.

A future option that you may consider is the use of a heavy-use pad to feed on and to put cattle on when weather conditions are bad so that you can limit damage to your fields.

One option that should be considered as the last resort option is the use of a sacrifice pen. The pen should have easy access to feed hay, very little slope for no erosion, and easy to reseed.

Remember one thing, sometimes Mother Nature wins.

(Jordan Penrose is an Ohio State University Extension agriculture and natural resources educator in Gallia County. He can be reached at penrose.30@osu.edu or 740794-6009.)

BEEF EDITION

Bill Tom named Friend of the Ohio Beef Expo Page

2024 Ohio Beef Expo set for March 14-17

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s premier beef industry event, the Ohio Beef Expo is scheduled for March 14-17 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. The event will provide cattle enthusiasts from across Ohio and surrounding states with a unique experience that brings education, breed sales, youth shows, industry retail opportunities and more together all in one place.

This year’s schedule will be similar to the 2023 event. The Coliseum will be used for all junior show activities. Junior showmanship will be held on Friday. Then, the Junior Show will continue with the Market Animal Show on Saturday and the Heifer Show on Sunday.

New. New this year, the Hereford breed will be kicking off the Saturday sale schedule. The newest addition to the Ohio Beef Expo breeds line-up, the Aberdeen Angus breed, will be one of the 10 breeds hosting sales during the Expo on Friday and Saturday.

New for OCA Allied Industry Council Members, the Ohio Beef Expo is announcing the addition of the Cattlemen’s Learning Center for 2024. Allied Industry Council members have the first opportunity to participate in this new educational program. The Cattlemen’s Learning Center will be held in the Voinovich sale ring on the trade show floor. It will feature 45-minute educational sessions with topics of interest to commercial cattlemen.

The Expo Trade Show will host vendors and retailers of all kinds to provide attendees with the opportunity to purchase everything from semen to trailers and from show supplies to insurance. March 14 will be the opening day for the trade show beginning at 3 p.m.

More information. The Official Expo hotel will be the Hilton Columbus/Polaris at 8700 Lyra Dr. Columbus, Ohio. This hotel will be host to The Social where cattlemen and women will gather to network and mingle on Thursday evening.

Sponsorships are still available, and the Beef Expo planning committee encourages individuals, breeders and cattle-related businesses to consider a sponsorship for the Ohio Beef Expo as the recognition opportunities are aplenty. More information on sponsorship opportunities is available at ohiobeefexpo.com.

Admission to the Ohio Beef Expo is free. Parking is $7 per day and weekend parking passes are $20. For more information on the 2024 Ohio Beef Expo contact OCA at cattle@ohiocattle.org, 614873-6736 or visit ohiobeefexpo.com.

Ohio’s premier beef industry event, the Ohio Beef Expo will provide cattle enthusiasts from across Ohio and surrounding states with a unique experience that brings education, breed sales, youth shows, industry retail opportunities and more together all in one place. (Ohio Cattlemen’s

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Bill Tom named Friend of the Ohio Beef Expo

MARYSVILLE, Ohio — The Friend of the Ohio Beef Expo Award is being presented posthumously to Bill Tom of Washington Court House, Ohio.

At the time of his passing in December, Tom was the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association vice president, and he served on the board of directors. He was also vice chair of the Ohio Beef Expo. He previously served in many Beef Expo leadership roles, including chairing the Expo Junior Show.

Whether it was planning the event, helping juniors in the show ring, manning a trade show booth or serving as a ringman at an Expo sale, Tom provided tremendous leadership for the Ohio Beef Expo. He never shied away from sharing his passion for the Beef Expo and the entire beef industry. Tom served as a mentor, leader and friend to many, not only at the Expo but throughout many different events and programs.

Tom had a successful career in agriculture that included many management positions. Most recently, he was the executive vice president for Livestock Market-

ing and United Producers, Inc., managing approximately $1 billion in annual livestock sales. His responsibilities also included management of UPI’s risk management services and oversight of UPI’s traceability program.

Tom and his fellow staff members at UPI were instrumental in establishing an online feeder cattle sale at the Expo. The online feeder calf sale offers consignments of uniform feeder cattle packages with an average of 1,800 head marketed each year.

This sale encourages commercial cattle producers to attend the Expo and support the sale and trade show. UPI and Tom’s commitment to the online feeder cattle sale has been positive for the Ohio Beef Expo and allowed for the continued growth of the sale.

Tom had a passion for helping the next generation of young cattlemen and women succeed, so the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation has created a scholarship fund in his name to support youth involved in Ohio’s beef industry.

To donate to the Bill Tom Scholarship fund, visit ohiocattle. org or call 614-873-6736.

Past Friends of the Expo

• 2023: Ag Pro and DP Sales Management

• 2022: J.L. Draganic and Pam Haley

• 2020 and 2021: Frank Phelps and AMW Cattlemen’s Association

• 2019: C.J. Brown and Joe Foster

• 2018: Linde Sutherly and Nancy Snook

• 2017: Roy White and Dave Russell

• 2016: Lou Ellen Harr, M.H. Eby and Bill Sexten

• 2015: Jon Becerril, David McElhaney and Sam Sutherly

• 2014: Ginger Natolis and Sally Puzacke

• 2013: Doug Conkle, Johnny Regula and Wood County Beef Producers

• 2012: Gale Long, Dave Puthoff and Steve R. Rauch

• 2011: Alan Halderman and Rex Sullinger

• 2010: Sam Roberts and Laura Sutherly

• 2009: Keith Moore and Tom Wilcox

• 2008: Jim and Marlene Campbell and Dr. Earl and Cynthia Arnholt

• 2007: Joyce McKee, Jim and Jackie Murray and Curt Hively

• 2006: Dean Armstrong and Earl Foreman

• 2005: Tim Sheeley and Dr. Glen Hoffsis

• 2004: Virgil Strickler, Jim Sutherly and Gene Rowe

• 2003: Leslie Milleson and Rod Bauer

• 2002: Dave Dailey, Don Lowry, Henry Bergfeld and Jim Rentz

Cow-calf workshop March 8

NEWARK, Ohio — Ohio State University Extension Licking County will host “Ohio Beef Cow/Calf Workshop — Optimizing Herd Reproduction and Genetics” March 8 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Claylick Run Farm, 11970 Cross Road. Presentation topics include breeding season management, cow longevity and culling decisions, EPDs in action, synchronization strategies and bull evaluation and facilities tour. Reproduction and genetics are important factors for a cow-calf operation. The long-term investment in genetics plays a critical role in the development and management of a

herd to ensure longevity. Presenters will discuss and demonstrate the practices that operators can apply on their farms to improve their operations by optimizing reproduction and genetics.

The cost is $10 per person, and the workshop is limited to the first 50 attendees. Those interested in attending should RSVP to OSU Extension Licking County at 740-670-5315 by March 4.

Lunch and materials will be included. Atendees should dress for hands-on demonstrations.

For more information, visit u.osu.edu/beefteam/files/2024/01/ Licking-Cow-Calf-Workshop-Flyer3-8-2024-e348d2216b81a246.pdf.

The Friend of the Ohio Beef Expo Award is being presented posthumously to Bill Tom of Washington Court House, Ohio. (Ohio Cattlemen’s Association photo)

Precision technology for your beef operation

By Jason Hartschuh OSU Extension Field Specialist

FREMONT, Ohio — Precision farming technologies have greatly improved row crop production and many different technologies are available to change the way you manage your beef operation. For beef producers, there are two major classes of technology the first improves how we manage the cattle while the second improves forage and pasture management.

Activity monitoring. The first technology that is being transferred from the dairy industry is activity monitoring systems that include rumination and eating time. The systems are showing benefits for both cow-calf producers and feedlots.

These systems utilize accelerometers mounted to either the cow ear, a collar around the neck, or to the leg. The ear and neck-mounted systems are seeing the greatest adoption in cowcalf operations that are using artificial insemination for heat detection.

All of these systems can be moved to a different animal if the one they are on leaves the herd. These systems can improve artificial insemination especially if you are not using a timed AI protocol. For operations that use timed AI, these systems have shown value in detecting cows that come into heat after the timed AI protocol either because the protocol didn’t work for them or because they didn’t become pregnant from the insemination with timed AI.

Most of the research on these systems was done using dairy cows but

a few studies have utilized beef cows. The major difference was the length of increased activity was higher in beef cows and heifers.

One study showed that an automated activity monitoring system detected 90% of animals in estrus and using blood tests to confirm estrus it had a 100% accuracy. While traditional visual heat detection methods of watching animals for heat three times per day only found 77% of cows who were in estrus with an 89% accuracy. Another study also showed very good results from these systems finding 83% of animals who were in heat with a 91% accuracy. Using only the activity monitoring system to detect heat achieved a 97.9% pregnancy rate after a maximum of four insemination cycles.

One challenge with activity monitoring systems is that not all systems will alert you to animals who are not cycling. With these systems, it is important to check your insemination records to be sure all animals are cycling. Animals who either have silent heats or who are not cycling may still need to be enrolled in a timed AI program.

Besides the sensor mounted on the animal, your farm also needs a receiver that the animal will be near a couple of times a day, and a computer to translate the data through a management interface. Some systems require this computer to be connected to the internet while others require an occasional internet connection when an update is wanted for the management interface. Systems that require an internet connection enable you to access the data from anywhere.

For confinement-based operations getting complete barn coverage is not difficult but it can be more challenging for pasture-based systems. Usually, the receiver antenna is mounted at the water source and is powered using a battery and solar charging system. These systems have been shown to

relay data between receivers for over a mile of pasture coverage.

These systems are also seeing adoption in the feedlot industry for illness detection. Activity monitoring systems can be reused for as long as the batteries are good. When selecting a system for possible illness detection it is important to select a system with activity, rumination and eating time. Animals with bovine respiratory disease often show decreased activity, feeding time and rumination time along with increased lying time two to seven days before clinical signs of respiratory disease.

While early detection has shown shortened illness time, producers have to use more advanced diagnosis methods. Decreased activity and eating time can be caused by other diseases besides respiratory disease including lameness. The advanced diagnosis often includes taking the animal’s rectal temperature and learning to listen to the lungs for sounds of illness. More research is being done with these systems to improve the disease detection algorithm

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All Junior Show activities will be held in The Coliseum with showmanship on March 15, market animals on March 16 and the heifer show on March 17. (Ohio Cattlemen’s Association photo)

Junior Show Schedule

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

4-8 p.m. Junior Show check-in, Gilligan Complex

FRIDAY, MARCH 15

8-11 a.m. Junior Show check-in, Gilligan Complex

1 p.m. Junior Showmanship, The Coliseum

5-6 p.m. Junior Show check-in market animals only, Gilligan Complex

SATURDAY, MARCH 16

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Junior Market Animal Show, The Coliseum

10-11 a.m. Junior Show check-in heifers only, Gilligan Complex

SUNDAY, MARCH 17

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Junior Heifer Show, The Coliseum

LIVE STREAMING

All Junior Show events will stream live at waltonwebcasting.com/, including heifers, market animals and showmanship.

For more information about Junior Show events, visit ohiobeefexpo.com/ junior-show.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

No cattle are permitted on the fairgrounds before 7:30 a.m.

12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Large Equipment Move in

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

8:00 a.m. - Noon Trade Show set up for large indoor equipment

Noon | All breeding cattle must be in place, Breeds Building

Noon - 3:00 p.m. | Trade Show set-up outdoor & small indoor displays

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Trade Show Open, Voinovich Building

4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Junior Show Check-in, Gilligan Complex

7:30 p.m. The Social, Hilton Columbus/Polaris

FRIDAY, MARCH 15

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. | Judging Contest Check-In & Packet Pick-up Coliseum

8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Junior Show Check-in, Gilligan Complex

8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Trade Show Open, Voinovich Building

9:00 a.m. | Judging Contest Begins, Coliseum

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Genetic Pathway Open, Breeds Building

10:00 a.m. |Mini Hereford Show, Cooper Arena

11:00 a.m. | Online Feeder Cattle Sale, Voinovich Building

12:00 p.m. | Youth Beef Quality Assurance Training, Coliseum

12:30 p.m. | Hereford Show, Cooper Arena

12:30 p.m. | Shorthorn Show, Cooper Arena

1:00 p.m. | Aberdeen Angus Sale, Voinovich Building

1:00 p.m. | Murray Grey Show, Breeds Barn

1:00 p.m. | Junior Showmanship, Coliseum

2:00 p.m. | Angus Parade, Cooper Arena

2:30 p.m. | Judging Contest Awards, Coliseum

3:00 p.m. Limousin Sale, Voinovich Building

4:00 p.m. | Red Angus Sale, Voinovich Building

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Cowboy Happy Hour, Voinovich Building

5:00 p.m. | Mini Hereford Sale, Voinovich Building

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Junior Show Check-in, Gilligan Complex

SATURDAY, MARCH 16

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Junior Market Animal Show, Coliseum

8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Trade Show Open, Voinovich Building

9:00 a.m. | Hereford Sale, Voinovich Building

10:30 a.m. Shorthorn Sale, Voinovich Building

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Junior Show Check-In, (Heifers Only) Gilligan Complex

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Genetic Pathway Open, Breeds Building

12 p.m. Angus Sale, Voinovich Building

2:00 p.m. | Simmental Sale, Voinovich Building

4:00 p.m. | Maine Anjou Sale, Voinovich Building

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cowboy Happy Hour, Voinovich Building

6:00 p.m. - deadline Junior Show Check - In for Expo Sale Heifers, Gilligan Complex

SUNDAY, MARCH 17

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Junior Heifer Show, Coliseum

8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Trade Show Open, Voinovich Building

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Genetic Pathway Open, Breeds Building

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Cattlemen experience cost pressure amid tighter markets

By Matthew Diersen South Dakota State University BROOKINGS, S.D. —

The Economic Research Service estimated lower returns for the farm sector in 2024. The cattle sector, aggregating everything from cow-calf operations through feedlots, is expected to see lower returns as lower traded volume offsets higher prices. At the same tim e, higher feeder animal expenditures are expected to continue.

Another major cost item, interest expense, is expected to remain high, as steady to potentially lower interest rates are offset by higher loan volumes. At the local level, higher rates have been discussed as they have influenced returns to storage on crops, resulted in higher operating expenses overall and factored into the value of replacement heifers.

The January Agricultural Prices report included data on other cost aspects. The annual prices for feeder livestock showed a steady increase in cattle and calves in recent years to $223 per cwt in 2023. The grazing fee rates in the same report were again up at the multi-state level for animal units and cow-calf pairs. There was a slight decrease in the rates on a perhead basis.

The rates continue to be the highest in Nebraska and South Dakota. Kansas had a sharp increase in rates last year. High prices for substitute feedstuffs (corn and hay) for much of 2023 likely placed upward pressure on grazing fees.

Higher prices for cattle are necessary to justify or sustain higher grazing fees going forward. Any turnaround in cattle prices would pressure fees. Less corn and hay price pressure would be positive news for cattle returns. Ending stocks for both feedstuffs are expected to be larger in 2024 compared to 2023, resulting in lower input prices.

The volatility in both live cattle and feeder cattle has come down since a small peak about two months ago. The CME Group Volatility Index is useful to monitor trends for both contracts and their related charts provide a perspective that can match a trading window.

A final cost pressure depends on your perspective: feeder cattle continue to trade at high levels. The CME Feeder Cattle Index is a weighted average price of 700–899-pound steers traded at AMS-reported sales across 12 states. The index is a common benchmark that reached an alltime high of $254.10 on Sept. 20, 2023. The recent index values have been around $243, or record levels for this time of year.

For calendar year 2023, the index reflected 1.37 million head, or a good share of cattle placed by feedlots. Volumes were highest from Oklahoma and Texas, both with over 200,000 head. The direct trade in Texas was frequently high, including a week with over 10,000 head.

Volumes were also high in South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas with each state accounting for between 100,000 and 200,000 head. Kansas also had a direct trade observation that exceeded 10,000 head one week. Iowa, North Dakota, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Wyoming each had less than 100,000 head.

Deciding to keep or sell heifers

By Lisa Moser K-State Research and Extension News Service

MANHATTAN, Kan. — One of the difficult decisions that many cow-calf producers face at fall weaning is determining which heifers to keep and which ones to sell. This was the topic of a recent Cattle Chat podcast, produced through t he Beef Cattle Institute at K-State.

“Every operation is going to be a little different, but when deciding whether to keep or sell replacement heifers, producers need to assess if they have the labor and resources available to raise them,” said Dustin Pendell, K-State agricultural economist.

Along with that, K-State veterinarian Brian Lubbers said the current market price is also a factor worth considering.

“Calf prices are high right now and so that makes the opportunity cost really high, ” Lubbers said. “If you are thinking about contracting the herd a little bit, now might be a good time to sell a few extra calves.”

For those who prefer to raise their replacement heifers, K-State veterinarian Bob Larson said he prioritizes keeping heifers that give him the best odds of success.

“The best bet heifers that have the highest likelihood of being a long-term cow are ones that were born early in the calving season to a dam that has a good disposition and high genetic quality and are daughters of a quality sire,” Larson said. “I need her to be born early because she will be the most likely to get pregnant early and stay in the herd a long time.”

Even if the heifer meets the genetic and temperament criteria, Larson said if she was born late in the calving season she falls to his sell-list.

When thinking about resources, the experts agree that it is important to think about the amount of weight the heifers need to gain between weaning and breeding.

Most heifers will need to gain 300 pounds between weaning and breeding, said K-State beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster. He recommends producers calculate the expected daily gain and compare that to what feed resources are available.

“In some parts of the country, there aren’t ample feed supplies to carry cattle through the winter. In that case, producers may need to sell the heifers and look to buy bred heifers and cows in the spring and summer after this time of limited feed resources has passed,” Lancaster said.

K-State veterinarian Brad White encouraged producers to start thinking now about their management plan for the fall.

“You need to pencil it out because keeping this year’s heifers is going to make them be more expensive cows as compared to other years,” White said. “Producers need to dive into the spreadsheets now to calculate the right number of heifers to keep before running the cattle through the chutes at weaning.”

(Information provided by Lisa Moser, KState Research and Extension news service.)

Precision technology for your beef operation

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since most systems were not originally designed for disease in feedlot cattle the current low activity, low rumination and low eating time alerts have shown benefits for early disease detection in feedlots though.

RFID tags. The second technology that is needed in conjunction with many other technologies is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ear tags. These tags are the starting point for many smartphone-based record-keeping systems and precision feeding systems. These tags can be automatically read by a panel reader or stick readers in conjunction with a management app to automatically record weights when used with a scale. RFID tags can also be scanned when doing vaccinations, treating, or breeding animals to make record-keeping easier.

RFID tags are also the base for many of the automated feeding systems on the market. These systems let you create groups of animals that receive a set amount of feed to meet their nutritional needs each day while other animals fed by the same feeder receive a different amount of feed. These feeding systems could allow you to supplement additional nutrition to first lactation cows who are still growing while raising a calf and provide a lower plan of nutrition to multiparous cows, so they don’t get fat.

RFID-based automated feeding systems are also being utilized to allow for the nutritional needs of placement heifers who are grazing the cows to have their nutritional needs met. These systems allow for groups of animals to be fed based on individual needs instead of the whole group receiving the same nutrition. Many precision livestock farming tools allow for groups of animals to be cared for at the individual level.

(This article was originally published in Ohio State’s Feb. 21 Ohio BEEF Cattle letter. Find more information and sign up at u.osu.edu/beef/.)

BQA programs still available in Ohio

COLUMBUS — Ohio State Extension will host two more Beef Quality Assurance programs in March for beef and dairy producers who need to become BQA certified or renew an existing certification.

The first will be March 19 at 7 p.m. at Muskingum Livestock Auction, 944 Malinda St. in Zanesville, Ohio. The second will be March 26 from 6-8 p.m. at United Producers Inc, 3153 State Route 98 in Bucyrus, Ohio.

Certification or recertification is free of cost. No pre-registration is required to attend the programs.

The goal of the Ohio Beef Quality Assurance program is to increase the competitive base for marketing Ohio cattle. The program ensures that beef and dairy cattle are maintained in a way that results in a safe and wholesome beef product. The Ohio BQA program is set to meet or exceed the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association BQA guidelines.

Ohio Beef Quality Assurance certificates are good for three years. An FAQ about the BQA program is available at go.osu.edu/bqa.

More information about the BQA program in Zanesville can be viewed at u.osu.edu/beefteam/files/2023/11/ Muckingum-BQA-Flyer-24.pdf.

More information about the BQA program in Bucyrus can be viewed at u.osu.edu/beefteam/files/2023/11/ BQA-Flyer-NorthOh-2024-pdf.pdf.

Snow, mud tests beef producers

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MANHATTAN, Kan. — Cold temperatures followed by muddy conditions from melting snow created challenges for beef cattle producers, said Kansas State University beef extension specialist Justin Waggoner.

“We’re getting muddy, but at the same time we’ve got these cold temperatures, so it really starts to add up in terms of the impact it can have on cattle,” he said.

Waggoner said monitoring the body condition of gestating cows during times of cold stress becomes critical for calving and rebreeding. He encourages all cow-calf producers to pay close attention to the body condition score of cows, especially

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as the time draws near for calving. If there are thin cows at calving, it could take them longer to cycle back for the upcoming breeding season.

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should also be monitored, according to Waggoner.

“We get this implication of cold stress and these heifers aren’t able to gain as much,” he said. “Take the opportunity to do a weight check on those heifers 45 to 60 days before the expected breeding season.”

Bulls require management during harsh winter weather as well, Waggoner said. One important aspect of this is bedding, but he also encourages producers to do a semen test before turnout.

“We’re more focused on the calves and the upcoming calving season, so it’s just really easy to overlook those bulls,” he said.

Management of feeding sites is also important. Producers may need to move feeding locations, roll out hay and clean up long-term feeding sites. Poor pen maintenance and muddy conditions take a toll on the gain of fed cattle, Waggoner said.

“Hoof-deep mud can start to impact cattle performance and reduce it by as much as 15%,” he said.

Additionally, backgrounding and growing operations may need to account for reduced animal performance in their marketing plans, Waggoner said.

Knowing pregnancy status can improve herd managment

By Lisa Moser K-State Research and Extension News Service

MANHATTAN, Kan. — For cow-calf producers, knowing the pregnancy status of the cows is important information to have as they decide which animals they are going to keep and which ones they are going to sell, according to the experts at Kansas State Univeristy’s Beef Cattle Institute.

“As forage availability becomes more limited, pregnancy checking in the first 60 to 90 days of gestation allows producers to make the culling decision sooner rather than later, and that helps keep the feed costs down,” said AJ Tarpoff, K-State Research and Extension beef cattle veterinarian.

Along with knowing if they are pregnant or open, K-State veterinarian Bob Larson also stresses the importance of knowing when the cows are conceived.

“I want as many cows as possible to get pregnant in the first 21 days of the breeding season because they will raise the biggest calves to sell at weaning,” Larson said. He also shared that the cows that calve early are more likely to resume their heat cycles on time for the next breeding season.

Another benefit of bringing the cows off the pasture for pregnancy checking is that producers can also evaluate the body condition of the cows, said K-State beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster.

“Body condition scoring the cows at weaning allows producers to make decisions about how to manage the cows nutritionally ahead of the calving season,” Lancaster said. “At the start of the calving season, mature cows should be at a body condition score between five and six and first calf heifers should be at a body condition score of six.”

Life Out Loud!

A Shot in the Dark

For the record, I did NOT stab Mr. Wonderful — not on purpose anyway. I am wholly innocent of those charges. I will concede that I may have allegedly CAUSED Mr. Wonderful to be stabbed with an arrow that was wielded by a Christmas tree. You can see how that could easily happen. Or perhaps not.

Stored. Mr. Wonderful has a storage area where he keeps hunting tools and other fun things. I also use this storage area for the upright storing of two generally innocuous and generally non-threatening Christmas trees. They are usually just offering joy, peace and maybe a little mischief for the cat.

Pinterest taught me to store my trees fully assembled and wrapped in industrial-strength clear plastic wrap. This is supposed to keep them clean and tidy. So I dutifully wrapped them round and round with this very clingy wrap and slid them into the closet. It was a tight fit.

Imagine me wrestling two ninefoot plastic-wrapped trees into a small space. It was a good time. I did have to wiggle them around a little bit to fit them in past his stuff. I did and didn’t think a thing about it. Christmas trees are hardly threatening, as a general rule.

Sunday morning Mr. Wonderful came running — and I do mean at quite a brisk pace — down the stairs. He all but skidded to a halt in front of me and asked, somewhat accusingly I might add, when I had moved the Christmas trees. I stared at him confused. I have never known him to be so interested in the storage of our seasonal decor before.

Then he turned around and I gasped.

Apparently, ALLEGEDLY, when I snuggled the wrapped trees further into the storage area, one of the trees bumped a crossbow he had stored. Somehow, inexplicably, a broadhead arrow, razor-sharp points and all, became lodged in clear plastic wrap around the tree. At that point, we had an armed and dangerous Christmas tree. For the record, a razor-

HOW TO MAKE DEER KIELBASA

By Liz Partsch Farm and Dairy Staff Reporter

BETHEL PARK, Pa. — Growing up on a farm in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, my dad spent most of his childhood in the woods, building tree stands and hunting for deer.

The Partsch family would celebrate the end of deer season every December by making homemade deer kielbasa using a recipe passed down through the generations. When Christmas came around, they would celebrate by sharing their kielbasa with the family.

My dad and his friends started making deer kielbasa about 15 years ago. Thinking back to his childhood, my dad dusted off the old recipe to be used once again, and boy have I reaped the benefits.

The deer products they’ve made have grown from when they first started: from deer kielbasa to deer chorizo, Italian sausage, breakfast sausage, maple breakfast sausage, bologna and deer jerky in a dehydrator.

Now, it has become a tradition that at the end of every January, the guys bring together their season prizes and spend a weekend grinding, mixing and smoking deer meat.

I decided to spend this year’s annual weekend learning how to make deer kielbasa from the best, which resulted in a total of 100 pounds of deer kielbasa and 200 pounds of various deer products.

RECIPE FOR DEER KIELBASA:

• 3 lbs of trimmed deer meat cut into 1-inch cubes

• 2 lbs of 25% pork shoulder or trimmings cubed

• 2 tablespoons of garlic cloves

• 2 tablespoons of salt

• 1 tablespoon of black pepper

• 2 tablespoons of paprika

• 1 lb per 10 lbs of meat of high-temperature cheddar cheese (add or subtract based on preference)

• 1 cup of ice water

Supplies:

• Meat grinder

• Several large bins

• 35-38 mm sized hog casings

• Weston 10 lb Stuffer (or sausage stuffer)

• Neoprene gloves

• A way to smoke the meat

• Wood

(Making deer kielbasa with a group is recommended as extra hands are helpful and make for a fun weekend activity. The steps below took place over 3 days.)

Directions:

Step 1: Prepare the meat. Cut the venison into cubes. Trim your pork meat. Do not cut off any fat. Keeping the fat on the pork is necessary as venison is an extremely lean meat.

Step 2: Grind the meat. Grind both the venison and pork on a course grind until all of it or the desired amount of meat is ground. Grind two pounds of pork for every three pounds of venison.

Step 3: Make your filling. Grab a large bin and put the ground venison and pork meat in it. Then, add in the rest of the ingredients and hand mix with neoprene gloves. We made the deer kielbasa in two 50-pound batches. To do this, we x10 the recipe so the ratio would be accurate.

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Deer kielbasa being smoked in Terry Tischler’s homemade offset smoker on Feb. 3, 2024. (Liz Partsch photo)

(From left to right) Bill Dugan cranks the wheel of a Weston stuffer while Bruce Cashdollar holds a casing as it’s being filled on Feb. 3, 2024. (Liz Partsch photo)

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COLLINS, Ohio — The 33rd annual Western Reserve Toy and Collectible Show will be March 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Western Reserve Elementary School, 3851 State Route 20.

The Western Reserve Ruritan Club, the show’s sponsor, is looking forward to a successful day featuring a wide variety of new farm toys, old farm toys, railroad, antique, construction, dolls, NASCAR, wood toys, sports cards, Pokemon, signs, books, manuals, diecast, Matchbox, Hot Wheels, action figures, Tonka, Buddy L, pressed steel, peddle cars, Hallmark, custom made trucks and Marx play sets, as well as many other unique and interesting toys, collectibles and miscellaneous items.

Admission to the show is $3 and children under 12, accompanied by an adult, will be admitted free.

Parking is free and a lunch counter will be available from the Hartland New Horizon 4-H Club. Door prizes donated by area businesses, individuals and show vendors will be presented throughout the day.

Those interested in setting up at the show or needing more information can call Rich Ruess at 419-706-9612 or Steve Zimmerman at 419-744-0796.

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Step 4: Grill a few test patties on a George Foreman grill. Take a handful of filling and press it into a patty. Using a George Foreman grill, fry a few patties and, after fully cooked, try the meat.

According to my dad, this is an essential step before you begin filling your casings. This will allow you to assess if any more spices are necessary to add to the filling.

Step 5: Fill your casings. Prepare the casings. First, wash the casings. Then, let them soak in hot water for about 30 to 45 minutes.

Natural casings come from sheep, cow and hog intestines, and as a result, come with a salted brine. You need to soak the casings to remove the salt.

Take the casings out of the water and blow into one of them until it becomes inflated. Starting from the bottom, push the casing onto the tube at the bottom of your sausage stuffer. Continue until the entire casing is on the tube and then tie a knot in the front.

Load the filling into the top of the sausage stuffer and place a large bin below the sausage stuffer to catch the filled casings. Crank the wheel as someone else holds the casing. Be sure to crank the wheel slowly, as the casing can easily rip if too much filling is being loaded in too fast. Once the casing is filled, tie a knot at the bottom and place it into the bin.

Step 6: Smoke your deer kielbasa. Take the bin of filled casings to your smoke machine of choice.

We used a homemade offset smoker created by my dad’s friend Terry Tischler to smoke our deer kielbasa, but you can also use a grill.

Terry created the smoker by welding together a toolbox and oil

drum. To smoke the deer kielbasa, he hangs the filled casings on rods that slide into the toolbox. He then puts a bin with water in it below the links. The water helps “cook” the kielbasa similar to the way you steam broccoli. Once all links are loaded, he shuts the door and puts wood in the oil drum.

We used a mixture of apple, sugar maple and hickory wood to smoke the kielbasa. The wood you use is important because each wood adds a different flavor profile: apple and maple bring a mild smoke flavor, while hickory brings a bold, harsh smoke flavor.

Smoke the kielbasa for two to three hours at roughly 200 to 225 degrees. Check on it routinely and

flip over the links halfway through the smoking process to make sure the kielbasa gets an even smoke. It is done when a pinkish smoke ring appears in the link.

Step 7: Let the kielbasa cool. The kielbasa must cool completely before packing it up for storage.

Step 8: Prepare your kielbasa for proper storage. We vacuum seal ours, but you can also store yours in plastic bags or Tupperware and put it in the freezer.

Step 9: Eat and Enjoy! Take your deer kielbasa out of the freezer to thaw. Cook the kielbasa in the oven or on the stove. Eat and enjoy!

(Reporter Liz Partsch can be reached at epartsch@farmanddairy.com or 800-8373419.)

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RICHFIELD, Ohio — The Richfield Historical Society will host its annual Cabin Fever Tour March 16. This popular event created in 2009 promotes local business by allowing the public to visit treasure houses of local history, art, antiques, cuisine, gardening, gift items, home furnishings and much more in the communities of Broadview Heights, Richfield, Hinckley and Peninsula. Information about tour participants, including locations and hours, can be found online at richfieldohiohistoricalsociety.org. For additional information, call the Richfield Historical Society at 330-659-0336.

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in “good” condition. New boxed sets with paperback books sell for about $90 and for about $165 with hardcover books.

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Think of an iconic modern chair and there’s a good chance it was manufactured by Knoll. The company is known for making furniture by notable designers. Many of these were innovative midcentury chairs, like Eero Saarinen’s Grasshopper and Womb chairs, Harry Bertoia’s Diamond chair and Jens Risom’s lounge chair. The company continues to manufacture these chairs, along with more recent styles by contemporary designers.

Knoll’s textile division started in 1947. The company collaborated with textile and fashion designers as well as architects and interior designers. In 2003, fashion designer Stephen Sprouse, who started his career in the 1970s, created a textile collection for Knoll. Sprouse was known for bringing punk and graffiti influences to high fashion, and he did the same for his Knoll textiles, using features like neon colors and graffiti-style lettering.

This pod chair, which sold at Barton’s Auction in Pennsylvania for $4,375, has a faceted body made of pressed steel and is upholstered in fabric by Stephen Sprouse for Knoll. The colorful upholstery with bright blue lettering over a camouflage-patterned background in hot pink, orange and yellow fits in with the unusual shape and design of the chair.

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Q. I read your article about a “Calvin and Hobbs” comic strip selling for a large amount. There seems to be somewhat of a rebirth for this cartoon.

I have an original booklet with about 30 to 35 pages of those strips through the years. My copy is a little over 49 or 50 years old. Can you direct me to the best source to connect with for selling this booklet?

A. Very few pieces of original art for “Calvin and Hobbes” have been offered for sale. Bill Watterson, the creator of the strip, gave his original art to only a few people and it sells for high prices. Collections of the comic strip have been published in book form since 1987, so your booklet is not more than 35 years old. Some booklets sell for $5 or less.

A boxed set of “The Complete Calvin and Hobbes,” which includes four paperback books containing all the strips, sold online for $50. It was

• Judaica, Purim plate, silver plate, engraved, Hebrew text, three interlocking fish in center, 19th century, 12 1/2 inches, $605.

• Sign, Orange Squeeze, “Drink Orange Squeeze,” “It Has The Real Fruit Juice,” bottle, clusters of oranges, yellow ground, metal, 20 1/4-by28 1/4 inches, $650.

• Porcelain umbrella stand, Famille Rose, square, pink ground, peony flowers, dragons, footed, 23 inches, $1,440.

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TIP

To set an old clock, hold the minute hand in the center, turn it clockwise and wait for each strike.

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Brunswick, Oh Sat. March 2, 2024

starting at 4:00 p.m.

Antique & ColleCtible AuCtion

Diamond Event center 1480 Pearl road, Brunswick, Oh 44212

Louis XIII Remy cognac Baccarat decanter. Bar signs, lights. Billiard scoreboard & Brunswick Jr. table. Sterling flatware. Gold, sterling, costume jewelry. Tobacco cards, ashtrays, other smoking. Gene & other dolls. WDCC Disney figs. Boy Scout Explorer Ranger items. ’44 Cleveland Rams & Ohio State football programs. Vint. clothes, compacts, purses. Armani, Roseville, Weller, Fenton. Sewing notions, buttons, darners, more. Ink, other bottles.

Masterson BraBander auctions

Photos, listing & terms at auctionzip.com ID #8368. 330-635-5037 / 330-421-9263

72Nd ANNuAL

This steel pod chair garnered extra interest from collectors due to its upholstery -- a graffiti version of the Declaration of Independence designed by Stephen Sprouse for Knoll. (Kovels.com photo)

Conestoga wagon was the Swiss Army knife of vehicles

An American Tale

decorated the upper portion of the lift bar with motifs that ranged from stars, crescent moons, arrows and geometric designs of many kinds. These designs were clustered around the largest element, which was the year in which the jack was crafted. The jacks were often painted the same red color as the vehicle’s wheels, though occasionally other colors were used. The handles which cranked the jack mechanism were sometimes given decorative twists as well.

that was used to lubricate the wheel hubs. The handle of a small wooden applicator protruded through the top of the bucket.

In the last column, readers were introduced to the Conestoga wagon, tens of thousands of which in the early 1800s moved families across the Allegheny Mountains to the great Ohio Country beyond. If you regard that vehicle as a tool, it would have been something of a Swiss Army knife. The Conestoga wagon virtually bristled with an array of special tools and accouterments designed to get it to its intended distant destination.

Conestoga wagon jacks were almost always decorated with the year they were made, along with the initials of the maker or wagon owner and various geometric or folk motifs. In addition to the date 1789, the initials HL can be made out within the punchwork design. (Locher collection)

Wagon jack. Most notable among these tools was the wagon jack. Because a Conestoga wagon had to have all of its wheels removed every 100 miles so that the hubs and axles could be re-coated with grease, the jack was an indispensable tool. Because such wagons traveled an average of 15 miles a day, greasing the wheels was a weekly chore.

Construction of this wagon jack was a joint effort involving both a blacksmith and carpenter or cabinetmaker. The business end of the jack was a thick, heavy iron bar that had one edge with deep notches, which were integrated with a hand-crank mechanism into cogs that lifted and lowered the bar. A C-shaped piece of iron designed to go underneath the axle and hold it in position was attached on top of the bar.

The bar and hand-crank were housed in an attractively crafted heavy wooden case, its corners typically chamfered to allow it to be more comfortably gripped by the user. The bottom of the jack was equipped with multiple short iron spikes that stuck in the ground and stabilized the jack while in use. The wooden case always had heavy iron bands around the top and bottom to prevent it from splitting.

Today, Conestoga wagon jacks have transcended their original mundane purpose and have become elevated to the level of collectible American folk art, owing to the efforts of the blacksmiths who created them.

Using various kinds of metal stamps, the blacksmiths usually

Set of brass hames bells used to warn of a Conestoga wagon’s approach along the trail. The bells were of various styles, but were usually attached to the same style of wrought iron bracket which fit into the hames of an animal’s collar. (Locher collection)

Hames bells. The next tool most commonly identified with the Conestoga wagon was the hames bells. Each animal pulling the wagon had a set of brass bells, suspended from a wrought iron frame attached to the hames on its harness. Hames are wooden or metal bars attached to the collar.

As the wagon jostled along the trail, these bells jangled loudly, alerting any oncoming wagons to its presence. It was said that regular drivers along the trail often knew what wagon was approaching by the particular sound of its bells. These sets of bells, which were probably imported from Switzerland, could range from the very simple to elaborate arrangements, sometimes topped by a fancy leather awning to keep water off them. A tradition of Conestoga wagon culture was that if a teamster broke down along the trail and required the assistance of another waggoner to get going again, he had to surrender a set of his bells to the good Samaritan. The tradition of “knights of the road” among modern teamsters grew out of this practice of helping fellow travelers. Also, the oft-voiced phrase “I’ll be there with bells on” derived from this practice. Even today, this means “I’ll arrive with no breakdowns or problems.”

The tar pot, hung above the rear axle, was used in greasing the wheel hubs and axles every 100 miles. The thick tar was applied with a small wooden paddle whose handle protruded through the lid. (Buckeye Agricultural Museum & Education Center collection)

Tar bucket. Another piece of standard equipment carried aboard the Conestoga wagon was the tar bucket, which was suspended from the body above the rear axle. The bucket, usually little more than a reamed-out piece of log with a wooden lid, held the tar or grease

The wheel chock was a piece of equipment carried on all Conestoga wagons. Placed beneath a wheel with the iron spikes on the bottom sticking into the ground, the chock prevented the wagon from rolling on an incline. (Locher collection)

Wheel chock. Also carried aboard the wagon was a wheel chock to prevent the vehicle from rolling forward or backward if it had to park on an incline. The chock was usually a wedgeshaped block of wood from which protruded a handle to help set it into place under the wheel. On its underside, the chock usually had a heavy iron plate fitted with multiple sharp iron spikes to keep it anchored in the ground.

Drag shoe. A cast iron device called a “drag shoe” was also standard equipment. This heavy curved shoe, about a foot in length, fit over the iron wheel rim and was designed to help supplement the wagon’s brakes in slowing the vehicle as it traveled down a grade so that it wouldn’t run over the team pulling it. The drag shoe was held in place during the descent by a rope attached to it.

Hammer pin. The doubletree was attached to the singletrees to which the horses nearest the wagon were hitched. The doubletree was connected to the wagon by a heavy iron pin that passed through an iron doubletree hasp. This iron pin had a hammer head on top of it, and the bottom of the pin was beveled to form a screwdriver. It was probably the first multi-tool on the frontier. Stay chain. Also standard on the exterior of the Conestoga wagon was a wrought iron holder for an axe which might be needed at any time to help clear a fallen tree or defend against predators. Additionally, a wrought iron stay chain was always carried to tie up the wagon and team when stops along the road were required. These masterpieces of wrought iron work were fashioned so that at least three links had to be broken before the chain was severed. Tool boxes. The real masterpiece of the blacksmith’s art, however, was revealed in the hinges that secured the slanted lid of the toolbox that was always attached to the wagon’s side. These hinges were highly detailed and often incorporated such designs as tulips, hearts, birds, flower blossoms and snakes.

Few intact Conestoga tool boxes with outstanding ironwork survive today, and when they come on the market command eye-popping prices. One such box sold at a prestigious Pennsylvania auction house in 2018 for a gavel price of $19,000. Various other Conestoga hooks, chains, levers and locks that incorporate similar folk motifs also command high prices.

(Paul Locher, of Wooster, Ohio, is a lifelong journalist who spent 45 years as a writer for a daily newspaper. In addition, he spent decades covering significant antique auctions and shows for major antiques publications. He is an ardent collector of early American antiques, a lecturer, an author of numerous books, a co-superintendent of the antiques department for the Wayne County Fair and is a director and the curator of the Buckeye Agricultural Museum and Education Center in Wooster.)

Paul Locher

Hello from Hazard!

Ann Tarpey was the first brave soul to hazard a guess on Item No. 1265 last week, writing that it allows cream to rise to the top of the bottle and easily be separated from milk.

Pam Sherer thought maybe Item No. 1265 could have been a glass cover for a fuel filter on a tractor.

Berny Baldwin thinks Item No. 1265 is a candy container, noting that in the picture of the Feb. 22 Farm and Dairy issue, the Candy container is being held upside down.

David Plyler, of Titusville, Pennsylvania, agreed with Baldwin, writing, “Wild guess on this item. If you look at this picture upside down, it seems to be a glass candy container missing its screw-on lid. Maybe from the 1940s or 1950s.”

Ruth Reed, of Cowansville, Pennsylvania, was our third respondent this week to guess the item may have

been a glass candy container from the 1940s era, adding that they contained small, colored balls, about BB size, candies. She also noted the picture was upside down and that the container was a replica of a lantern.

Donna Hafley, of North Royalton, Ohio, wrote in to say that she also thought the picture was upside down and noted that the item looks like a top or lid for something as it looks like it is threaded.

Clark Colby also added some insights to my query, noting it’s difficult to determine, even in the sharp image online, whether the “mouth opening” is threaded or whether it only has a decorative ridge around its circumference. If it is threaded, Colby’s tentative best, unofficial guess is that it is a match safe given away by a maker of kerosene barn lanterns. The lantern-shaped glass safe would hold a dozen or more

• 2011 Great Plains 3000 TT turbo till Series II 30’

• 2010 John Deere CX 15 rotary mower

• 2000n Feteral 12”x100” auger w/ swing away dual screw pit.

• 1999 Schulte RS320 Rock picker

• 1997 Gehl HD329 Scavenger II spreader 1000 PTO

• 1982 John Deere 4840 w/ JD 280 Loader 3 remotes, 1000 PTO 3 PT w/ quick hitch

• 1957 John Deere 720 LP PTO, 1 remote, 3pt. untested

• 1956 John Deere 620 LP PTO, 1 remote, 3pt untested

• John Deere 420-W PTO 3pt untested

• 10- 1000-gallon Anhydrous tanks on gears.

• Duo Lift LB2200 cart w/ twin 1000-gallon tanks.

• 2- Duo Lift LB1 carts with twin 1450-gallon tanks.

• 12,000-gallon Anhydrous Tank pump and motor stuck

• John Deere 2510H Anhydrous applicator 15 row, 5 section, dual super cooler, Greenstar rate controller

• Dalton Ag products DW6040 46H Anhydrous applicator Raven 440 controller.

• Brent 970 Grain Cart 16” auger 1000pto

• John Deere 390 Flail mower

• 18 Gravity Wagons to inc. Unverferth, Parker, M&W, Killbros, Cobey, DMI

• Yetter 1600-gallon nurse tank

• P&H 1000-gal nurse tank

• 2-Unverferth Road Runner header carts

• Unverferth 500 Caddy Cart

• Unverferth 9 shank Ripper w/tolling baskets, 14’ working width

• 1996 Komatsu PC250 LC w/300 undercarriage trac Hoe

• 1994 Holcomb 1800 pull pan 10’ cut

• 1994 Ditch Witch 2300 ride on trencher

• 1983 Komatsu D65E-6 dozer left steer clutch not working

• Fleco 72” Ditch Bucket Komatsu 250

• Fleco Stump Bucket Komatsu 250

• 40’ material conveyor 24” wide

• Gledhill 7 7’ pull type grader

• 1990 Screen Machine pulverize w/ Lister-Petter diesel eng.

• 2003 Ford Excursion 213K miles 6.0L diesel eng.

• 2000 Talbert 45 Ton tri-axle

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strike-anywhere matches and the two small holes in the top could have held a loop of string by which the safe could be hung on a nail. Having the pressed steel lid on the bottom would have added a bit of insurance that the matches would stay dry and also encouraged the user not to forget to replace the lid after use. Colby’s alternate guess is that the item may have been used as a wick snuffer for an open-flame kerosene chick incubator. In either case, it could be an advertising item, except not a very good one since it bears no maker’s name — unless it was lithographed onto the lid.

Kristal Clark, of Lodi, Ohio, made the last guess I received in time for press. She even sent it via USPS — thanks, for the handwritten letter Kristal! Her guess is that Item No. 1265 is a glass bottle top.

Item No. 1265 was submitted by

Mike Bradovich in December. He discovered it buried in the dirt while planting a tree in Lawrence County. The glass item has no markings on it and it measures about 4 inches tall by 3 inches wide. We made a lot of good progress this past week with all the guesses we received. If you have anything else to add, or if any of these guesses sparked a memory from the past, let us know by emailing us at editorial@farmanddairy.com, commenting on this Hazard A Guess? post on our website farmanddairy.com or by sending mail to Hazard a Guess, in care of Farm and Dairy, P.O. Box 38, Salem, OH 44460.

We can always use more items to keep this column going. Please submit items you would like identified to editorial@farmanddairy.com.

ITEM NO. 1265

Carrollton, oh • Sat. March 9, 2024

Starting at 9:00 a .M.

Kurtz Public Auction

1214 Pebble Rd. SE, Carrollton, Ohio 44615

horSeS: Team 4yr old Black reg Perch Geldings broke; Team older Gray Mares broke 1 in foal to Roseland Riley; 12yr old Standardbred Gelding TSS; Yearling Friesian x Morgan Filly; Mini Pony Gelding crawlerS & tractorS : John Deere 450C Crawler Loader w/Winch Bucket & Forks; John Deere 455D Crawler Loader w/Bucket & Forks As Is; Winch for JD Dozer; Case 930 Comfort King Tractor Rebuilt w/Pulley on Steel w/Rubber; Farmall M w/Pulley Runs Good on Rubber; Case 530 on Rubber; Case 830 Belt Pulley Unit needs sprocket

Machinery: Robert Bell 28x40 Thrashing Machine w/Straw cutter; 2 McD Corn Binders; Bundle Carrier; Int Silage Blower; JD 24T Baler good condition; Int Hay Rake rebuilt; NH 256 Rake; Pequea 910 Tedder; 2 JD Big 4 6ft Mowers w/Dolly Wheels; JD mower parts & dolly wheel; McD #7 1 horse Mower w/Dolly & Shaft; Open Gear 1 horse Mower w/Dolly & Shaft; JD Vanbrunt 13 disk Grain Drill w/New SS Cups; EZ Trail 2 row Plateless Corn Planter used 5 seasons; Fertilizer bottoms for Int Corn Planter; Brillion 8 ft Seeder; Pioneer Culti Mulcher used 5 seasons; Pioneer 2 bottom Plow; Pioneer single bottom Plow w/foot lift; Boontown Sprayer; Fertilizer Spreader; ELS Gr Drive 4 Wheel Liquid Manure Spreader; NI 206 Spreader rebuilt; McD Spreader; 3 Flat Bed Hay Wagons; Gravity Wagon; 2 Pioneer Fore Carts; Pioneer Blade; Pioneer Potato Plow; Pull Type Road Grader; 32ft Hay & Grain Elevator; BuggieS & FarM MiSc: Single Buggy; Spring Wagon w/calf racks & 2nd seat; set of Buggy Wheels; Pony Cart; Pony Harness; 2 set Nylon Draft Harness; Collars; 2-3-4 Horse Eveners; Neck Yokes; Drive Belts; 2 Horn Seeders; 4 - 6 hole Steel Wheels; Scoop Shovel; Manure Forks; Silage Fork; Grease Guns; Old Barn Beams; Wooden Windows; Cut Stone; Wooden Ladders; 2 Serge Vacuum Pumps; Wash Vats; Milker & parts; SS Buckets; Wagon load misc.

note: Farm machinery is all field ready or rebuilt lawn & garden: Pioneer Gang Mower w/Clipper Mowers; 2 Scott Silent Lawn Mowers; Yard Roller; Orchard & Backpack Sprayer; Garden Tools; Weed Eater; 3 Jonsered Chain Saws & 2 for parts; Dirt Shovels; Posthole Diggers; conStruction & Shop: 30x40x15 Cover all Building New in box; 40ft Alum Ext Ladder; Step Ladders; 13 set Scaffold Bucks; Out Rakers; Roof Jacks; Transits; Alum Straight Edgers; Air Nailer; Hand Clutch; Shop Stove; 12”Planer; Jointer; Delta Rip Saw; Grind Stones; Drum Sander w/metal stand; Grizzly Blower; Lumber Cart; Banding Tools; 36”Metal Roof Shear; Floor Jack; Chain Binders; Sledges

gunS: Remington mo760 Gamemaster;

30-06 Pump; Remington mo1100 semi 12ga; Winchester 243 Bolt; Savage 20ga; Stevens 20ga; 2-410 Single shots; Western field 12ga pump; Remington 870 Express 12ga; Savage 350; CVA Wolf 50 Cal in line; CVA Optima 50 cal inline; S&W Ruger 40 Hand Gun; High Point 45; B B Gun; 12ga 870 Slug Barrel; Ammunition; Crossbows; Youth Compound; Range Finder; Climber Stands; Hunting Blind; Clay Pigeon Thrower; Fishing Poles & Tackle; 2 Cornhole Sets.

houSehold: 2 Maytag Wringer Washer rebuild; Double Wash Machine Stand; Cast Iron Kettle w/Jacket; American Eagle Stove; 2 & 3 Burner Coleman Gas Stoves; 3 Burner Oil Stove; Meat Grinders & Slicers; Kneehole Desk w/Book Shelf; 2 wooden & 1 Metal Kneehole Desks; Pedestal Sink; Oak Shelf; Oak Table & 6 Chairs; Oak Dry Sink; Wooden High Chair; Singer Sewing Cabinet w/Moorse Head; Quilt Frames.

conSigned: JD 70 Diesel 1955 ele Start; NH 268 Hayliner Baler w/Thrower; Round Bale Wagon; Kicker Wagon; IH 8ft Drag Disk; 5ft Drag Disk; Fore Cart; IH #9 6ft Mower w/dolly; Case 450 Track Loader Forks 2 Buckets & Ripper; 1 Horse Fore Cart like new; Table Saw; Band Saw; 1 set Alum Pole Climber 40ft; Engine Hoist; 40 gal SS Cooker; Push Cultivator; Porch Swing; Poly Wood Bird Feeders –Planters – Adirondack Chairs; Hitzer Wood Stove; Portable Pony Pen terMS: Cash or check day of auction, credit card w/ 4% BP. Must be an Ohio resident & 18 yrs old to buy guns. owner harvey r . & nancy Kurtz vM# 330-627-7596

More photos on auction zip id# 32963 lunch Stand & Bake Sale to benefit andy Masts Medical expenses served in a warm building.

Auctioneer: DAviD Miller

Auctions

Ph# 330-473-3430

Assisting

Quilts – MAtERiAl – sEWinG MACHinEs: Husqvarna Viking Kenmore 100 w/ digital display; Necchi, Singer Esteem & other sewing machines; good sel. of quilts – blankets – rugs – quilt material; sewing supplies; soft goods; sel. of vintage clothing; sel. of dolls.

PRiMitiVEs – CollECtiBlEs: Large sel. of crocks, jugs, tin ware, porcelain items, lots of wooden shelves, old chests, wood boxes, sel. of chairs, dry sink, cupboards, old shudders, some cast iron pcs., pictures, contents of 3 – 24’ trailers.

M/M sAM sHEltER itEMs: Oak single pedestal dining table; Duncan Phyfe drop leaf table; burgundy sofa wing back chair; sev. other old chairs & rockers; small school desk chairs; wicker type patio furniture; 2 swivel patio chairs; end tables; old bed; old quilt frame; bumper pool table game; foosball game; push garden cultivator; Craftsman table saw; sev. boxes to be unpacked.

notE: This is the second auction from a lifetime collector. If you joined us on Jan. 31st, you will have an idea of what will be at this auction. It is looking like there will be 3 more auctions after this one (3-27, 4-17, TBD). As in the first auction, I won’t know exactly what turns up un-

til we unpack & set up. Selection of pictures available on www.auctionzip.com – 9855. Hope to see you for Round #2. tERMs: CASH OR CHECK. REGISTER FOR # W/ POS. ID.

ASSISTING AUCTIONEERS : STEVE ANdREWS, LyNN NEUENSCHWANdER , JOHN KLINE

AUCTIONEER

15034 Burkhart Road • Orrville, OH 44667 (330) 684-2123 • FAX: (330) 684-2124 bgraberauctions@aol.com Cell (330) 466-1662

Shiloh, oh • Fri. March 8, 2024

Starting at 10:00 a.m. at

Burkholder Auction

Farm machinery, construction equipment

Blooming Grove Auction Facility - 1091 Free Road, Shiloh, Ohio (20 miles South of Norwalk and 20 Miles north of Mansfield)

The Burkholder Family Plans to move off the Farm and will sell the Following items Farm machinery, industrial equipment, shop items, misc. Farm and shop items aUcTiONZiP iD# 47485 | Online Bidding available Through Equipmentfacts

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SPrayErS: 2500 Kinze 8/15 Planter Set up for Beans (monitor) * John Deere 7200

No. 4 MKI .303 British; Enfield No. 5 MKII .303 British; Bushmaster XM-15 E2-S .223; Mossberg 100 ATR .30-06; Marlin 81 .22 LR; Savage Axis .308; Remington 760 .30-06; Remington 742 .30-06; Winchester 70 .338 Win Mag; Winchester 94 .30-30 Carbine; Browning BAR Safari .30-06; Remington 700 BDL 7mm Mag; Ithaca M-49 Saddle Gun .22 LR; Sig Sauer 522 .22 LR; Bushmaster Carbon 15 .223; (10) Russian M91/30 Mosin Nagant 7.62x54R; Russian & Norinco SKS 7.662x39; (6) Russian AK-47 7.62x39; (2) Norinco Preban AK-47 7.62x39; Blue Sky IBM U.S. M1 .30 Carbine; (2) Ruger 10/22 .22 LR; JC Higgins 52 .222 Rem (Sako Action).

shoTguns: Browning Citori Ultra Sporter 12 ga. O/U 32”; Browning A-5 Light Twelve 12 ga; Browning Liege 12 ga. O/U; Browning A-5 Sweet Sixteen 16 ga; Stevens 320 12 ga; Sears/Ted Williams 300 12 ga; Stevens 77F 12 ga; RARE Marlin Model 90 .22 Hornet/.410 ga. O/U combination gun; Stevens 311 20 ga. SxS; Mossberg 590 Shockwave 12 ga.

handguns: (2) Colt 1911 .38 Super Automatic; Colt Anaconda .44 Mag; (3) Colt Python .357 Mag; Ruger GP100 .357 Mag; Walther PPS 9mm; Springfield XDs .45 ACP; WWII FN High Power 9mm w/German marks; WWII Mauser P.08 9mm Luger w/German Marks; Browning Medalist .22 LR; (2) Smith & Wesson 36 .38 Spl; S&W 10-5 .38 Spl; Ruger LCR .22 LR; Colt Detective Special .38 Spl; S&W 442 .38 Spl; Ruger P89 9mm; S&W 622 .22 LR; S&W 22A-1 .22 LR; Llama Especial .380 ACP; S&W 642-2 .38 Spl; Bersa Thunder .380 ACP; Glock 19 9mm; Kahr PM9 9mm; Colt Junior .25 ACP; High Standard DM-101 .22 WMR; Glock 22 Gen 4 .40 S&W; Springfield Operator .45 ACP; Springfield 1911-A1 .45 ACP; Bond Arms .45 Colt/.410 Derringer; AMT Lightning .22 LR; Magnum Research Baby Desert Eagle .40 S&W; (2) Walther P-22 .22 LR; Phoenix Arms .22 LR; Ruger Single Six .22 LR/Mag; Ruger LCP .380; Browning Buckmark .22 LR; S&W M&P9 9mm; Colt King Cobra .357 Mag; Remington 51 .32 ACP; Glock 17, 19, & 26 9mm; Glock 21 & 36 .45 ACP; Glock 27 .40 S&W.

aMMo/accEssoriEs: More than 25 THOUSAND rounds of ammunition including .22 LR, 7.62x54R, 7.62x39, .38 Spl., .45 ACP, 9mm, .40 S&W, .32 ACP, and More; Assorted magazines & Gun accessories. see full auction catalog at www.proxibid.com/rdfarnsworth

Composting and vermiculture class

set for March 20

CHARDON, Ohio — Geauga County Master Gardeners will host a free composting and vermiculture class March 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Geauga County Extension Office, Patterson Center, 14269 Claridon-Troy Road in Burton, Ohio.

Composting is an easy, economical and essential practice to convert organic waste from the kitchen and yard into nutrient-rich soil. This class will discuss composting basics and benefits, as well as vermicomposting. Participants will learn how to avoid common composting problems and have the chance to win a free kitchen compost pail.

Registration is required. Call 440-834-4656 for more information and to register. Complete 2024 class descriptions can be found at geauga. osu.edu.

West Farmington, oh

Thurs. March 7, 2024

Starting at 4:00 P.M.

ABSOLUTE REAL ESTATE AUCTION

142 high st, West Farmington, oh 44491

Come out and see this home situated in the Village of West Farm-

Prior To auction.

contact: Mike Davis @ 440-749-0860.

hours

Mike Davis Auctioneers, LTD.

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services/Stouffer Realty 15067 Hayes Rd. Middlefield, Ohio 44062

440-749-0860

“What We Sell Is Service”

Website:www.mikedavisauctioneersohio.com

E-Mail: info@mikedavisauctioneersohio.com

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS w/ this offering of real estate located in Hopewell Township. These 102+/- acres will be offered in 4 tracts and also as a whole, whichever way brings the most money is the way it will be sold. The tract breakdown is as follows: TRACT #1 offers 64+/- acres of open & partially wooded land with a 3 bed/2 bath home, 24’X24’ pole building, rustic hunting cabin, 2 ponds, a 1990 mobile home(currently used as an income producing rental) and also FREE GAS! This tract will make a great property for the outdoor enthusiast or those wishing to farm. Some of the boundaries are currently fenced. There is a cultivated area of approximately 1.5 acres used as a food plot. TRACT #2 offers 24+/- wooded acres. According to the deer sign, this area has a healthy deer density! This “hard to find” size range property would make a nice hunting camp location or of course your ultimate private homesite back in the mature woods! TRACT #3 & TRACT #4 offer 7.12+/- & 6.745+/- partially wooded & open acres perfect for building the home of your dreams that will provide ample room for

your rural lifestyle! OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS!!!

insPECtiOn DatEs : tUEsDaY FEBrUarY 27th, FrOm 4:00 tiLL 6:00 P.m satUrDaY march 2nd FrOm 1:00 tiLL 3:00 P.m

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WALK PROPERTY AT YOUR OWN RISK AND CONVENIENCE.

TERMS ON REAL ESTATE: There will be a 10% buyer’s premium added to your bid price to determine the contract price. 10% down the day of the auction to the successful purchaser, balance due at closing (with 45 days). Property sells “As-Is/Where-Is w/ no warranties implied or expressed. Property sells w/ no contingencies, financing or otherwise. Any desired inspections need to be made prior to bidding. Secure Title will be handling the closing. All information contained here-in was derived from sources believed to be correct, but not warranted. Any announcements on the day of the auction take precedence over any and all printed material.

2007 KENWORTH T300 DUMP TRUCK – KOBELCO 135SR EXCAVATOR – 1998 CAT 914G LOADER 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 – CUB CADET RZTL ZERO TURN MOWER – TOOLS – HOUSEHOLD OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS!!!

TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT: 2007 Kenworth T300

Dump Truck(270K Miles), Kobelco 135SR Excavator(9K Hours), 1998 CAT 914G Loader(11K Hours), 2001 Chevy Silverado(198K Miles), Cub Cadet RZTL Zero Turn Mower(754 Hours), 180 Gallon Diesel Fuel Tank TOOLS Snap-On Tool Chest, Wrenches, Rachets & Sockets, Mit Bench Vise, Pipe Threader, Dewalt Reciprocating Saw, Bench Grinder, Shop Vacs, Loaded Bolt Bin, Air Compressors, Stihl FS250R Trimmer, Millwaukee Deep Cut Band Saw, Chains

Venango Co., Pa

SAT. MARCH 16, 2024

starting at 1:00 P.M.

Located on Old Rt. 8 Polk, Victory Twp., Venango Co., PA

From Franklin, PA take Rt. 8 south 3.8 miles to Old Rt. 8, turn right onto Old Rt. 8, continue 4.4 miles to the property on your right.

25.069 +/- SuRVeyed ACReS consisting of woods, open areas with brush/golden rod and 389.48’ road frontage on old Rt. 8. The woods are mostly oak and maple with some mature trees. This property has an abundance of game trails and sign and would be great for hunting, recreation or a camp. This property is only minutes away from State Game Lands #39 and less than 15 min. from downtown Franklin, PA. Parcel ID: 30,003.-023..-000 See auctionzip.com #1520 for ariel map & photos.

TeRMS: 10% at time of sale, balance within 45 days. There shall be a 10% buyers premium added t the final bid to determine the sale price.

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AuCTiOnS

(814) 333-1988 - 814-720-1988

Bruce Nicolls AU-1185-L Nathan Nicolls AU-5325-L nicollsandauctions@gmail.com or AuctionZip #1520

Meadville & Cochranton, PA

MARCH 16, 2024 AT 5:00 PM

ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES/HOUSEHOLD: 6 Gallon Blue

Decorated Crock with Grapes, Pyrex Mixing Bowls, Oil Lamps, Pope Gosseer China, Pasta Maker, Longaberger Baskets, Stoneware Mixing Bowls, Christmas Decor FURNITURE: Corner Cabinet, Chairs, Curio Cabinet, 5 Drawer Dresser, End Tables and More!

TERMS ON CHATTELS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK W/ PROPER ID.

DEAN BLACKBURN, AUCTIONEER/AGENT – 740-621-1576

LANCE MILLER, AUCTIONEER/AGENT – 740-819-8838

BEN WAGNER, AUCTIONEER – 740-885-1236

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Being in the family for 70 years creating everlasting memories, Chuck & Cheryl have decided to turn the reigns over for others to enjoy & cherish it as much as they have. This farm is truly an oasis and has been meticulously taken care of. This property offers something for everyone whether it be a location for a new build, a farm to put into production, or recreation, this farm has what you have been dreaming of! Not responsible for accidents or loss. Any announcements on day of auction, take precedence over any and all printed material. Hope to see you on the 8th of March!

You may walk the property anytime at your own risk and convenience.

A U C T I O N B E G I N S C L O S I N G : 17.97 ACRES

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

O N L I N E A U C T I O N

BID ONLINE ANYTIME! You may also place your bids in person at the Open Season Sportsman Expo!

(Ohio Expo Center, booth 610)

Fairfield County, Ohio. 17.97 acres for ONLINE AUCTION!

Here is an excellent opportunity to purchase a nice tract of land that offers lots of possibilities! There are 2 access points to the property offering a future lot split option.

There are multiple building sites, no deed restrictions and electric service is available. Being close to Clear Creek Metro Park and Hocking Hills State Park, this would also be a very ideal property for a few cabin rentals.

For the hunter, the property has been set up perfectly to harvest trophy whitetail. All habitat improve-

ments one

could think of have already been

Baltic, OH

starting at 10:00 a .M.

Village Produce Building: 2807 State Route 557, Baltic, OH 43804 (in Farmerstown)

350 + lots one owner collection

Farm toys – Customs - Pullers – ConstruCtion

truCks – semis – Fire Fighter train sets - & more ertl Winross – sPeCCast – 1st gear – nylint – norsCot tonka – struCto – Prestige - PreCision series – Pennjoy toy Farmers – international – john Deere – Farmall Case – minneaPolis moline – oliver – ForD CaterPillar - Deuts allis - neW hollanDmassey Ferguson -CoCkshut – steiger - maCk 1/16 TRACToRS: John Deere includes, 7520, 8650, 4455, 4955, 2550, 8560, 9420, 9200, 4020 with picker, 4520, Ford includes, TW-25, TW-5, TW-35, 9700, 8000, 9600, 4600, Case includes 451 turbo, 2594, 970, 3294, 1570, IH and Farmall includes 826, 766, 806, 450, 966, 1466, 1566, 6388, 1206, 300, 3588, 706, 1568, Minneapolis Moline includes, G750, G940, G850, Oliver, Steiger only to name a few.

PulleRS: 1/16: MM G1000 pro stock, The big boy Case IH super stock, the commander Ford 6,000 light super stock, several 1/64 scale pulling tractors and sleds

ConSTRuCTion: Mack Model b with lowboy trailer, IH 560 pay loader, IH td-25 crawler, Case wheel loader, Cat scraper, Case 450b & 550 dozer, lot of small 1/43 scale Norscot construction equipment.

SeMiS And TRuCkS & MiSC: a number of 1/64 scale advertising and collector semis, dually drivers, and a lot of first gear trucks, wreckers, semis, dump trucks, snow plows, and more. fire fighter train sets. A picture speaks a thousand words. We can’t list them all. Go to Auctionzip.com (id# 45492) and you can find hundreds of pictures and a catalog attached. most of the toys are in boxes.

AuCTioneeRS noTe: A very partial listing 350+ lots. And truly a variety of you name it we’ll have it. David has a great eye for unique and eyecatching toys. If you’re a collector, you will be sure to find that hard to find piece to add to your collection. Hope to see you on the 9th

TeRMS: cash, check, credit card. 5% BP with card lunCH STAnd by: Farmerstown School

AUctIoneers: Allen troyer

330-231-2745

ADen

Middlefield, Oh

Fri. March 1, 2024

starting at 5:00 p.m.

AUCTION

15067 hayes Rd, Middlefield, Oh 44062

Vintage Toledo 500# honest weight platform scales totally refurbished in very good condition, Vintage Westinghouse refrigerator in good condition, Rocker, platform rocker, lockers, console record player & radio, antique dresser w/4 drawers & 2 top glove boxes, blanket chest, chifforobe, office chairs, trunks, Domestic treadle sewing machine w/cabinet, wood sewing box, reel mower, Husky pressure washer, Honda HS520 snow blower, shop vac, dock dolly (has brakes), furniture dolly, 2 wheel dolly, gas cans, tackle box, fishing lures, Reels: Zebco 33, Quantum Brute 8 & Zebco Zcast, Scopes: Bushnell Sharpshooter & Scope Model # 781-007, Johnson 9 ½ hp boat motor, Honda H3520 snow blower, window dolly, ammo belt, Craftsman 2 speed blower/vac, open end wrenches, hammers, screw drivers, crescent wrenches, tape measures, Millers Falls plane, Coleman lanterns, Bechtel hard hat, Handyfreeze electric ice cream freezer, 2 & 3 horse eveners, Retro round mirror, tie quilt, Soga 3 pc. Glass bowls, Salt & pepper shakers, buttons, dollies, vintage hats & gloves, New Toastmaster 18 qt roaster, toaster oven, crock pot, pots & pans, Panasonic SA-AK 220 stereo, Rogue speakers, electrophonic, Technics Quarts turntable, microphones, Penellen figurines, Christmas items, Longaberger basket, cookie jar, pitcher, vase & bowls, Longaberger Halloween basket w/lid, Anchor Hocking items, depression glass, Johnson ukulele, Coleman Model 523 USA MD double burner camp stove, sad iron, Star Wars & Yoda Monopoly games new, Star Wars DVD & VHS movies (1 of each), games, Guitar Hero game guitars, Santa tree skirts, fish tank equipment, figurines, etched glass, cups, Ball blue # 13 pint & quart jars, Jeff Gordan Prints framed: RR station Chesterland, OH, RR station Middlefield, OH, Maid of the Mist Niagra Falls, covered bridge, A Reading Lesson girl w/rabbit, picture clock, painted picture, Nascar ornaments, playing cards, 3 D laser Nascar & tiger picture cubes, Cast iron sinks, Classic Rollers roller skates, VHS, DVD, Blue Ray, plus much more!

Mike Davis Auctioneers, LTD. Berkshire Hathaway Home Services/Stouffer Realty 15067 Hayes Rd. Middlefield,

7284 COUNTY RD. 49, BELLE CENTER, OH 43310

Watch for Auction Signs off of State Rt. 274

AuTo & CAMpeR: 2017 Ford Escape Auto, Titanium Pkg. w/Eco Boost, 4 Dr., FWD, Leather Heated Seats, full power, 74,547 miles; 2019 Forest River 30’ Wildwood Model 27RKSS, w/Awning, 12’ Slide Out, Only Used 4 Times - to haul to Indian Lake, always winterizes; CLEAN; TRACToRS FARM RelATed: 1977 John Deere 4430 Diesel w/Cab-Heat-Air, Quad Range, 540/1000 PTO, 2 Hydro Outlets, 18-4-38 Tires, 6876hrs. SN#054903 NICE

Condition; 18.4-38 T Rail Duals; 1964 John Deere 4020 WF Diesel, Syncro 8 Speed, 18-4-34 Tires, Single Hydro Outlet, SN#66206 Good Running; Allis Chalmers WD45 NF Gas, SpinOut Rims; Allis Chalmers WD Gas, SpinOut Rims w/Rear Mount Loader; Ford 8N 12volt w/New Wiring System w/Sherman Loader & Backhoe, Like New Rear Tires; John Deere 10’ AW Disc; JD 290 2 Row Corn Planter; J&M 250 Gravity w/J&M 6 ton Gear; 14’ Flat Bed Wagon w/Factory Gear; Schweiss 8’ 3pt. 54 PTO Snow Blower; Massey Ferguson 10 Shank Chisel Plow; Massey Harris 3BTM Mounted Plow; Allis Chalmers 3 BTM Plow; 8’ Cultipacker; 5’ Off Set Pull Type Disc; Allis Chalmers Sickle Bar Mower; Homemade Pull Type Sprayer; Ford 3pt, 3 Way Hydro Blade; 1000 & 500 Polly Tank; 200gal Metal Tank w/Hand Pump(Used Oil); 2 Transfer Pumps; Hydro Cylinders; 5’ x 12’ Single Axle Trailer; 4’ Harrow; Economy 2.5hp Hit & Miss on Cart; Hercules 4cyl Motor; Galion Pull Type Road Grader; 18’ Tri-Axle Trailer w/ Ramps; Various Farm Implement Materials; GARAGe & SHop: 20 Ton Hydro Press; Bench Grinder on Stand; Welding Table w/Lg. Vice; Rockwell Floor Model Drill Press; Lincoln AC 225 Stick Welder; Fisher Lg. Anvil w/Eagle Stamp; Torch Set w/Tanks & Gauges; Craftsman 3pc. 15 Drawer Tool Box; John Deere 10 Drawer Tool Box; Craftsman Rolling Cart; Cobalt 3 Drawer Work Bench; 40’ Aluminum Ext. Ladder; Manuel Tire Changer; Chain Saw Sharpener; (2)Stihl MS271 & MS180; Welding Gloves & Helmets; C-Clamps; SMV Signs; Tractor Lights; Engine

Stand; 48 & 72 Hole Parts Bin; Lawn Boy Snow Blower; Rear & Front Tine Tiller; Wheel Barrow-Dual Wheeled; Pallet Racking; Welding Vice Grips; Screw Jacks; Miter Box Saw; Air Tools; Blue Ox Tow Bar; 3 Metal Shelves and more HouSeHold: Hotpoint Refrigerator; Kenmore Chest & Upright Freezer; Coolers; 1gal ButterChurn; 15+ Longaberger Baskets; Coke Bottles to Incl. Bellefontaine & Lima; Lighted Figurine Houses; JD Collector Items; Patio Table W/4Chairs; Swivel Rocker Recliner w/Foot Stool; 3 Sm. Side Tables; Full Size Bed w/Dresser; (2)Kitchen Tables w/Chairs; Pole Lamp; Lg. TV Stand; (2)Office Chairs; JD 3 Wheeled Bike; Fold Up Bike; Long Oak Table; Decorative Plant Stand;

oWneRS: dAn & Jenny HeMpHill. The Hemphill’s have sold the home/farm & we are pleased as we help them downsize. Auction to start at 10 A.M. w/garage & shop items, tractors/suv/camper to sell at 12:30 P.M. Second Ring w/household to start at approx. 10:30 A.M. Dress for the weather!

Food by: Amy’s Food Wagon

TeRMS: Cash, Check & Credit Card w/4% Convenience Fee

No Buyer’s

J & M Gravity Bed w/Gear; 2012 Appalachian 18’ Tandem Single Axle Bumper Pull Flat Bed w/Short Sides Trailer-NICE; County Line Log Splitter; 3pt. Sprayer; K&K 3pt Blade; Honda 4518 Hydro-Stat Riding Mower 18hp w/46” Cut; Toro Push Mower; Garden King Front Tine Tiller; Aluminum Ramps; Fiberglass & Aluminum Ladder; Shop Vac; Craftsman 5 Drawer Tool Box; Red Tool Cart; Halogen Lamps; Misc. Hand Tools; Roll Wire Fence; Bicycles; Fire Wood Oak & Ash; UTV: Honda Big Red Gas, 4x4 w/Doors, 1110 miles; GunS & huntinG: Remington Wing Master 870 Shotgun 12ga. SN#S756518V; Remington 581 Rifle 22cal. w/Scope; Stevens 87D Rifle 22cal.; Thompson Center Fire 50cal Muzzle Loader; (2)Air Rifles; Crossbow; Hunting Blind w/Stand; Deer Stands; Trail Cameras; Camo Clothing Size Lg. Lots; Roll of Targets;

Erie Cast Iron, Cast Iron Mail Box, Tobacco Tins inc: Store Counter Top & Tiger Lunch Pail, Early Medicine Bottles, Large Milk

War Nickels (35% Silver), US & Foreign Paper Currency and more.

advertising signs: Firestone 70” x 23”, Royal Crown Cola 52” x 26”, Cover the Earth 35” x 20”, 7 UP 40” x 15 .”, Chesterfield 34” x 12”, Kool 26” x 11”, Texaco (1945) 18” x 12”, ButterKrust, Hillsboro, AB Carlson Hdwr Chardon O, Thermometers to inc: (2) Mail Pouch, Braun’s Bread, Morton Salt & Fleet-Wing Gasoline Motor oil, RXR, Good Year/Kelly Tires/Dunlop & more

collectibles: (40+) Vintage License Plates (including pairs), Late 1800’s SS White Treadle Dental Drill, (2) Electrified 4 way RR Signal Lanterns, Oak Wall Phone, Coffee Grinders to inc: Double Wheel Grinder, Griswold &

Dog Kennel; Various Coolers; Minkota Tolling Motor; Ammo to Incl. 22cal. & 12ga.; (7)Deer Mounts; (2)Travel Trailer Cabinets houSehold: Roll Top Desk; TV Stand; Fireplace Set; Queen Size Oak Bedroom Set w/Drawers Below Bed; Oak Glider Rocker; Oak 2 Drawer File Cabinet; Computer Desk w/Chair; Wicker Couch & Chair w/Cushions; Water Cooler; Aladdin Green Oil Lamp; Dept. 56 Village Houses & Pieces; 100 pieces of Fiesta Dishes & more… owner: Karen heyob after the passing of elmer, her husband, Karen is selling her home & downsizing. elmer was an avid hunter & used his equipment for food plots. everything is clean

well kept; please join us!

Food by: Forte’ Grill terMS: Cash, Check & Credit Card w/4% Convenience Fee. No Buyers Premium for On-site Attendees.

The calf that wasn’t

Eric Keller

Comfortably Dumb

The temperatures dropped and the days just lingered, slowly passing. Her due date was approaching, and I began frantically researching bovine reproduction.

Unfortunately, I’m not a very patient person. I have invested all of my patience inside of three brain cells that are also in control of my emotions. Currently, two of them are fighting and the other one is on vacation, leaving me without the resources to handle this situation. I did the only thing that I knew how to do... I watched.

I watched from a distance, I watched up close, and most importantly, when I wasn’t watching, I was trying to watch via a remote camera. I began losing sleep. I set up lights in the pasture so that I could watch from my bedroom window and when that watching didn’t suffice my insatiable appetite to watch... I watched some more.

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By this time, we had four camping chairs situated in the pasture. I could only sit outside for a couple of hours at a time, before I had to warm up by the pellet stove. In between sitting and watching, I managed to consult everyone that I knew.

When I went to sleep at night, I would pray that the calve was healthy and born while I slept. I think it was a similar prayer with my own children, as I couldn’t handle the anticipation. I had the nursery ready before the end of the first month of her pregnancy.

I did what I could to make the shelter dry and comfortable. I added more straw and fluffed it for her... but still there was nothing.

A day past her due date and I couldn’t handle the stress anymore. My stomach was curling up on itself and the only three brain cells that I had to control my emotions put in their two-week notice. I was an emotional wreck...

By the time Dr. Alger, our veterinarian arrived, he began asking direct questions. I answered his questions nervously. If something was wrong, the calf could die internally. Or worse... Baby could die. Somehow, Baby has become attached to me and is more of an emotional support animal than a farm cow. Regardless, I lack the mental fortitude to handle her death.

I didn’t know what to do, so I just let the professional do his job.

He is always professional and calm. He gathered his obstetric tools and medicine, and we walked to-

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wards the pasture. Once there, he methodically examined her.

He asked how we knew she was pregnant, and I told him we had a urine livestock pregnancy test. He then asked how we bred her. That’s when I get really excited, because I know the date, we bred her and I pridefully tell everyone that she is bred to a Wagyu bull.

And that’s when he carefully removed his glove and told us she isn’t pregnant...

I’m thankful nothing is wrong, but he didn’t even ask us what name we picked for the calf.

(Eric Keller is a veteran, husband, proud father of four, nurse and first-generation homesteader who can be reached at happyrootshomesteadohio@gmail.com.)

ends: tues. MarcH 19, 2024

RichaRd SeRdinak auto PaRtS online auction!

1940 cuStom couPe & 1939 FoRd conveRtible couPe PRoject caRS

350+ lotS oF ‘30-‘70 FoRd PaRtS – ‘55-‘56 FaiRlane & cRown vic PaRtS inc. GlaSS toP PaRtS

Flathead PaRtS – ‘65-‘70 muStanG PaRtS – ‘30S & ‘40S FoRd PaRtS – t-biRd & couGaR PaRtS

enGine blockS collectibleS – adveRtiSinG itemS – much moRe!

Absolute auction, all sells to the highest bidders online only. Preview/Pickup Location: akron, oH – Address will be given to successful bidders and those interested in preview.

Preview: Friday – March 15, 2024 – 12:00-4:00 P.M. | PickuP: Friday – March 22, 2024 – 11:00 a.M.-4:00 P.M.

autos: 1940 possible Barris customized Ford Coupe project car. Previous owner reported that this car had been customized by Barris Kustom and was confirmed at the time, but seller has no documentation confirming the customizer. Serial no. 18-5817079 - 1939 Ford Convertible 2-door Coupe project car with special engine, serial no. 18-4885647, owner had disassembled these two vehicles with intent to restore them but never finished them. See Proxibid for more info and pictures.

auto Parts: Large collection of early Ford parts inc. ‘55-‘56 Fairlane/Crown Vic parts inc. molding and trim, rear trunk molding, FD60 mufflers, new fuel tank, rear seat molding, front and rear bumpers, bumper guards, trunk mat, grill guard molding with light housing, air vent, brake pads, ignition switches, radiator, interior door panels, rocker panels, door handles, trunk lids, fenders, hood, windshield molding, glass, mirrors, Oxford convertible top glass, radio, steering reels and horn rings, panel trim, exhaust pipes, power brakes, headlight bezels, convertible trim, seats, oil bath cleaner, power seat frame, carburetor parts, much more! Flathead items inc. small and long block engines, connecting rods, headers, intakes, distributors, Stromberg carb., fuel pump, etc. - Y-Block AC, covers, fuel pumps – ‘67‘68 Cougar parts inc. front cowl, dash and interior, hood, front panel, head lamp, etc. – ‘65-‘71 Mustang parts inc. rear quarter panel, hood, Boss 429 left front panel, Boss cam shaft, Boss water inlets, NOS rear bumper, door handles, hub caps, fenders, seats, bumpers, exhaust, windows and glass, radiator, door rubber, trim, light bezels, Mach 1 left door, Mach 1 trunks, dash, hood vent, upper dash, valance pan, grills and light housing, grill, door skin, etc. - T-Bird parts inc. ‘55-‘57 fender skirts, floor heat shield, ‘64-‘66 hood, etc. – ‘30s & ‘40s parts inc. glass lenses, ‘36 door, fenders, ‘37-‘39 Cabriolet door, ‘39 dash, grill covers, ‘36 water pumps, convertible top, ‘39-‘40 axle parts, Flathead exhaust pipes, steering column – GM straight 8 head, ‘80-‘89 Ford pickup center cap – ‘48-‘49 Packard grill, big and small block housings, gaskets, pin bushings, generators, starters, manuals, alternators, ‘80 Ford grill, Dyna Max high flow muffler, 5-way harness, oil pans, 312 y-block pistons, alum. and

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Burgettstown, PA AreA – Lifetime CoLLeCtion QuALity eArLy AmeriCAn & ViCtoriAn furniture orientAL rugs – originAL PAintings & Prints gLAsswAre & ChinA – BLue DeCorAteD stonewAre ADVertising – JeweLry – etC onLine onLy

Absolute auction, all sells to the highest bidders online only. PickuP Location: BurgEttStown, Pa – Address will be given to successful bidders. PickuP: Wednesday – March 13, 2024 – 11:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. Visit www.kikoauctions.com for full details. AuCtioneer/reALtor: JosePh f gorDon, 330-805-7627, or JoegorDon@kikoComPAny.Com, #Au0037777r, russ kiko AssoC. #Ay000170L

330-418-8727

2010 Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat Bob, 23,710 Miles - John Deere D110 Riding Mower - Bolens HT20 Gas Trac-

- John Deere Dump Cart - Heavy Duty 6’ Rotary Mower - Generator - Snap-On Electric Pressure Washer - Amana Electric Dryer & Washing Machine - Whirlpool Electric Range - 4 Pc Oak Bedroom SuitFlexsteel Recliner - Clean 3 Cushion Sofa - Household Items alSo SElling on conSignMEnt at abSolutE auction, SEllS to thE highESt biddEr: 1975 Triumph TR6 Convertible, Shows 40,533 Miles notE : More items not listed. Visit www.kikoauctions.com for more details.

auctiOn By OrDer Of: carrOll cOunty prOBate case #20241008.

auctiOneer/realtOr: cOltOn KiKO, 330-614-2478, Or cOltOnKiKO@KiKOcOmpany.cOm

KiKo auctioneers (330) 455-9357 • www.kikoauctions.com

steel rims – ‘63 Galaxy left rocker panel – ‘81-‘87 F-150 outer door panel – GM 030 pistons, 351 intake sm. block headers, big block oil pan – timing sets - Ford 12v Power Punch and Delco dry cell NOS batteries – Ford emblems - 175th anniversary flag and advertising items – Soap Box Derby wheels – Goodyear Zeppelin adv. – ‘30-‘80 license plates – Ford Non Chattering oil can – Sunoco adv. cans – car dolly - Many NOS parts, many more parts not listed.

onLine terMs: Visa, MasterCard & Wire Transfer accepted. Wire Transfer required on

The only thing that can stop Baby from giving birth is not being pregnant. (Eric Keller photo)

starting at 5:30 P.M.

Custer Family auCtion

70 aCres With three homes – Pole Barn – oPen & Wooded land all mineral rights oWned By Family to transFer With the real estate – sold in tWo ParCels – ColumBiana Co. – neW WaterFord Village & unity tWP. – CrestVieW lsd Absolute auction, all sells to the highest bidder on locaTion: 46985 sT rT. 46, new waTerford, oh 44445. direcTions: Take St. Rt. 46 just SE of New Waterford to property. Watch for KIKO signs.

real esTaTe: 70 acres formerly known as Custer’s Tree Farm. Having frontage on SR 46, Crestview Rd., and Hawkins Rd. Property offers three homes. First home offers 1,700+ sq. ft. century home with brick and vinyl exterior, kitchen area, dining room, living room with fireplace, main-level laundry, 3-4 bedrooms upstairs with full bath, full divided stone basement with walkout, breaker electric, updated gas F/A furnace, public water. Home has new electric and plumbing within the last year. Main level has drywall hung but needs finished. Solid home ready for you to finish the way you want! Second home offers kitchen with dining area, living room, utility room, breaker electric with gas F/A furnace, one bedroom and full bath upstairs. Home is ready for renovation. Third home has driveway off Crestview Rd. and offers kitchen with dining area, living room, two bedrooms and full bath, full divided walkout basement, breaker electric, modern gas F/A furnace. All 3 homes have separate electric. 30 X 48 pole barn with 3 overhead doors. Nice balance of open and wooded land with loads of wildlife! Public water and gas at the street! Convenient location just on the edge of town. Property divided as follows:

Parcel #1: Approx. 67.5 acres of open wooded

land with frontage on SR 46, Crestview Rd., and Hawkins Rd. with the three homes and buildings mentioned above.

Parcel #2: Approx. 2.5 acres wooded lot with frontage on Hawkins Rd.

TerMs on real esTaTe: 10% down auction day, balance due at closing. A 10% buyer’s premium will be added to the highest bid to establish the purchase price. Any desired inspections must be made prior to bidding. All information contained herein was derived from sources believed to be correct. Information is believed to be accurate but not guaranteed. Property to be sold as Separate Parcels and not to be offered as an Entirety.

auCtion By order oF: Claude Custer and daVid Custer auCtioneers/realtors: douglas l milano, 330-205-2196, dmilano@kikoComPany.Com and randall l kiko, 330-831-0174, randallkiko@kikoComPany.Com.

KiKo auctioneers (330) 455-9357 • www.kikoauctions.com

Carrollton, oH

Sat. March 9, 2024

starting at 10:30 a .M.

34.8 Acres Mostly open, tillAble, And Wooded lAnd! offered in 2 pArcels!

beAutiful setting And possible pond sight 28’ x 32’ pole building lee tWp. – cArroll county, oh – cArrollton schools live Auction With online bidding Absolute auction, all sells to the highest bidder(s) on location: 5017 GerMano rd. Se carrollton, oh 44615 directionS : Take Rt.43/9 south of Carrollton than take Rt. 9 (Germano Rd.) south of Rt. 43 split to address.

real eState: Attention real estate investors, outdoor lovers. 34.82 acres mostly open tillable and wooded land with nature, deer, and wildlife. Fields currently in hay crops. Offered in two parcels with much road frontage. Beautiful settings on each property. Come prepared to buy one or both parcels. Offered separate and together.

Parcel #1: 12.3 acres mostly open land with some woods. 28’ x 32’ pole building built in 2022 and other outbuildings. Frontage on Germano Rd. & Perron Rd.

Parcel #2: 22.52 acres mostly open land with good hunting/recreation woods and pond sight. Frontage on Perron Rd.

Auction by order of: chArles pAlMer

Auctioneer/reAltor: eugene r. KiKo, ext. 313 or 330-495-0131

KiKo auctioneers (330) 455-9357 • www.kikoauctions.com

Burton, oH • Sat. March 16, 2024

starting at 10:00 a .M.

Hastings Dairy & Creamery Dispersal

JD traCtors & CHopper – truCks – Forage Wagon – planting & tillage equipment – skiD loaDer – WHeel loaDers – Dairy equipment parlor

Bulk tanks – HeaDloCks – Free stalls – HooF trimming CHutes – CalF HutCHes – Fans – Corn silage – Creamery equipment – Walk-in Coolers

CHeese making items – 2019 DoDge ram 2500 reFrigerateD Cargo Van liVe onsite WitH online BiDDing aVailaBle Absolute auction, all sells to the highest bidder on location: 13181 claridon troy rd., Burton, oh 44021. directionS : Take Claridon Troy Rd. north of Burton, OH and Rt. 87 or south of Rt. 322 to dairy. Watch for KIKO signs.

tractorS – choPPer – PlantinG, tillaGe & FarM eQuiPMent: 2002 John Deere 8420 PS C/H/A MFWD quick hitch good 480/80R46 tires and axle duals, weights, 3 remotes, 8880 hrs – JD 2955 4-post canopy 3 pt dual remotes 8 sp Hi/Lo rabbit/turtle 16-9-38 6856 hrs – 1998 JD 240 skid loader C/H/A aux. hyd. with mat. bucket – 2004 JD 7500 SP chopper 4WD with kernel processor new motor, rear weights, new cutout clutch, approx. 5000 hrs, 200 or less on eng. – Selling Separate: 2009 JD 678 rotary corn head – JD 630A 9’ hay head – Kubota B7100 HST 4WD with 60” deck, diesel, 3 pt, 672 hrs – 2019 Penta 6030 Hurricane twin screw vert. mixer 1000 PTO scales – 2017 NH 313FDB Mow Max II 13’ discbine with flail – 2018 Knight/Kuhn 2044 hydra. push vert. beater tandem box spreader 1000 PTO – 2018 H & S widebody 22’ rear unload forage box with 4124 chassis 55/45-22.5 floater tires –2015 Great Plains 1800 turbo till series II vert. tillage tool with rolling baskets 18’ – Great Plains 9-shank disc chisel with adj. hyd. front gangs and rear tool bar – Hardi Nav 1000-gal sprayer with 13.6-38 tires, 60’ booms foam marker PTO pump elec controls – JD 1750 6R narrow no-till corn planter dry fert. – JD 1560 15’ no-till drill with grass seeder and Yetter row markers 2 pt hitch – 2021 Kuhn GA4231T rotary hay rake – E-Z Trail 230 gravity box with 872 with gear and E-Z Trail fert. auger – 16’ shuttle wagon with E-Z Trail gear – QT hyd sand shooter – QT Alltech 48” forks – QT sand leveler – QT feed pusher – 3 pt HD 9’ silage blade – NH rake hitch Wheel loader – trucKS: Case 621B wheel loader 4 sp with shuttle 8606 hrs new radiator – Cat 950 wheel loader 4 sp with shuttle – 1997 KW T-800 Kenworth Easton Fuller trans. 423K miles tandem 22’ Scott alum dump bed with grain door and hyd gate with Harsh hoist Cummings M11 engine – 1995 Ford L-9000 Eaton Fuller 584K miles tandem 20’ Martin bed with grain door and hyd. gate Ford diesel – 1987 Mack 20’ box with grain door and hyd. gate Maxitorque 8 sp EC6300 engine not running autoS: 2019 Dodge 2500 ProMaster refrigerated cargo van auto with Carrier 35X unit 40,750 miles, backup camera, 3.6-liter V6 24 valve new tires – 2013 Ford F-150 STX 4X4 ext cab auto, 150K miles dairy eQuiPMent – BulK tanK – Parlor – air coMPreSSorS – headlocKS – FanS –hooF triMMinG chuteS – Free StallS – hutcheS – corn SilaGe: 2007 Boumatic Glacier 4000 gal ser #37048G bulk tank with Deco-matic III auto washer, chart recorder, & Emerson ETC temp control (2) 5 HP single phase compressors – 1999 Mueller 4000-gal bulk tank 39236A-99A with (2) 5 HP energy star 3 ph units with 100 gal free heater ETC temp control auto wash and tank level control – Champion VR7F-8 one year old 3 ph 7.5 HP compressor – Ingersoll Rand T030 3 ph 5 HP air compressor – Tsunami air dryer 6 mo. old – Sutorbilt LVP-10 vacuum pump with variable speed dr unit and VSD filter with Alfa Laval balance tank – Sutorbilt LVP-10 vacuum pump with Allen Bradley motor starter not variable sp –Germania Receive all with wash vat and Boumatic Optiflo CF control variable sp with 3” ss lowline with pump, milk filter and 2” ss washline – Mueller AT10DWD-40 plate cooler – (24) DeLaval dual pulsators with (24) Boumatic Flostar Max units and Delatron master control box and vacuum line – 24 Boumatic 4400 Detatchers with randle arms with Boumatic power supply and vacuum sensors built in double 12 Pro Time SS parlor with Rapid exit auto air gates – Germania 24’ crowd gate with air control box – 2019 hyd. stationary hoof trimming chute – manual hoof trimming chute – approx. 50+ barn fans – approx. (240) galv. Steinway full-size headlocks – approx. (110) Steinway full-size headlocks – 150 Sturdy built

full-size headlocks – Approx 140 Sturdy built 4 bend Liberty loops – approx. 450 Steinway 36” high X 6.5’ long Steinway loops – approx. (100) heifer loops 2’ H X 5’ & 6’ long – several Big Springs waterers mod 6100 and 6200 – Agrivolt stray voltage system with several Relax Filtre expert panels – approx. 60 Calf-Tel hutches – calf milk bottles – heavy-duty gates some galvanized – washer and dryer – space heaters – calf buckets – refrigerator – approx. 800 ton of corn silage in bunk silo creaMery eQuiPMent – WalK-in cooler – MoSt BouGht neW in the laSt three yearS: New 2023 C. Van’t Riet combo Vat pasteurizer 317 gal, cheese and milk with Anderson chart recorder (2) Boumatic N37 plate coolers, (1) Boumatic vari-speed pump – Federal bottle filler 6 valve with head sealer (pint, quart, and half gal) with cap bowl feeder stand and chute with cap bowl feeder –Fromagex cheese Coagalation Vat 50 gal with lid and SS stand – new 2023 C. Van’t Riet semi auto curd mill air driven – new 2023 C.Van’t Riet mechanical cheese press with weights and plates – (4) cheese draining racks – cheese molds/baskets approx. 200 – Kadova molds 10 lb. wheels new in 2023 most unused – 2018 Bryant mini split heat/air to be removed with remote – SS bowls approx. 4 sizes – Detecto 25 lb. scale – utensils – new 2021 12’ X 20’ walk-in cooler with new cooling unit – 8 X 10 walk-in cooler with 2014 cooling unit – SS 3-bay sink – (2) 10 gal. SS pots – Hanna PH meter – Delvo test block heater – Date stamp guns (3) – (2) Chill & Fill plastic 6’ table – plastic cart with 2 shelves – Danby upright freezer – new 2020 Beverage-Air MT53-1B 54” glass door refrigerator – new 2023 Sipromac model 600A double chamber vac pack machine – new 2020 Ary Vacmaster UP540 chamber vac machine 2020 works but has some issues – Carel humidifier with controller – LG minisplit heat/ac – Galaxy ICFC13 54 1/2” glass-top display freezer – rolling flat cart – SC II Neck plastic milk bottles, 1/2 gal 432, quart 200, pint 5,248 – Chiller Glycol tank - plastic containers – DeLaval pump portable – 100+ milk crates – 38ITT Tamper Tail bottle caps – deli containers with lids – folding tables and chairs – tractor seat – stools –wood glider – picnic tables – wood benches – Lifetime plastic bench aGritouriSM: Hayride wagon with benches and cover – cow train with 6 cars note: Most creamery equipment bought new in the last three years.

Sale order: Start time 10 AM, large farm equip. at 10:15 AM. Followed by dairy & creamery equipment. Preview: Fri. March 15, 11:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.

onSite terMS: Driver’s license or State ID required to register for bidder number. Cash, Check, Debit Card, Visa, or Master Card accepted. 4% buyer’s premium on all sales; 4% waived for cash or check when paid sale day. Information is believed to be accurate but not guaranteed. Multi Par auction process may be used. online terMS: Visa, MasterCard, and Wire Transfer accepted. Wire transfers required on invoices over $3,000. 10% buyer’s premium on all sales. Information is believed to be accurate but not guaranteed. Multi par auction process may be used.

auCtioneer/realtor: ranDall l kiko, 330-831-0174, ranDallkiko@kikoCompany.Com & russell t. (rusty) kiko, Jr., C.a i., 330-495-0923, rustykiko@kikoCompany.Com

auCtion By orDer oF: laD & BrenDa Hastings anD milk maiD llC KiKo auctioneers (330) 455-9357 • www.kikoauctions.com

Seabolt: A Shot in the Dark

sharp arrow will slice through even quality denim, and a derriere, like butter.

Mr. Wonderful, it seems, was in the storage closet and bent over, in the process piercing his own rear end with one very sharp broadhead arrow. Broadheads are the arrow points used for hunting. They are designed to fly accurately, penetrate deeply and cut vital organs to facilitate a quick and humane kill. They will also cut through thick denim and rear-end flesh in a split second.

Fortunately, that area of the body is a long way from the heart. He pulled the arrow out. He’s calm like that. I would have been SCREAMING. Sidenote: He also had to get a tetanus shot so this was the gift that kept on giving.

Since I married a saint, he was joking around even as I was patching up his wound. Stop laughing. It’s not funny. Okay, it’s a little funny. He made sure to tell just about EVERYONE what had happened.

He told the kids via text and BoyWonder called immediately. I’m sure he thought he had a little more time before he had to wonder if his parents were still safe living on their own. The short answer son? Probably not. Of course, that’s been true for three decades now. We are, after all, a shenanigans sort of family.

Laugh. To say his closest friends have had a field day with this would be an understatement. They are savages, so their responses range from sending him a clip of the “Shrek” movie GIF “There’s an arrow in your butt” to saying, sagely, “Do you feel safe at home, Mr. Seabolt?” He has greatly enjoyed saying “She may be trying to kill me.”

His friends have all promised to make note of this incident in case they need to testify. These jokers.

“Keep your head on swivel” was their sage advice. I assured him that as an avid listener of true crime podcasts, I wouldn’t make a rookie mistake like using one of our own arrows.

I prefer to say that Cupid’s arrow was just a little too powerful — and aimed a little low.

(Kymberly Foster Seabolt is generally not dangerous. She welcomes comments in care of LifeOutLoud@Comcast.net; P.O. Box 38, Salem, OH 44460; or KymberlyFosterSeabolt.com.)

New LoNdoN, oH

Sat. March 16, 2024

starting at 11:00 a .M.

Rustic countRy Home - Hobby sHop

15.96 Wooded AcRes W/ nAtuRe And RecReAtion

RocHesteR tWp. - neW London Lsd – LoRAin county, oH

Live Auction WitH onLine bidding

Absolute auction, all sells to the highest bidder on location: 52819

BurSley rd., new london, oh 44851.

www.kikoauctions.com for full details.

Auction by oRdeR of:

AngeLA sHAy

AuctioneeR/ReALtoR: JosepH f goRdon, cAi, 330-805-7627

KiKo auctioneers (330) 455-9357

www.kikoauctions.com

Baltic, OH

Sat. March 16, 2024

starting at 10:00 a .M.

First AnnuAl FArmerstown mAchinery Auction now tAking consignments

FArm mAchinery – trActors – skid steers – construction equipment – tools – Buggies And cArriAges live Auction with online Bidding

Absolute auction, all sells to the highest bidders on location:

FarMerStown auction GroundS – 2807 Sr 557, Baltic, oh 43804. note: To consign or ask questions, call auctioneer Joseph Yoder at 330-340-1785. Visit www.kikoauctions.com for full details.

Auctioneer: Joseph yoder, 330-340-1785

KiKo auctioneers • (330) 455-9357 • www.kikoauctions.com

Beloit, oH

Mon. March 11, 2024

starting at 6:00 P.M.

Two or Three-Bedroom home wiTh GaraGe on 1 acre

36 X 30 Pole BuildinG – wesT Branch lsd – mahoninG co. smiTh TwP

live onsiTe wiTh online BiddinG availaBle

Due to health reasons, owner is downsizing and moving in with family. Absolute auction, all sells to the highest bidder on location: 17394 harrisburg Westville rd. (st. rt. 62), beloit, oh 44609. Take St. Rt. 62 west of Damascus or east of Westville. Watch for KIKO signs.

One-story home with large back deck, rear dining area, knotty-pine kitchen, DR, LR, updated bathroom, walk-in shower. Enclosed porch. Gas furnace in 2021. Well and septic. Nice oneacre lot. Shown by appointment or open 1.5 hours before. aucTion By order of: Tamre wilson aucTioneer/realTor: russell T. (rusTy) KiKo, Jr., c a i., 330-495-0923, rusTyKiKo@KiKocomPany.com and ryan m. KiKo, 330-831-8565, ryanKiKo@KiKocomPany.com

KiKo auctioneers (330) 455-9357 • www.kikoauctions.com

starting at 12:30 P.M.

Real estate - 4 PaRcels

lots DoVeR, oH – tuscaRawas co. – DoVeR city scHools liVe auction witH online BiDDing Absolute auction, all sells to the highest bidders on locaTion: aucTion locaTion - 107 E. iron avE., DovEr, oh 44622.

noTE: Homes will be open 2 hours prior to auction.

rEal EsTaTE:

ParcEl #1: 113 Regent St., Dover, OH 44622. Ranch style duplex. Each unit features a dine-in kitchen, living room, 3 bedrooms, full bath, rear garage, & back patio. Separate electric & gas meters, central air, & gas heat. City water & sewer. Long term tenants. Look it over for yourself, great investment opportunity with low inputs. Tusc. Co. parcel #15-02447-000. Half year taxes are $1,177.

ParcEl #2: (Auction Location) 107 E. Iron Ave., Dover, OH 44622. Conventional style home. The main floor features a kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom, enclosed front porch, mud room with washer/dryer. Upstairs includes one bed & bath. Very clean home w/ long term tenants. Public water & sewer. Off-street & concrete parking. Tusc. Co. parcel #1502453-000.

OnLInE OnLY

Tues. March 5, 2024

Begins ending: at 5:00 P.M.

New CoNCord HuNtiNg LaNd

25 Acres | 2-PArcels| Building lot | Hunting Blind | eAsy Access | HigHlAnd twP. | MuskinguM co. | eAst MuskinguM lsd | online only Auction

LocaTion: near 4991 Friendship drive, new concord, oh, 43762 direcTions: From New Concord head north on OH-83 for 3.7 miles to location on left.

suMMary: Check out this fine 25-acre real estate opportunity, offered in 2 parcels, each offering a unique blend of natural beauty and potential. Located in New Concord, just south of Bloomfield, this property presents opportunities for a dream hunting setup or a great opportunity to build and develop the land into your dream homesite.

parceL 1: 20.51 Acres w/266.7 ft +/- of road frontage. Providing 20+ sprawling acres dedicated to the art of hunting, this parcel is conveniently accessible off Route 83, and boasts a strategic layout, with an approximately 8 acres being an open field with the remainder being wooded land. The parcel features a hunting blind overlooking a food plot currently planted with radishes. An abundance of deer scrapes, and an array of mature bucks caught on camera, this land has a proven history of exceptional hunting experiences. The flat and open terrain offers plenty of potential for a building site and the timber growth adds to the investment potential.

parceL 2: 5.01 Acres w/526.3 ft +/- of road frontage. Boasting excellent accessibility from road and trees to the rear, here’s an ideal spot to build your dream home.

LegaL: Muskingum County Parcel 23-60-12-09-000 in Highland Township and Muskingum Local School District. Taxes: Taxes are currently $1,309.06 annually.

TerMs: visit www.kaufman-auctions.com for complete terms

sAle: By tHe order of steven r . Miller

Kaufman realty & auctions, LLc., 330-857-7777

agent: aaron Miller, reaLTor® (330) 473-7359 or aaron@kaufmanrealty.com

agent: eli Troyer, cai reaLTor® / auctioneer (330) 317-9259 or eli@kaufmanrealty.com

agent: Kevin Lehman, cai, aMM, assoc. Broker / auctioneer (330) 601-2339 or kevin@kaufmanrealty.com

is your opportunity to claim ownership of a hunter’s paradise with professional prep & setup work already done. Unveiling the Ultimate Hunting Haven with privacy & access at the end of a dead-end road! Nestled within 173.7 acres of open and wooded terrain, this property is a sanctuary for wildlife enthusiasts and avid hunters alike. Large food plots with beans & clover, heavy duty feeders, creeks, underbrush & bedding areas make this an ideal wildlife sanctuary. This property is owned and was developed by professional whitetail land consultant Don Higgins and his business partner. The

SCHOLARSHIPS

WHAT: Co-Alliance Cooperative scholarship program

ELIGIBLE: The scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors in rural Indiana, Ohio and Michigan planning to pursue an agricultural degree in college.

AMOUNT: 30 $1,000 scholarships

DEADLINE: March 1

APPLY: co-alliance.com/scholarship

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WHAT: Ohio Natural Energy Foundation scholarships

ELIGIBLE: Scholarships are awarded to Ohio students interested in careers such as petroleum engineer, finance, equipment operator, mechanical engineer, welder and more. The scholarships can be used to attend an accredited college, university, technical or trade school.

AMOUNT: $1,000 (can be renewed for up to four years)

DEADLINE: March 1

APPLY: ohionaturalenergy.org/ scholarships

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WHAT: 2024 Columbiana County Buckeye Dairy Booster Scholarship

ELIGIBLE: The applicant must be a member of a Columbiana County family whose primary occupation is directly involved in the dairy industry, including but not limited to dairy cattle milk production, dairy cattle heifer raising and dairy equipment/supplies/supplement sales. Students must prove enrollment, or submit a letter of admission, to a two- or four-year institution of higher learning or graduate school. Those applying are not required to limit their educational choice to an agricultural-related field. Students must be considered full-time. Applicant must maintain at least a B or 3.0 grade point average. Previous scholarship recipients may not reapply.

AMOUNT: $1,000

DEADLINE: March 16

APPLY: Scholarship forms may be obtained from Columbiana County Buckeye Dairy Boosters, in care of Pam Herron, 3836 Woodsdale Road, Salem, Ohio, by phone at 330-222-1637 or by email at jayherron@frontier.com.

• • •

WHAT: Geauga County Farm Bureau scholarships

ELIGIBLE: The applicant must be either a current Geauga County Farm Bureau member or a family member whose parents/guardian is a current Geauga County Farm Bureau member at the time of applying and at the time of scholarship payout. Applicants must be part-time or full-time enrollees of an accredited two- or four-year college, university or technical school. For first-year students, the applicant must prove enrollment or admission status.

AMOUNT: Depends on the number of qualifying applications

DEADLINE: March 31

APPLY: https://bit. ly/2024GCscholarship or www. geaugafb.org.

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suit w/full bed frame; Invalid equipment; Sentry safe; filing cabinets; stands; electric upholstered recliner; upholstered chairs; round tables; books; DVDs; pots; pans; dishes; small electrical appliances; kitchen utensils; games; fishing poles and accessories; tackle boxes; antiquEs & coLLEctibLEs: brass top Egyptian engraved table; pressed glass; misc. china; pink depression; punch bowls; Lusterware; porcelain clown figurines; war ration books; pocket knives; lighters; vintage tobacco pipes;

Pollina

insulators; Weeping gold

arc

ware; Fiestaware;

Trinity 9700 RES generator/compressor/welder;

Little Giant

Onepass wiring system; RV & marine antifreeze; Dawn Professional soap; parts cleaner; de-scaler; foam sealant; table covers; WD-40 Specialist Roller chain non-fling lube; double chock blocks; can liners; assorted gloves; furnace filters; silicone oil; electrical wire; waxed base sweeping compound; Waykar dehumidifier; Rothenberger 3 pc. wrench set; masking tape; turn buckles; notE: This is only a partial list, see web for complete list and pictures. Visit baerauctions.com for online bidding tErMs on PErsonaL ProPErty: 10% buyer’s premium added to all purchases.

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Construction truck cap; Step ladders; ext ladders; electrical breaker boxes & supplies; all-thread rods; (4) 300ga liquid totes; dual 200ga sprayer; (3) portable Honda twin tank air compressors; shingle shovels; (8)plus elec circular saws; air nailers; air staplers; lots of misc hand tools; Craftsman wrenches; Uniweld cart; misc hardware & construction supplies

FUrnitUre & hoUsehoLd, antiqUes, Misc: commercial Continental freezer;

WHAT: Huron County Farm Bureau scholarships

ELIGIBLE: Applicants parents/legal guardians or themselves must be a resident of Huron County, a current Huron County Farm Bureau member, as well as enrolled full-time at an accredited two or four-year college, university or technical school with a GPA of at least 2.5. An ag-related scholarship and continuing education scholarship are available.

AMOUNT: Depends on the number of qualifying applications

DEADLINE: March 31

APPLY: ofbf.org/foundation/scholarships/

• • •

WHAT: Stark County Dairy Promoters scholarships

ELIGIBLE: Students must be residents of Stark County, Ohio; be pursuing a 2- or 4-year undergraduate or graduate program focused on dairy science, large animal veterinary medicine, human nutrition or food science;

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belt buckles;

accordion; porcelain

lock top Mason jars; glass

dishes; oil lamp base; Hull art dish; tooLs: Kohler

Miller 250AC

welder; c-clamps; saws; tool box; Fiskars pole saw; hand tools; wooden toolbox; nEW itEMs:

step ladder (3 steps); paper towels; bolts; duct tape; Corona bolt cutters; Hyflex Ansell gloves; paint; Rustoleum;

PennAg

Spring Banquet set for March 27

HARRISBURG, Pa. — PennAg will celebrate agribusiness in Pennsylvania and honor two distinguished service award winners March 27 at its annual banquet from 4:30 to 9 p.m. at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim, Pennsylvania.

Garry Gilliam, who grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Milton Hershey School and Penn State, will be the featured speaker. He will share his story of perseverance in the face of adversity.

After playing football for Penn State, Gilliam played professional football for several teams in the NFL and later became a leader and founder of the Bridges Eco-Village, a breakthrough mixed-use development in Harrisburg that provides people of color and other marginalized folks a place to work, eat, live, learn and play.

Register to attend, purchase a table or sponsor the event by visiting docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQL SdveLwPNuZt4ZbfuXSMV6fCkffP8 SLHx1vsrPlrGurrnmrIqQ/viewform.

PennAg is also holding its annual membership business meeting at 8 a.m., March 28, also at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex. Phil Clemens will be the guest speaker to kick off the meeting.

Online Only

Ends: March 11-13, 2024

at 7:00 p.m.

Tools, Trains, CloCks, anTiques, reCords, sTamps

split into 3 auctions online only Bidding

pick up location: Mannington, WV 26582

Star toolS table Saw | bandSawS | Molder | routerS

Hand toolS | Power toolS |

40+ hOrSES/PONIES: tEaM: Gwen 15 y/o Belg Mare Sire Orndorffs captain class dam Country Road Gina + Jill 17 y/o Belg mare, Team is kid broke to all farm machinery. TEAM: Jack 4 y/o Blonde Geld (nipped in the wind but still do a days work) + Joe 5 y/o Blonde Geld, Team is broke to all farm machinery. TEAM: Bill 8 y/o Red Sorrel Geld long tail, + Bob 3 y/o Red Sorrel Geld long tail, Team broke to farm machinery. TEAM: Desiray 6 y/o Belg mare Sire JLM Captain King, Dam Hausis Charleigh in foal to Rockys Leroy + Debbie 7 y/o Belg mare, Team is broke to all farm machinery. TEAM: Duke 5 y/o Red Sorrel Geld pulling bred + Doc 5 y/o Red Sorrel Geld pulling bred, Team works with snap. Brenda 15 y/o Red Sorrel Mare broke to all farm machinery (not a kids horse) in foal. Rouda 12 y/o Belg Mare, broke to all farm machinery. TEAM: Sarah 16 y/o Perch Mare + Sam 17 y/o Perch Gelding, Team is kid broke. Verba 8 y/o Perch Mare long tail, broke to all farm machinery. Sue 12 y/o Perch Mare, broke to all farm machinery. Ben 10 y/o Perch Geld, broke to ride and drive (off in the wind). Chief 3 y/o Registered Belg Geld, Sire Twin Oak Dynama, Dam Stuery Master Prince Amy, Broke. TEAM: Leon 2 y/o Perch Geld + Gunner 2 y/o Perch Geld, ½ brothers, well started. TEAM: Jane 3 y/o Belg Perch cross mare + Josh 3 y/o Belg Perch cross Geld, team is broke. TEAM: Mack: 2 y/o Belg Geld pulling bred (Elects Hardy) + Hank 2 y/o Belg Geld pulling bred, team has long tails + well started. Bonnie 2 y/o Belg mare pulling bred, started. Malinda 4 y/o Belg mare Sire CD Rock son, broke to most farm machinery and pulls with snap. Gib 16 y/o Blonde Geld, long tail, broke. Bingo 20 y/o Perch Geld, broke to all farm machinery. Bert 18 y/o Dark Red Geld, broke to all farm machinery (can be hard to catch in a box stall). Jim 2 y/o Belg/Perch cross Geld, started. Jay 2 y/o Belg/Perch cross Geld, started. Jack 2 y/o Belg/Perch cross Geld, started. King 2 y/o Belg Geld, started. Ace 11 y/o Belg Stud Sire Moonlight Acre Alex, Dam UCB Classy Abey, broke. Willie 6-15-2023 Perch stud colt out of Verba. 10 y/o Std Bred Geld, Sire Feeling Frisky Dam Blissfull Hall, (watches odd things along the road). Starlite 6-26-2023 Std Bred/Morgan cross filly, Sire Lark. Ruth 3 y/o Quarter horse mare, broke to ride. Rose 3 y/o walking horse mare, broke to ride. Nico 10 y/o black gelding, broke to ride and drive. Peggy 4 y/o pony mare, broke to ride and drive. Maggy 8 y/o paint mare, broke to ride and drive. Spirit 8 y/o mare, broke to ride and drive, not for kids. Pepsi 3 y/o mini mare, broke to ride and drive. Star 13 y/o mini geld, broken to ride and drive. Jet 2 y/o pony gelding, started to ride. 6-10-2023 Sorrel filly AQHA. 9 y/o mare Bay roan color, Sire Fox Canyon Banger, Dam Remkota Blue Smoke.

harNESSES/SaDDLES/tacK: 30+ Western saddles all rebuilt pony, horse and draft sizes, Buffalo, Big Horn, Cherokee, The Rider, Hereford, Armstrong, Hess, Hopkins, 100+ Halters: Leather, Nylon, Biodraft, to mini size, Neck Ropes, Lead Ropes, New set of Bio Draft Harnesses, 2 sets new nylon draft harnesses, 1 set spotted bio harness, 3 sets used Bio harnesses, 4 sets used mini harnesses, new + used buggy harnesses, 30+ horse collars all sizes, curry combs + brushes, rope halters, buckets, new + used saddle racks, sawdust forks, new + used riding bridles: Nylon, Leather draft to mini sizes, new buggy pads, breast pads, double end snaps, bull snaps, horse wormer.

25+ PIEcES FarM MachINErY: Farmall M Tractor rebuilt on steel, Farmall H Tractor, Kubota RX2230 Diesel Tractor, Land Pride Brush hog RCR1242 used 1 time, Featherlite 16’ Aluminum Gooseneck trailer 1988, Izuzu Diesel 35 hp refer unit, NH 352 grinder on steel, NI #8 Manure spreader on steel, NI #10A Manure spreader on steel, 2 Pioneer forecarts, 100 Gal field sprayer, Pioneer round bale cart, NI 1 row corn picker, #9 Hay mower 7’ bar w/dolly wheel, 12’ kicker tedder like new, JD Van Burnt 17 hoe grain drill rebuilt, JD 670 hay rake on rubber, 7’ grain binder, gravity wagon, Beiler welding snow plow, NI #18 spreader rebuilt on rubber, 6’ disk, NI hay rake, Sulky plow, 7’ hay mower w/motor mount, new + used #9 mower parts, 060 style kicker tedder.

35+ GUNS: Gibbs Rifle Co. 30-06, Ithaca Saddle Gun .22 caliber, WIN 44 mag lever action, Cavalry 410 ga. Dbl barrel over/under, REM 870 Wingmaster 410 ga. VR, REM 870 Wingmaster 16 ga. VR silverspoon, REM 870 Wingmaster 28 ga. VR, WIN Model 42 410 ga pump action, WIN Model 9410 410 ga lever action, WIN Model 61 .22 caliber pump action, Henry Golden Boy .22 caliber lever action, Lefever Arms Co. Side by Side Dbl barrel 12 ga, (2) WIN 1200 12 ga pump action, Savage Model 110 7mm Remington mag bolt action, WIN Model 70 300 wing mag bolt action, WIN Model 1300 12 ga pump action, Mossburg Model 500 20 ga pump action, Mossburg Slug Barrel for Model

Online Only

Ends: TuEs. March 5, 2024 at 7:00 P.M.

Dougherty online Auction

I the undersigned will sell at Public Online Auction. LocaTEd aT 32262 WooddaLE drivE, hanovErTon, ohio 44423 (GuiLford LakE)

Preview: March 5, 2024 froM 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.

Pick UP: March 7, 2024 froM 1:00 to 7:00 P.M. HouseHold ~ Antiques ~ ColleCtibles ~ tools

housEhoLd: G.E. refrigerator; Frigidaire microwave; Sharp stereo & VHS player; Singer sewing machine; Lennox Sound radio/CD player; filing cabinets; yarn and sewing supplies; pots; pans; dishes; small electrical appliances and kitchen utensils; dressers; table & chair; Tasco telescope; lot of empty totes; planters; picnic baskets; Holiday decorations; night stand; china cabinet; anTiquEs & coLLEcTibLEs: 3 drawer spoon carved dresser; china cabinet; dry sink; marble top dry sink; wardrobe; marble top side table; trunks; train cars including Lionel & HO; glassware & pottery including Pfaltzgraff, Rowe, Uranium glass, Taylor Smith Pa. Dutch dish set and others; pickle jar; Mickey Mouse piggy bank; sad irons; full size bed frame; jewelry armoire; buttons; handkerchiefs; cameras; oil lamps; clover leaf drop leaf table; crocks; wicker sewing stand; vintage African American girl & boy planters; brass bucket; 2 pc china cabinet (no shelves); settee and matching chair; Bowman milk bottles; 5 gallon water jug on stand; sporTinG Goods & TooLs: large lot fishing rods; Plano tackle box and lures; Shakespeare trolling motor; fishing reels including Penn Monofil, Ocean City, Mitchell, Quantum XR3, J. C. Higgins and others; fishing tackle; life jackets; Husky air compressor; Craftsman tool chest; hand tools; ladder; assorted tools; Black & Decker Work Mate; visit baerauctions.com for online bidding

TErMs on pErsonaL propErTy: 10% buyer’s premium added to all purchases.

noTE: This is only a partial list, see web for complete list and pictures. Ken baer Auctioneer / broker / Realtor 330-424-2505 or Ken@baerAuctions.com

nancy dougherty ~ owner

BaerAuctions.com | 330-227-3236

REM 870 Express 20 ga Magnum, Wards Western field pump action 12 ga, Ithaca Featherlite 12 ga Model 87 w/slug barrel, Champion Ira Jonson 410 ga single shot, New England 410 single shot, WIN Model 12 12 ga pump action, American Tactical 12 ga semi-auto, Stoker 12 ga pump action, Silver Eagle shotgun RZ17 tactical 12 ga pump, (4) TC Traditional 50 cal Muzzleloader, TC Black Diamond 50 cal Muzzleloader, Knight 50 cal Muzzleloader, Heritage Rough rider revolver, Heritage Rough rider revolver, Charter Arms 38 special.

WatchES/SILVEr DOLLarS/KNIVES: Elgin 7 jewel, Elgin 17 jewel, Elgin 15 jewel, Seth Thomas 17 jewel, Illinois 17 jewel, Waltham 15 jewel, Waltham 7 jewel, Lanco 15 jewel, Omega 17 jewel, Silver dollars: 1776, 1976, 1972, Silver half dollars 1971-1991, 4 pc set Browning knives, 2 Kabaur knives, USA leather man.

LEathEr EQUIPMENt: Adler 205-370 16” arm line shaft motor, Adler 205-64 Electric motor, Singer table machine line shaft motor, Foot riveter, 2 raw hide hammer, American 3-1 Skiver, 8” leather Skiver, Jade Dickson draw gauge brass roller, CS Osborne draw gauge, wooden draw gauge, 2x CS shearers, CS Osborne wiss, 8 leather punches revolving and single tube, 1.5” Concho cutter, SC Osborne bay punches .5”-1.5”, 5 ball peen hammers, tack hammers, 10+ come along edgers, Bissonnette edger, stitch groover, v gouge belt punches, space marker, 6+ tack claw tools all sizes plus more old hand tools.

BUGGIES & FarM MISc: Used pony cart, 2 seated surrey, open buggy, Fairview big pony cart (like new), wooden wheels, old buggy wheels, 2 pressure washers, air compressor, 1000’ 40 yr metal from Stony point, 30+ old style hay forks, 2-3-4 tine, 1 wooden hay fork, post hole drivers, shovels, dbl bit axes, 10+ hatchets, sledge, hammers, tools, 30+ USA pipe wrenches 16”-48” Ridgid + Craftsman, 50+ crescent wrenches, open end wrenches, vises, vise grips, 50+ old wrenches Ford, HD Smith, Westline, Williams, 10+ toolboxes w/tools, MS 290 Stihl chainsaw (like new), Stihl 025 chainsaw, 20 log chains all sizes, platform scales, wagon loads of smalls not listed.

StOraGE BarNS: New 8x12 and 8x14 storage barns

aNtIQUES & hOUSEhOLD: 200# Anvil, 10+ USA vises all sizes, wooden pulleys, 10 hand braces, sharpening stone, old wash tubs, hand corn planters, 1 +2 man crosscut saws, ice tongues, 5 old milk cans, USA #2 dinner bell, 3 sausage stuffers on stand, 4 butter churns #60, #40,#20,#10, Old #2 ice cream freezer, cast iron 8 horse hitch, oak kitchen table w/6 leaves, 6 oak chairs, oak clock shelf, oak magazine stand, Qualified kitchen stove with warming closet (Like New), gas lamp, Ruby band dishes, bird water set, Tupperware, much more not listed.

LUNCH STAND by local school + Silent Auction to benefit local family with medical expenses + FREE COFFEE ALL DAY!

aUctIONEErS NOtE: Great selection and quality throughout this auction. We will be selling 2-3 rings most of the forenoon. Starting at 9 A.M. with smalls and tack. Guns at 11 A.M., Equipment 11:30-12 P.M., Horses at 12:30-1 P.M. and hitching at 10 A.M. Gun buyers must be 18 to buy long guns and 21 to buy handguns and be an Ohio resident. Buyer of top team of horses will be given a new double set of bio harnesses!

tErMS: Cash, Check, Credit w/valid ID. 5% Buyers premium waived for cash or check. Not responsible for accidents or items after sold. Statements made day of sale take precedence over any printed matter.

KaUFMaN rEaLtY & aUctIONS 330-852-4111

auction by the order of Steve & Sally Shetler 330-472-1818 leave VM

Dave Kaufman, auctioneer atlee Shetler, auctioneer 330-464-5397

Vern Yoder, auctioneer 330-466-0520

Stephen Yoder, auctioneer/horse pedigrees

NOtE: caLL StEVE WIth QUEStIONS ON ItEMS: caLL VErN FOr PhONE BIDS Or aBSENtEE BID

500, New England 20 ga Model SB1 single shot, REM 870 Express 20 ga,

Barnesville, Oh

Sat. March 9, 2024

Starting at 10:00 a.m.

Pryor & Son Auction

Pryor’s Country AuCtion Center

BarneSville, OhiO

located east of Barnesville off State route 147, signs posted. cOinS – cOllectiBleS – tOOlS – FUrnitUre PriMitiveS – GUnS

this is a large sale. Full ad can be seen on our webpage or on auctionzip.

terMS: CASH DAY OF SALE OR CHECK WITH PROPER ID NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS OR LOSS.

LUNCH STAND.

Sale cOndUcted By Pryor & son AuCtion ComPAny

Barnesville, Oh – 740-425-3397 or 740-310-0998

riChArd, steve & dylAn Pryor, AuCtioneers www.pryorandson.com or www.auctionzip.com

deck; 3 phase air compressors including Sullaire, Dayton and Quincy; Woods 60” 3 pt. blade w/adjustable angle; Barrett portable elevator; Gentac plate compactor; LaWn and GardEn: Cub Cadet 1046VT riding mower; Husqvarna 550EX push mower; lawn sweeper; lawn roller; air sanders; air polishers; barrel pumps; B & D hedge trimmers; Craftsman 22” weed trimmer; Troy-Bilt & Yard Machine leaf blowers; tool boxes; Dayton blowers; Troy-Bilt pressure washer; expanding scaffolding walkway; Johnson indoor furnace; aMish BuGGy & antiquEs: Antique Amish buggy with shafts; Brookin oil cans; wooden school desk; measuring sticks; scythes; 2 man saws; apple butter stirrers; hand saws; corn jabber; slot machine; housEhoLd Goods: Speedy countertop commercial oven; Hunter and Whirlpool air purifiers; Members Mark 8 burner propane grill; Kitchen cabinets; electric heater; speakers; plastic chairs; patio bench, umbrella & 2 chairs; swimming pool pump; tErMs on pErsonaL propErty: 10% buyer’s premium added to all purchases.

notE: This is only a partial list, see web for complete list and pictures. Visit Baerauctions.com for online bidding

wade C. Baer, Cai amm auctioneer / Broker/ rEaLtor 330-424-2705 or wade @ Baerauctions.com

Jim Vance - owner BaerAuctions.com | 330-227-3236

CONTACT PEOPLE: ERIC WATSON 724-301-2194 OR BRANDIE MCKNIGHT 724-674-2469

LOOKING FOR CONSIGNMENTS OF:

LAWN & GARDEN – TRACTORS – EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT CHECK IN: MARCH 2,10 A.M.-4 P.M., MARCH 7, 10 A.M. -DARK, AND MARCH 8, 10 A.M.-3 P.M. FOR PICTURES AND LISTING GO TO www.auctionzip.com AUCTIONEER ID 6558

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Cash or good check with proper ID, Facilities available, Off-road Parking, Not responsible for accidents, Not responsible for no-shows of advertised consignments!!

VEHICLES: 1987 CHEVY 4X4 MOTOR 350 4 SPEED 3/4TON HARDY SPRAYER 34’ BOOMS, 2015 FORD EXPLORER 145K, 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB 4X4, TRACTORS & COMPACTS: FORD 3910 II 50HP

1100HRS., JD 4650 4X4 7360HRS., NH LX665 SKIDLOADER COMPLETE SERVICE, CC 5234D SUB COMPACT/DECK, FARMALL C W/SICKLEBAR, JD 4440, MF 165 GAS, MF 135 GAS POWER STEERING, HAY & FORAGE & HARVEST: JD 566 NETWRAP R. BALER W/MONITOR, JD 335 4X4 R. BALER, KUHN TWIN ROTOR RAKE, MC ROTARY SCYTHE, MEYERS 500 FORAGE BOX, NH 570 S BALER W/THROWER, WELGER RP 220 R BALER, VICON 3200 10FT DISC MOWER CONDITIONER, LITTLE GIANT ELEVATOR, H&S 8X16 BALE WAGON, EZ TRAIL 3400 WAGON, KILBROS 350 20” EXT., GEHL GEAR FLAT WAGON, GETTING MULTIPLE GEAR AND BIN CONSIGNMENTS. NEW IDEA 4150 RAKE, VERMEER 360 3PT TEDDER RAKE, FRICKLIN DBL BIN W/AUGER AND ROLL TARP, EZ FLOW BIN/GEAR, MULTIPLE SIZE RUNNING GEARS, GRAVITY WAGON/GEAR, JD 336 SQ BALER 1 OWNER GOOD CONDITION, JD GRAIN TABLE, IH PLANTER, TILLAGE & PLANTING: MF 82 3TM PLOW, KEWANNEE 1010 HYD FOLD DISC, JD 7000 4 ROW PLANTER, JD 7000 BEAN PLANTER 15” ROWS, BRILLION SEEDER/ROLLER, JD 7000 12 ROW 30” ROWS, JD 7000 8 ROW 30” ROWS, JD 242 3PT PLANTER, IH 531 PLOW 3BTM, OLIVER DISC 15FT, JD 16FT DISC, JD 290 2 ROW PLANTER, LAWN & GARDEN: JD L108 42IN, EXMARK QUEST 52” DECK ZERO TURN, GRASSHOPPER 226V ZERO TURN, JD 855D GATOR, SIMPLICITY 2T 2000 27HP/46” DECK,

WOODS F25 ZERO TURN, KAWASAKI MULE, CRAFTSMAN GT500, MISC.: 6FT FORD BRUSHHOG, 5.5FT BOX BLADE, MILLCREEK MANURE SPREADER, H&S 5126 TOP SHOT MANURE SPREADER WORKING CONDITION, POLARIS TIRES, JD LX 5FT 3PT BRUSHHOG, HARDY 500-GAL SPRAYER, NEW 48” SKID STEER PALLET FORKS, NEW SKID STEER ROCK BUCKET, 2008 BOB CAT EXCAVATOR 335, 184-34 MICHELIN TIRES ¾ TREAD, VICON 3PT SPREADER, AUGER FOR SKID STEER, MEYER FEEDER WAGON 20FT, NH 130 SPREADER TOP BEATER, GENERAC GENERATOR 80KW/40KW, 5FT 3PT BOX BLADE, 3PT DITCHER SIDEWINDER, MULTIPLE CONSIGNMENTS OF ATTACHMENTS BUCKETS AND SPEERS, FORD POST HOLE DIGGER, EDGE BALE SPEER, 84” SKIDSTEER ROCK BUCKET, PUSH PULL, GEHL 180 SPRAYER, NEW TIRES: REAR 18.4X38, 15.5X38, 13.6X38, 13.6X28, FRONTS 6.00X16, 6.50X16, 7.50X16, 10.00X16, IMPLEMENT 7.60X15, 9.5L-15, 11L-15, SKID LOADER 10X16.5, 12X16.5

Beth hillmar auctioneer au005081

matt lawrence auctioneer au005453

Don Braham auctioneer au2274V

SCHOLARSHIPS

have a 2.5 high school GPA or higher and have demonstrated financial need. Students who have won these scholarships in the past are eligible to apply again.

AMOUNT: Varies

DEADLINE: April 1

APPLY: www.starkcf.org/for-grantees/for-students

• • •

WHAT: George Miller Memorial scholarship

ELIGIBLE: Applicants must be a junior or adult member of Holstein Association USA and currently enrolled in an associate’s or bachelor’s degree program. Must be a U.S. citizen attending college full-time in the U.S. and pursuing an agricultural degree with dairy-related experiences and career interests.

AMOUNT: $1,000 scholarship

DEADLINE: April 1

APPLY: www.holsteinusa.com

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WHAT: Youngstown Press Club scholarships

ELIGIBLE: The awards will go to college juniors or seniors residing in the Mahoning or Shenango valleys who are majoring in journalism or a related field. Related fields include communications, broadcasting, marketing and public relations.

AMOUNT: Two $2,000 scholarships

DEADLINE: April 1

APPLY: youngstownpressclub.com

• • •

WHAT: Robert H. Rumler MBA Scholarship

ELIGIBLE: Available to students interested in agriculture who plan to pursue their master’s degree in business administration at an accredited university.

DEADLINE: April 15

APPLY: https://www.holsteinusa. com/pdf/forms_apps/rumler_scholarship.pdf

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WHAT: Angus Foundation scholarships

ELIGIBLE: Applicants for undergraduate and graduate scholarships must have, at one time, been a member of the National Junior Angus Association and currently be an active junior, regular or life member of the American Angus Association.

DEADLINE: May 1

APPLY: AngusFoundation.org

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Farm and Dairy is looking for freelancers to cover agriculture, natural resources, conservation, energy and rural news in Ohio. Pay is experiencebased. Those who are interested should send resume and writing samples to editorial@farmanddairy.com.

(To add a scholarship to our listing, send details at least three weeks in advance to: Scholarship News, Farm and Dairy, P.O. Box 38, Salem, OH 44460; or email: editorial@farmanddairy.com.)

Shalersville Historical Society meeting, March 3

SHALERSVILLE, Ohio — Shalersville Historical Society’s monthly meeting will be March 3 at 3 p.m. at the society’s museum located at 9154 State Route 44. Meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. A monthly open house from 2-5 p.m. will precede the meeting. Curator Judy Richardson will be available to talk to visitors at that time.

JD SF3000 SF1 GPS Globes, Sold Separate; (2) JD 2630 GPS Screens (1 w/ Section Control), Sold Separate; 2014 JD 630F Full Finger Fore Aft Reel Grain Head, “New w/ Combine”; J&M 30’ Header Wagon; 2010 JD 8225R MFWD Tractor, ONLY 1,066 Hrs., Cab, Air, P.S. Trans., 3 Remotes + Planter Return, 18.4-R46 Tires w/ Hub Duals, 16.9-30 Front Tires, 8 Front Wts, Rear Wts, “VERY NICE - 1 OWNER”; 2013 JD 6140R MFWD Tractor, ONLY 872 Hrs., Full Cab, Air, 16 Sp., PQ Trans; 18.438 Tires, 14.9-30 Front Tires, 3 Remotes, Green Star Ready, “Tractor is Very Nice - 1 OWNER”; 1997 JD 8100 MFWD Tractor, ONLY 2,006 Hrs., Cab, Air, ASU Unit,8.1 Liter Engine, P.S Trans, 3 Remotes, 8

Wts., 18.4-R42 Tires w/ Hub Duals, 14.9-R30 Front Tires; JD 310 SG Tractor

Backhoe

& 24” Buckets; Hyster 4K Diesel Forklift w/ Side Shift, Big Tires; IH 350 Gas Utility Tractor w/ Loader, Fast Hitch, Needs some TLC; PLANTER * DRILL * SPRAYER: 2017 JD 1795 12/24 Planter w/ Air Down, Quick Fill, Corn, Bean & Wheat Units, Wing Shut-Off, Cast Closers, “LOW ACRE PLANTER – 1 OWNER”; JD 750 15’ NT Drill w/ Dolly Wheels, 7.5 Spac ings, Quick Fill, Markers; Hardi 4400 Triple Nozzle Sprayer w/ 90’ Hyd Booms, Spray Monitor, Hardi Radial Pump, 6 Zone Shutoff; GREAT PLAINS 24’ VT * WAGONS * FARM EQUIPMENT * MISC: Great Plains 24’ Turbo-Max VT Tool, “Low Acres - 1 Owner”;

“VERY

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OWNER”;

JD

Sp., PQ

Owner: DENNIS MARVIN SHINDELDECKER ESTATE –Rockford, OH

Tires,

LOREN SCHINDELDECKER, Executor ~ Mercer County Probate Case #2023-1037 FARMER #2: C/IH 541C sq. baler, lig treat app., ¼ turn chute, S# HBJ00541LJN304598; C/IH 541C

lig

Front Tires, 3 Remotes, Green Star Ready, “Tractor is Very Nice - 1 OWNER”; 1997 JD 8100 MFWD Tractor, ONLY 2,006 Hrs., Cab, Air, ASU Unit,8.1 Liter Engine, P.S Trans, 3 Remotes, 8 Front Wts., Rear Wts., 18.4 -R42 Tires w/ Hub Duals, 14.9-R30 Front Tires; JD 310 SG Tractor Loader Backhoe w/ 30” & 24” Buckets; Hyster 4K Diesel Forklift w/ Side Shift, Big Tires; IH 350 Gas Ut ility Tractor w/ Loader, Fast Hitch, Needs some TLC; PLANTER * DRILL * SPRAYER: 2017 JD 1795 12/24 Planter w/ Air Down, Quick Fill, Corn, Bean & Wheat Units, Wing Shut -Off, Cast Closers, “LOW ACRE PLANTER – 1 OWNER”; JD 750 15’ NT Drill w/ Dolly Wheels, 7. 5 Spacings, Quick Fill, Markers; Hardi 4400 Triple Nozzle Sprayer w/ 90’ Hyd Booms, Spray Monitor, Hardi Radial Pump, 6 Zone Shutoff; GREAT PLAINS 24’ VT * WAGONS * FARM EQUIPMENT * MISC: Great Plains 24’ Turbo-Max VT Tool, “Low Acres - 1

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chute, S# HBJ0054IHJN304599; 2018 NH ST102 diesel bale wagon, “300 hours from new”, S# YHG651536; 1996 NH 1089 diesel bale wagon, 4424 hrs, S# 583437; C/ IH 8880 HP windrower w/ 15’ disc cutter, 1958 eng/ 1333 header, S# CFH0155646; JCB 550 10K# 42’ telehandler, 5320 hrs, S# SLP55000XE0774300; Lewco 18’ bale grabber w/ rotator; Bale push stand; C/IH 330 34’ turbo-till w/ rear hitch & hyd.; 1999 Transcraft 48x102 steel frame step deck w/ 10’ spread, alum deck & head board; 8,000 gal steel diesel tank w/ dike; >> Custom Built Commercial Straw Blower, Cat C12 425 diesel eng, 2800 hrs, climate control cab, Pilot hand controls, blows 3x3x8 rectangle straw bales, auto twine cutter, 5 bale chain driven feed table, 400 gal auxiliary diesel fuel tank; Owner: LOCAL FARMER 1997 Ford L8000 auto, single axle, dump trk w/ plow, 113K Miles; Tri-axle tlr w/ 14’ pinto hitch-18’ dovetail; Owner: JACKSON TWP - Wood County, OH

Owner”; J&M 540 Gravity Wagon w/ Brakes, Lights, Tarp, Lrg. Mixer Tires, Ext Tongue; J&M 540 Gravity Wagon w/ Brakes, Lights, Lrg. Mixer Tires , Ext Tongue; KB 390 Split Box Gravity Wagon on 12 Ton KB Gear: Triple K 24’ Danish Field Cultivator w/ Tine Harrow; Massey #820 21 ’ Hyd. Fold Disc w/ 7.5” Spacing Large Disc; JD 7x 3 Pt “V” Plow; 18’ Harrigator; Brillion 12’ Crow Foot Cultimulcher; JD HX 15 Batwing Rotary Mower, Chains, Stump Jumpers, 540 PTO; JD MX6 3pt chopper; Mayrath 10x62 Hyd. Rise Swing Auger; Schaben 1000 Gal Nurse Tank Trailer w/ Gas Eng./ Pump; (5) 1600 gal Poly Tanks; IH #37 10 Wheel Disc; MM 7’ Sickle Bar Mower; Clipper Fanning Mill; Farm Fans; Rotary Grain Cleaner; 3Pt. Post Hole Digger; Platform Scale & Bagger Stand; Set Gauge Wheels ; Plus Other Farm Misc Items Owner: DENNIS MARVIN SHINDELDECKER ESTATE –Rockford, OH LOREN SCHINDELDECKER, Executor ~ Mercer County Probate Case #2023-1037

TRACTORS / SKID LOADERS / BACKHOES / FORKLIFTS / TELEHANDLER / MINI EXCAVATOR / TRACTOR & CONSTRUCTION MISC / COMBINES / HEADS / HEADER CARTS / PLANTERS / GRAIN DRILLS / GRAIN CLEANERS

FARMER #2: C/IH 541C sq. baler, lig treat app., ¼ turn chute, S# HBJ00541LJN304598; C/IH 541C sq baler, lig treat app., ¼ turn chute, S# HBJ0054IHJN304599; 2018 NH ST102 diesel bale wagon, “300 hours from new”, S# YHG651536; 1996 NH 1089 diesel bale wagon, 4424 hrs, S# 583437; C/IH 8880 HP windrower w/ 15’ disc cutter, 1958 eng/ 1333 header, S# CFH0155646; JCB 550 10K# 42’ telehandler, 5320 hrs, S# SLP55000XE0774300; Lewco 18’ bale grabber w/ rotator; Bale push stand; C/IH 330 34’ turbo-till w/ rear hitch & hyd.; 1999 Transcraft 48x102 steel frame step deck w/ 10’ spread, alum deck & head board; 8,000 gal steel diesel tank w/ dike; >> Custom Built Commercial Straw Blower, Cat C12 425 diesel eng, 2800 hrs, climate control cab, Pilot hand controls, blows 3x3x8 rectangle straw bales, auto twine cutter, 5 bale chain driven feed table, 400 gal auxiliary diesel fuel tank; Owner: LOCAL FARMER 1997 Ford L8000 auto, single axle, dump trk w/ plow, 113K M iles; Tri-axle tlr w/ 14’ pinto hitch-18’ dovetail; Owner: JACKSON TWP - Wood County, OH

TRACTORS / SKID LOADERS / BACKHOES / FORKLIFTS / TELEHANDLER / MINI EXCAVATOR / TRACTOR & CONSTRUCTION

J&M 540 Gravity Wagon w/ Brakes, Lights, Tarp, Lrg. Mixer Tires, Ext Tongue; J&M 540 Gravity Wagon w/ Brakes, Lights, Lrg. Mixer Tires, Ext Tongue; KB 390 Split Box Gravity Wagon on 12 Ton KB Gear: Triple K 24’ Danish Field Cultivator w/ Tine Harrow; Massey #820 21’ Hyd. Fold Disc w/ 7.5” Spacing Large Disc; JD 7x 3 Pt “V” Plow; 18’ Harrigator; Brillion 12’ Crow Foot Cultimulcher; JD HX 15 Batwing Rotary Mower, Chains, Stump Jumpers, 540 PTO; JD MX6 3pt chopper; Mayrath 10x62 Hyd. Rise Swing Auger; Schaben 1000 Gal Nurse Tank Trailer w/ Gas Eng./ Pump; (5) 1600 gal Poly Tanks; IH #37 10 Wheel Disc; MM 7’ Sickle Bar Mower; Clipper Fanning Mill; Farm Fans; Rotary Grain Cleaner; 3Pt. Post Hole Digger; Platform Scale & Bagger Stand; Set Gauge Wheels; Plus Other Farm Misc Items

sq baler,

treat app.,

turn

Newark Valley, Ny

TUEs. MARCH 12, 2024

starting at 8:45 a .M.

LARGE FARM & CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AUCTION

To be held in our yard at the corners of rt. 38 & 38B Newark Valley, Ny

(19 miles west of Binghamton, 8 mi north of Owego exit 64 off I-86) FARM & COMPACT TRACTORS, FARM MACHINERY, CONSTRUCTION, FARM LINE, NEW ATTACHMENTS, AND MORE

CONsIGNMENTs WELCOME! CHECK WEBsITE FOR DETAILs! GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC

7166 RT 38 NEWARK VALLEY, NY 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com

Carrollton, oH

Sat. March 2, 2024

starting at 10:30 a.m.

Live Onsite OnLy – Fantastic

400 pc. Toy AucTion

location – Garners Center 1186 Canyon rd. SE, Carrollton, oH 44615

Having lost her husband, our Seller is Selling this Outstanding Collection of Farm Toys, Pedals, Matchbox Toys, Semi Trucks, Trains, and Signs. (12) Pedal Tractors, (4) Trains, (16) Semi Trucks, (2) Mailboxes, (3) Dispay Case full of Matchbox Trucks.

Farm Toys included Big Bud- FordWhite- A-C- IH-Case- Plus very large selection of JD, Including 8400R & 7310 Prestige Silver- Plus JD Construction Toys. Collection offers much to beginning all size collector and advanced collector. To see Catalog and Pictures go to www.garnerauctioneers.com.

Mike Lozier, Auctioneer

Since 1958

Larry Garner - Auctioneer/Broker 1186 Canyon Rd., SE, Carrollton, Ohio 44615 330-806-0145 • 330-627-5573

WV Auctioneer No. 378 - www.garnerauctioneers.com

OHIO 3

SAT, MAR 2 at 9:30 A.M. Uhrichsville, OH. Guns, ammo, and misc. Cronebaugh Auction Svc. Pg. B22

MON, MAR 4 at 12:00 A.M. Mt Hope, OH. See or ad for a list of upcoming auctions for March. Mt Hope Auction Pg. B5

MON, MAR 4 at 2:00 P.M. Mt Hope, OH. 45th Annual Spring Mid-Ohio Draft Horse and Carriage Sale. Mt Hope Auction Pg. B21

SAT, MAR 9 at 9:00 A.M. Carrollton, OH. Horses, crawlers, tractors, household, and misc. David Miller, Auctioneer Pg. B9

SAT, MAR 9 at 9:00 A.M. Carrollton, OH. Large Spring Consignment Auction, Tractors, Trucks, Construction, Lawn and Garden, ATV, Fence Post and More. Country Side Equipment Sales Pg. B2

SAT, MAR 9 at 10:00 A.M. Baltic, OH. TOYS, 350 lots, one owner collection, and misc. Allen Troyer, Auct. Pg. B11

SAT, MAR 9 at 10:30 A.M. Carrollton, OH. 34.8 Acres in 2 parcels and misc. Kiko Auctioneers Pg. B14

SAT, MAR 16 at 12:00 A.M. Millersburg, OH. 3 Bedroom, 2 bath home on 1.3 acres, barn, root cellar, storage shed, and misc. John Froelich, Auct. Pg. B3

SAT, MAR 16 at 9:00 A.M. Carrollton, OH. Horses, equipment, farm machinery, guns, antiques, watches, supplies, and misc. Kaufman Realty & Auctions Pg. B17

SAT, MAR 16 at 10:00 A.M. Baltic, OH. First Annual Farmerstown Machinery Auction, consignments now being taken, and misc. Kiko Auctioneers Pg. B15

OHIO 4

SAT, MAR 2 at 10:00 A.M. Adamsville, OH. Tools, and misc. Roger Kreis, Auct. Pg. B5

FRI, MAR 8 at 11:00 A.M. Zanesville, OH. 102 Acres in 4 tracts, 2007 Kenworth dump truck, and misc. Ed & Ben Schafer, Auctioneers Pg. B11

SAT, MAR 9 at 10:00 A.M. Barnesville, OH. Coins, collectibles, tools, and misc. Pryor & Sons/ Richard Pryor, Auctioneer Pg. B18

OHIO 5

46), New waterford, ohio

Three-bedroom two-story home in New Waterford. Great rental or flip it or live in it! Some work needed but not much to make this a lovely home. Built in 1890 and remodeled in 2003. The main lot is 50 X 150 with 2 additional parcels. All city utilities including water and sewer. Final bid is subject to approval by the lender (should not be a problem!). Open at 10 for preview or by appointment. Crestview Schools.

tErMS: 10% down the day of auction, balance due at closing. 10% buyer premium will be added to the highest bid to establish the final purchase price. This is a confirmation sale. All information herein derived from sources believed to be correct. Any desired inspections must be done prior to bidding. Please go to our website at: www.auctionhomeplace.com or auctionzip.com for more information and photos.

Sale by the order of the eState of Margaret haM, ColuMbiana Co. Probate CaSe #2022eS00024. elizabeth SMith, exeCutor, Mark hutSon, attorney

DirEctionS: from SR 14 in Columbiana, South on SR 46 to 1st traffic light left to auction about a mile on the right.

Hofmeister realty inc.

Harry m. Hofmeister, Broker/auctioneer 330-853-9585 www.hofmeisterrealty.com

SAT, MAR 2 at 9:00 A.M. Wooster, OH. Hillsdale FFA Alumni Equipment Consignment Auction, Ag, Construction Equipment and Attachments. RES/ Wooster Pg. B28

SAT, MAR 2 at 4:00 P.M. Brunswick, OH. Antiques, collectibles, and misc. Masterson Brabander Auctions Pg. B7

WED, MAR 6 at 3:30 P.M. Apple Creek, OH. Primitives, antiques, collectibles, quilts, sewing machines, and misc. Bob Graber, Auct. Pg. B10

THURS, MAR 7 at 9:00 A.M. Wooster, OH. Antiques, primitives, dolls, jewelry, tools, mowers, camper trailer, and misc. Dave Acker, Auct. Pg. B24

FRI, MAR 8 at 10:00 A.M. Shiloh, OH. Tractors, combines, tillage, and misc. Martin Sauder, Auctioneer Pg. B10

SAT, MAR 9 at 10:00 A.M. New London, OH. Absolute Land Auction 420 Acres in 5 Parcels. RES/Wooster Pg. B27

SAT, MAR 9 at 10:00 A.M. Brooklyn, OH. Lathe, Delta drill press, Hydraulic punch press, and misc. Marco Marinucci, Auctioneer Pg. B4

TUES, MAR 12 at 9:30 A.M. Medina, OH. Machine shop equipment, fab equipment, parts, and misc. Alex Lyon & Sons Auctioneers Pg. B22

SAT, MAR 16 at 11:00 A.M. New London, OH. Country home, hobby shop, 15.96 wooded acres with nature and recreation, and misc. Kiko Auctioneers Pg. B15

SAT, MAR 16 at 1:00 P.M. Polk, OH. 25.069 Acres of woods and misc. Nicolls & Auctions Pg. B11

OHIO 6

SAT, MAR 2 at 10:00 A.M. Belle Center, OH. Auto, camper, tractors, and misc. Harley & Hal Jackson Auctioneers Pg.

B12

SAT, MAR 9 at 10:00 A.M. Marysville, OH. Gentleman’s farm, tractors, guns, collectibles, Fiesta dishes, and misc. Harley and Hal Jackson, Auct. Pg. B12

SUN, MAR 10 at 10:00 A.M. Mt. Vernon, OH. 2 Day 3/9 @ 10AM & 3.10 at 11AM. Collector cars, motorcycles, antiques, Native American blankets, and misc. Michael Hoffman, Auctioneer Pg. B21

FRI, MAR 15 at 1:00 P.M. Columbus, OH. Ohio Beef Expo, and misc. Roger Hunker, Auct. Pg. B13

SAT, MAR 23 at 9:37 A.M. Fremont, OH. Consigning- equipment, trucks, tools, and misc. Bonnigson & Associates Pg. B3

WED, MAR 27 at 11:00 A.M. Springfield, OH. 1,013 Acres in tracts, and misc. Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co. Pg. B27

SAT, MAR 30 at 9:00 A.M. Marysville, OH. Consignment Farm Auction, Farm Equip. Supplies, Machinery, Tools, Antiques, Tack, Hay, and More. BLT Livestock Auction Pg. B26

OHIO 7

SAT, MAR 9 at 10:00 A.M. Lancaster, OH. Antiques, collectibles, and misc. David Flood, Auct. Pg. B4

THURS, MAR 21 at 6:00 P.M. Waverly , OH. 294 Acres in 8 tracts, and misc. Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co. Pg. B27

OHIO 8

FRI, MAR 8 at 12:30 P.M. Van Wert, OH. Tractors, trucks, combines, and misc. Walton Auction Co. Pg. B25

SAT, MAR 16 at 9:00 A.M. Ottawa, OH. Tractors, combines, heads, farm equipment, trucks, trailers, and misc. Siefker Real Estate & Auction Pg. B19

SAT, MAR 30 at 10:00 A.M. Edgerton, OH. 3/8, 3/9, 3/22, 3/23, 3/30 at 10AM. Onl. Auct. 3/12 & 3/26. Farm toys, and mis c. United Edge RE & Auction Pg. B5

PENNSYLVANIA 1

WED, MAR 6 at 4:00 P.M. New Wilmington, PA. Machinist Toolbox Loaded, vintage toys, milk bottles, and misc. Duke Whiting, Auctioneer Pg. B22

SAT, MAR 9 at 9:00 A.M. New Castle, PA. Pedal cards, bayonet, Indian artifacts, and misc. Duke Whiting, Auctioneer Pg. B25

SAT, MAR 9 at 9:30 A.M. Mercer, PA. Consignment of farm machinery, and misc. Beth Hillmar, Auctioneer Pg. B18

SAT, MAR 9 at 10:00 A.M. Harrisville, PA. Real estate on .60 acres and misc. John R. Huey II, Auctioneer Pg. B5

SAT, MAR 9 at 10:00 A.M. Corry, PA. Bitters, flasks, sodas, beers, milks, fruit jars, and midc. Larry Ploss, Auctioneer Pg. B23

SAT, MAR 30 at 9:00 A.M. Harmony, PA. Tractors, farm equipment, lawn & garden, consignors welcome, and misc. Kerr Farm Equipment Pg. B10

PENNSYLVANIA 2

FRI, MAR 1 at 10:00 A.M. Acme, PA. Complete dispersal, 7 tractors, 3 skid steers, equipment, feed, and misc. Fraley Auction Company, Inc. Pg. B5

WED, MAR 6 at 8:00 A.M. Shippensburg, PA. Tractors, sprayers, skid loaders, tillage, and misc. Martins Auction Service Pg. B6

MON, MAR 11 at 2:30 P.M. Washington, PA. Spring Feeder Cattle, all types of feeders and yearlings, and misc. David Kearns, Auctioneer Pg. B24

NEW YORK

SAT, MAR 9 at 8:00 A.M. Stamford, NY. Tractors, heavy equipment, trailers, and misc. RTI Auctions Pg. B2

TUES, MAR 12 at 8:45 A.M. Newark, NY. Large farm and construction equipment, and misc. Goodrich Auction Service Pg. B20

WEST VIRGINIA

FRI, MAR 1 at 6:00 P.M. Ripley, WV. March 1 @ 6PM Bred Cow Sale. March 2 @ 11AM with Regular Sale 30 Bred Ewe Sheep. Jackson Co Regional Livestock Market Pg. B3

OTHER

THURS, MAR 7 at 9:30 A.M. Baltimore, MD. Case, demolition attachments, concrete crushers, and misc. Alex Lyon & Sons Auctioneers Pg. B25

WED, MAR 20 at 9:30 A.M. Fort Worth, TX. Dump trucks, truck tractors, construction, and misc. Alex Lyon & Sons Auctioneers Pg. B25

TUES, MAR 26 at 8:00 A.M. St. Anne, IL. Large Farm Machinery Auct. St. Anne Consignment Auction & Equipment Sales Pg. B3

ONLINE ONLY

SAT, MAR 2 at 10:30 A.M. ONLINE toys auction, see website for closing details. Garner Auctions Pg. B20

MON, MAR 4 at 5:00 P.M. ONLINE ONLY: Bates Absolute Personal Property Auction. Antiques, Primitives, Woodworking Tools, 1927 Ford Models T. RES/Wooster Pg. B26

TUES, MAR 5 at NOON. ONLINE firearms, ammo, and misc. Farnsworth Auctions LLC Pg. B10

TUES, MAR 5 at 5:00 P.M. ONLINE New Concord hunting land, 25 acres, 2 parcels, and misc. Kaufman Realty & Auctions Pg. B16

TUES, MAR 5 at 6:30 P.M. ONLINE upcoming auctions, details, photos and full terms on our website, BASAuctions.com Basinger Auction Service Pg. B24

TUES, MAR 5 at 7:00 P.M. ONLINE

ONLY- Household, antiques, sporting goods, and misc. Baer Auctioneers Pg. B17

WED, MAR 6 at 9:00 A.M. ONLINE equipment, and misc. Chip Carpenter, Auct. Pg. B9

WED, MAR 6 at 7:00 P.M. ONLINEEquipment, lawn & garden, Amish buggy, and misc. Baer Auctioneers Pg. B18

AUCTION CALENDAR

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NOTICE

THURS, MAR 7 at 7:00 P.M. ONLINE sportsman auction, and misc. Gary Huff, Auct. Pg. B21

FRI, MAR 8 at 7:00 P.M. ONLINE Victorian and Early American furniture, china, paintings, prints, and misc. Kiko Auctioneers Pg. B13

SAT, MAR 9 at 10:00 A.M. ONLINE

2/28-3/9 at 10AM. Construction equipment, attachments, trailers, and misc. Alex Lyon & Sons Auctioneers Pg. B26

TUES, MAR 12 at 6:00 P.M. ONLINE 3/6-3/12. Tractors, equipment, tools, and misc. RTI Auctions Pg. B2

WED, MAR 13 at 6:00 P.M. ONLINE vehicles, trailers, construction equipment, tools, household, antiques, and misc. Kaufman Realty & Auctions Pg. B16

WED, MAR 13 at 7:00 P.M. ONLINETrucks, household, antiques, and misc. Baer Auctioneers Pg. B16

WED, MAR 13 at 7:00 P.M. ONLINE- Tools, trains, clocks, and misc. Kaufman Auction WV Pg. B17

THURS, MAR 14 at 4:00 P.M. ONLINE estate auction, 2010 Harley Davidson, 1975 Triumph, tractors, tools, household, and misc. Kiko Auctioneers Pg. B13

THURS, MAR 14 at 6:00 P.M. ONLINE

turnkey recreational trophy property, 173.7 Acres, 12 acres of food plots, feeders, open and wooded, and misc. Kaufman Realty & Auctions Pg. B16

FRI, MAR 15 at 6:00 P.M. ONLINE

ONLY: 16 Acres Hocking County. Bauer Real Estate Pg. B19

SAT, MAR 16 at 5:00 P.M. ONLINE

ONLY: 17.97 Acres Fairfield County. Bauer Real Estate Pg. B11

MON, MAR 18 at 6:00 P.M. ONLINE

Massey Ferguson 2650 tractor, portable sawmill, combine, corn planter, grinder, and misc. Kiko Auctioneers Pg. B15

TUES, MAR 19 at 6:00 P.M. ONLINE1940 Custom Coupe & 1939 Ford Convertible Coupe project cars, parts, advertising, and misc. Kiko Auctioneers Pg. B13

SAT, MAR 23 at 1:30 P.M. UPCOMING AUCTIONS: See CronebaughAuctions. com for more details. Cronebaugh Auction Svc. Pg. B19

AG Yost sends $250,000 to food banks from Family Dollar settlement

COLUMBUS — Foodbanks and food pantries throughout Ohio will again benefit from a settlement secured by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost over price discrepancies at Family Dollar.

The $400,000 agreement earmarks $250,000 for food banks or other similar charities to purchase and distribute

and personal-care items, with

beneficiaries chosen by Ohio’s 88 county auditors. Yost’s office recently entered into a $1 million settlement with Dollar General, with $750,000 of that distributed in December to auditor-selected food pantries.

Family Dollar, which was bought in 2015 by Virginia-based Dollar Tree, has 460 stores in Ohio.

On the heels of price discrepancies identified at Dollar General stores

throughout Ohio, Family Dollar stores came under scrutiny from the county auditors, who are responsible for price verification at retail businesses. Auditor inspectors found that Family Dollar was displaying prices on store shelves for certain items but charging higher prices at its registers.

As part of the settlement with the state, Family Dollar acknowledges violations of the Ohio Consumer Protection Sales Act.

In addition to paying monetary relief, Family Dollar must also make changes to ensure accurate pricing. Although Dollar Tree was originally named in the state’s complaint against Family Dollar solely as Family Dollar’s parent company, it was dismissed from the lawsuit upon the state reaching a settlement agreement with Family Dollar.

Mt. Hope, oH • March 4-9, 2024

See Schedule below

45th AnnuAl Spring

Mid-OhiO draft hOrse & Carriage sale

Mt. Hope Auction, Mt. Hope Ohio

ThurSday, March 7

Sale Schedule:

Monday, March 4

2:00 P.M. – Cataloged Pony Sale (335 Consigned)

5:00 P.M. – Horse Trail Demonstration for Cataloged Tuesday Horses

TueSday, March 5

7:30 a.M. Cataloged sale for Riding Horses, Spotted Drafts, Crossbreds, Dutch Harness, Friesian, Clydesdales & Shires (550 Consigned) new: 1:00 P.M. – Cataloged Weanling/Yearling & Cataloged Standardbreds & Morgans -held in 2nd Ring (176 Head consigned)

wedneSday, March 6

8:00 a.M. Tack Auction (in Event Center)

9:00 a.M. Field items & Horse Implements.

9:00 a.M. Antiques (Event Center)

9:00 a.M. Harnesses (Livestock Ring)

10:00 a.M. Box Wagons & Trailers

11:00 a.M. Saddles followed by Collars (Event Center)

12:00 noon Carriages (expecting 200-250)

4:00 P.M. – Horse Pull Demonstration for Cataloged and Uncataloged Pulling Horses

6:00 P.M. Cataloged Haflingers (30 Consigned) Unloading tack, carriages & equipment for Wednesday’s Sale can be done Monday, March 4 and Tuesday, March 5. noTe: Tack and antiques to be unloaded in the Mt Hope Event Center. Harness, Box Wagons and Carriages at the same location as previous years.

8:00 a.M. Cataloged Percherons (190 Consigned) followed Draft Crosses (28 consigned) followed by Cataloged Pulling Bred Belgians (244 consigned)

Friday, March 8

8:00 a.M. Cataloged Belgians (338 Consigned) followed by Uncataloged Draft Horses and Uncataloged Crossbreds – noTe: We will be selling Uncataloged horses in 2 rings. Uncataloged Drafts will sell in 2nd Ring. Uncataloged Crossbreds and mixed horses will sell in Dean Beachy arena.

SaTurday, March 9

7:30 a.M. Draft Horses followed by Standardbred Horse sale (Horses for Local Dealer List must be called in by Noon - Friday, March 8th.

2:00 P.M. – 2nd Ring – Riding Horses and Ponies

Mid ohio draFT horSe exPo: Stop in and visit our Vendors in the Mt Hope Event Center, open Monday –Friday.

reMinder that we will NOT be having the Regular Livestock, Hay & Poultry Sale during this week (Wednesday, March 6). March 13th we will be back on the regular schedule.

AuctioneerS : Atlee Shetler, DAviD Miller, vernon YoDer, Arlen YoDer & elMer YoDer

Sale catalog and more Sale info available online @ www.mthopeauction.com

Sale Barn Phone (330)-674-6188

For more inFormation contact thurman mullet or StePhen Yoder

Mt. Vernon, oh

Sat-Sun. March 9-10, 2024

starting 10:00 a.m.

GRAND TWO-DAY AUCTION EXTRAVAGANZA

open to the Public!

at 15266 Gilchrist rd., Mt. Vernon, ohio!**

Day 1 on March 9th StartS at 10 a.M.: featuring low mileage collector cars, square body Chevy’s, sleek boats, thrilling motorcycles, versatile trailers, robust Case International Harvester 4230 Tractor, essential sportsman’s gear, stunning taxidermy including State of Ohio champion bucks, and sharp knives from brands like Randall and Case, new in boxes. Day 2 on March 10th beginS at 11 a.M.: with timeless antique furniture, authentic Native American blankets, diverse collectibles of all types, vintage toys, exquisite jewelry, precious gold and silver, alongside a myriad of unparalleled finds and general household items. Enjoy dual auction rings each day, simulcast bidding for big-ticket items, plentiful parking, varied food vendors, and on-site amenities like portable toilets and security. terMS : include cash, Visa/MasterCard for general items, with cash or wire transfer required for high-value items. A 10% Buyer’s Premium applies. Don’t miss this extraordinary event perfect for collectors and enthusiasts alike! Booking area hotel rooms early is recommended.

Items beIng sold to settle estates of saundra WIlhelm (Knox County Probate #e20231026), randy WIlhelm (Knox County Probate #e20221308), bradley WIlhelm (Knox County Probate #e20221309) For more details, contact:

Auctioneer: MichAel hoffMAn at (614) 314-0298 or visit www.hoffmanAuctions.com

Vintage

scale. Pea-

Old Baseball Cards. Milk Bottles, Medicine

Coffee Jar (Glass). Pyrex, Crockery, Vintage Kitchen, Nesting Crock Bowls. Sad Iron, Jars of Buttons, Kitchen Scale. Heinz-Crock & Such-Advertising. World Globe, Globe Book Ends. Goebel (Hummel): Lamb, Rabbits, Kitten, Dogs. Lenox, Bells, Figurines- Angels, Peanuts (Charlie Brown). Milk Bottles: Local- Chewton, Wampum, Ellwood, NeCa, Petersburg, Butler, Koppel… Soda Bottles-Hazel Club & Victory-Ellwood. Handmade Quilts, Wendell August, Leaded Crystal. Sterling Candlesticks. Antique Victorian Dresser w/ mirror. Chest of Drawers. Deacons Bench, Pulpit, Humpback Trunk, Cedar Chest. Duncan Fyfe Drop Leaf Table & 4 Chairs. Lighted Curio Cabinet. Cast Iron/Wood Bench. Banquet Lamp, Finger Lamps. Fire Helmet, Chaplain Formal Fire Hat, Badges, Pins. Fireman’s Coat-Chaplain, Fire Boots. Clergy: Robes, Stole, Cords… Stetson Cowboy Hat-NIB & other Western & Leisure hats. NOS Lodge Griddle, NOS Cookware in Boxes. Dishes, Pots & Pans. Small Chest Freezer, Small Sentry Safe. Sony Flatscreen TV. Heath Care Oxygen Bottle/System?Boy Scout Knife, Pocketknives, Straight Razor, Ceremonial Swords. Fancy Ink Pen Collection: Cross, Levenger Germany, Parker& others… Jewelry: Mens Rings, Wrist Watches- Gruen, Timex, Pulsur, Armitron and more. Costume Jewelry, Bolo Ties, Cuff Links, Tie Tac’s. Zippo- Lighters & Tape Measure. Steelers-prints, Posters, Hats, Ronald Reagan. Coins: Silver Dollars, Currency, Sets. Old Shotguns & Rifles- List Coming. Rolling Block Antique Rifle. Lever Action “Gunsmoke” TV Prop Gun. BB Guns, Cap Guns. All FFL Laws Apply – Estate Family Handles Firearms. Sale by order of POA for Alene Alleman and The Late Pastor David Alleman et al.

TerMs of sale: 5% Buyer’s Premium waived for Cash or Local Check. Go to auctionzip.com #8930 for more.

auctioneer

Complete Auction Service 305 Easy Street, New Wilmington, PA 16142 (724) 301-0319 PA Lic. #AU-003437-L • OH Lic. #57 96 7020 www.whitingauctions.com • www.auctionzip.com #8930

HIGHLIGHTS: MACHINE SHOP EQUIP.: Trak Model 2460SX CNC Lathe, 24”x60” (2009, new control 2019), Trak Model DPM CNC Milling Machine(1997, new control 2015), 12”x18” Scotch #20 Mitre Horizontal Band Saw, 50-ton Scotchman Model 5014-TM Ironworker, (2)Large Drill Presses, DC Morrison Keyseater, Tooling, Drills, Reemers, Broach Tooling, 36”x96” Lodge & Shipley Lathe, 21”x80”, Samstar J.MK530 Lathe(with DROP), Arbor Press, 6” Belt Sander, Bridgeport Style Milling Machine(needs work), Kurt & Wilton Machine Vises, Assorted Tooling and Drills, FABRICATION ROOM EQUIP.: Metal Muncher MM610 Ironworkers(with punches and brake Insert), Scotchman 5014TM(50 ton iron worker w/dies), Ercolina Model SB-48 Hydraulic Tube Benders, 12” Scotchman Cold Saw, Parker Tube Chamfer Machine, Surface Grinder, Scissor Lift Table, Contents of Steel Inventory - Flat, Angle, Tube, DoAll Metal Saw, DE Grinder, Radial Arm Saw, Antique Anvil on Stand, Many Power Tools, PARTS ROOM EQUIP.: (2) Roto Bins with Hardware, Pneumatic and Electric Impact Guns, Ridgid Pipe Wrenches, Large Sockets, Mag Base Drills and Electric Hand Tools, Contents of Parts Room with Hardware, Hydraulic Fittings, Contents of Paint Room, Paint Pots, Drill Presses, Skat Blast Sand Blast Cabinet, Perma-Crimp PC-125 Hydraulic Hose Crimper with Dies, Chop Saw, DE Grinder, STEAM CLEANER: Hydrotek(gas engine), MACHINE SHOP SUPPORT EQUIP.: Miller Synchrowave 250DX Welder, Miller 252 Welder, Miller CP 302 Welder with Feeder, Lincoln Idealarc DC-250(gas engine generator/welder), Miller Goldstar 452 Welder, Miller 252 Welder, Lincoln TM-300 Tig Welder, Lincoln CV305 Welder, Miller Deltaweld 302(w/boom), Hypertherm Powermax 1250 & 750 Plasma Cutters, Grizzley Bench Top Drill/Mill, (3)Milwaukee & Hougen Magnetic Drills, Trans Jack(H.D. Table with Vise, Chains, Binders, Hose, Stands, Bottle Jacks), (2)13,500 Gray Model WPLS-135 Portable Wheel Jacks(for big trucks, hardly used), Oxy Torch Set on Cart, Oil Cart, Battery Charger, Gray Pneumatic Frontend Jack, Tennant 59 Floor Sweeper, Hydraulic Floor Jack, Jack Stands, Custom Built H-Frame Press, Lots of C-Clamps, Steel Table with Vise, (2)Westinghouse Welders, 4’x4’ Acorn Welding Table with Vise, (3) Coolspace Portacool Fans, Skid of Steel Cable, (2)Lincoln Welders, Snatch Blocks, Hydraulic Pump, Jack Stands, Rolling Tipper 3-yd Shop Dumpster, YARD CRANE: Broderson IC-80F(cab, jib, diesel), 3 FORK-

LIFTS: Clark C500Y, Clark LP, Hyster H50FT, CUSTOM MADE SEWER/FIELD SPREADER

TRUCK: Bovie(custom made by Tiger for local county, for pumping & field spreading, 2000 gal vacuum tank, monster rear tires, 671 Detroit, neat unit), TRUCK TRACTOR: 2014 Freightliner, 3

PICKUPS:

HIGHLIGHTS: MACHINE SHOP EQUIP.: Trak Model 2460SX CNC Lathe, 24”x60” (2009, new control 2019), Trak Model DPM CNC Milling Machine(1997, new control 2015), 12”x18” Scotch #20 Mitre Horizontal Band Saw, 50-ton Scotchman Model 5014-TM Ironworker, (2)Large Drill Presses, DC Morrison Keyseater, Tooling, Drills, Reemers, Broach Tooling, 36”x96” Lodge & Shipley Lathe, 21”x80”, Samstar J.MK530 Lathe(with DROP), Arbor Press, 6” Belt Sander, Bridgeport Style Milling Machine(needs work), Kurt & Wilton Machine Vises, Assorted Tooling and Drills, FABRICATION ROOM EQUIP.: Metal Muncher MM610 Ironworkers(with punches and brake Insert), Scotchman 5014-TM(50 ton iron worker w/dies), Ercolina Model SB-48 Hydraulic Tube Benders, 12” Scotchman Cold Saw, Parker Tube Chamfer Machine, Surface Grinder, Scissor Lift Table, Contents of Steel Inventory - Flat, Angle, Tube, DoAll Metal Saw, DE Grinder, Radial Arm Saw, Antique Anvil on Stand, Many Power Tools, PARTS ROOM EQUIP.: (2) Roto Bins with Hardware, Pneumatic and Electric Impact Guns, Ridgid Pipe Wrenches, Large Sockets, Mag Base Drills and Electric Hand Tools, Contents of Parts Room with Hardware, Hydraulic Fittings, Contents of Paint Room, Paint Pots, Drill Presses, Skat Blast Sand Blast Cabinet, Perma-Crimp PC-125 Hydraulic Hose Crimper with Dies, Chop Saw, DE Grinder, STEAM

2015 Chevy 3500HD Crew Cab(12’ flatbed, Duramax dsl, low miles), 2014 Ford F250XL(4x4), 2002 Nissan Frontier Ext. Cab(custom paint), SCISSOR LIFTS: Genie GS-2032, GENERATOR: Cat 125Kw(trailer mnt.), 2 TAGALONGS: 2024 Cross Country 6HD20DO(t/a), 2024 Cross Country 616TL5, UTILITY TRAILER: 2024 Cross Country 61235, DUMP TRAILER: 2024 Cross Country 610DT8LP(t/a), 7 STORAGE CONTAINERS: (2)New 40ft.,(4 compartments), (4)Asst 14ft.-18ft. Truck Body Storage Containers, 40ft. Storage Container, POR-

TABLE BATHROOM: New Bastone 110v W/ Single Stall, (2) Steel Moving 4-Wheel Trailers, Large Hydraulic Packing Garbage Dumpster.

ADDRESS: 6867 Wooster Pike, Medina, OH 44256

SALE SITE PHONE: (315) 633-2944

OHIO AUCTION LICENSE: 63199360809

OHIO AUCTIONEER LICENSE: 62199360989

Jack H. Lyon

ALEX LYON & SON

SALES MANAGERS & AUCTIONEERS, INC., BRIDGEPORT, NY 13030

Phone: (315) 633-2944 • Fax: (315) 6335635

Go to WWW.LYONAUCTION.COM for more details

RETIREMENT AUCTION

COMPLETE LIQUIDATION ~ Tiger General ~ 100 Years in Business. Family Owned Machine Shop and Small

Amount of Construction Equipment in Very

Good Condition

TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH @ 9:30 AM • MEDINA, OHIO

Anglins Auction service

Jeff Anglin, Auctioneer

2431 youngstown-hubbard road, youngstown, Ohio 44505 330-707-0875 • Licensed and Bonded in Ohio and PA

Smart gardening workshop set for March 16

MONACA, Pa. — The Beaver County Penn State Master Gardeners will present the Smart Gardening Workshop March 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Penn State Beaver.

This year’s theme, Resilient Gardening in a Changing World, features practical ways to enhance garden resilience by saving heirloom vegetable seeds, minimizing woody plant loss, choosing the right plants for shade and supporting native bees.

Registration is $60 and includes breakfast and lunch. A silent auction will be available and requires cash or check only. Pre-registration is required by March 9. Register online at extesion.psu.edu/resilient-gardening or call 1-877-345-0691.

Youngstown, oh • Sun. March 3, 2024

starting at 1:00 P.M. • Preview 11:00 a .M.

Large Live antique auction

Located at Our auctiOn gallery: 2431 yOungStOwn-hubbard rOad, yOungStOwn, OhiO 44505, US 62 and RT 7 run together as Yo. Hubbard Road. updated list and photos at anglinsauction.com

Contents of a true WVA log home with original untouched Antiques, artwork, rare collectibles, early firearms, Architectural leaded stained glass windows, mantles, Knoll post landing, Bison mount, Victorian carved wood Deer stag, Native American Indian collection, Early PA 16 pane original cherry corner cupboard, large 3 column pedestal stand, hand made early Delaware artist wooden ship, serpentine oak dresser with beveled mirror, comb back Windsor chair, dovetailed box, large marble pedestal, Williams and More Side X Side 12 Gauge double barrel shotgun with Belgian laminated twist barrels, Crown marked Potsdam Indian trade muzzle loader Buffalo rifle, original cap and ball pistol, 1870’s Whitneyville Kennedy Armory 44-40 rifle with saddle ring marked M109, gun shaped knife, Civil war surgical knife USMC Chatillion NY, Abe Lincoln print, Buffalo Bill William Cody photos, Frank Lloyd Wright statue marked Frank Lloyd Wright collection, Large lot of Native American Indian Bust statues, Composition Cigar store Indian, Indian Bronze statue, Indian bookends, Tomahawk, Indian vases, Indian rugs, Effigy pipes, Skookum Indian dolls, Indian prints and artwork, copy of John Young Hunter American Indian oil painting Crows Moving Camp late 1800’s, Borax 20 Mule team print titled Hauling borax from Death Valley California By The Pacific Coast Borax Co., Sears Gallager 1786 Hand Colored map on Sheep skin, original 1858 Butler County Map, 1904 Pittsburg Calendar, Hand Written Mercer County Land Grant 1796 Donation Land originally owned By Jermiah Talbott 1805, inlaid wooden Pub scene plaque, Western union oak cabinet with tag, several Telegraph keys and signal senders, several Eagles in various sizes, door knocker cast iron Eagles, wooden Eagle shelf, scale weight sets in small

wooden boxes, cross buck saw, barn beam scale, charcoal iron, Rockingham piggy banks, old bottles some with Indian labels, cast iron Conestoga wagon door stop with original paint, wooden Conestoga wagon jack, Old games Shasteen Hot Dog game in original box, Jackie acrobat, Lincoln logs, 2 Niagara Falls Souvenir boat oars, Wooly Mammouth Tooth, Jim Yeager Whole Wheat Flour Tin, Carved wooden Thermometer, Shaker Brush, Westners Ex Rapid Potrait plates Studio exposure, West view park Pitts PA framed poster, Grey hound Ashtray stand, Large marble clock with brass hands from Pratt & Whitney Dependable Engines, inlaid mahogany cased mantle clock, Erie PA large vise, Rockwell drill press, Brand New 10 inch Craftsman folding table saw, folding saw horses, several antique and vintage showcases, Coins and Currency large lot of Morgan and Peace Silver dollars, 1 $ Silver certificates, pink Depression glass, clean collectibles, household goods, pots, pans and kitchenware, hand and garden tools and so much more with second auctioneer at 1 P.M.

terMS - 13% buyer’s premium, 3% waived for cash. We accept checks with credit card back up (no exceptions), no checks not known by our firm. Visa, MasterCard and Dis-

unless blanket certificate

Uhrichsville, Oh • Sat. March 2, 2024

starting at 9:30 a.m.

Former Possessions oF Doug mallernee

SPORTSMAN’S AUCTION

Preview at 7:00 a.m. day of auction.

Auction held at Uhrichsville Christian Fellowship Church 132 Kutcham Drive, Uhrichsville, Ohio 44683

Offering an outstanding selection of guns, ammo, gun accessories and knives. This will be a very nice auction with some hard to find guns and ammo, along with 2 gun safes and other related hunting and shooting items. Mark your calendars now!

GUNS: WiNcheSter, MarliN, reMiNGtoN, heNry, MoSSberG, rUGer, thoMpSoN ceNter, c SharpS cVa hiGh StaNdard, aNd More!

aMMo : aN exteNSiVe collectioN of 22 lr , 22 MaG, 32 aUto, 380 aUto, 45 acp, 9MM, aloNG With SoMe aSSorted ShotGUN, rifle, aNd black poWder loadS

Full list online at www.cronebaughauctions.com scan the Qr code and follow us on Facebook for updates.

tErMS: 4% Buyers Premium Waived for Cash or Check with Positive ID. All announcements day of Auction take precedence over any previous advertising.

auction by ordEr oF: chEryl MallErnEE

auction conducted by: Cronebaugh auCtion serviCe, ltD.

auctioneers: STeve CrOneBAugh 330-243-6574, BOB hAll 330-440-5923

Assisting Auctioneers: BOB rABer, ADAM WeyAnDT, ChArleS gOTSChAll

http://cronebaughauctions.com

PERRY TRUST AUCTION: Nice 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Limited minivan w/only 35,000 mi and outfitted with power handicap front passenger seat; 99 Ford F150 single cab, long bed truck w/ 59,000mi; Kubota ZG127s zero turn mower w/ 54” deck; Toro Time Cutter ss5000 zero turn mower w/ 50” deck; like new Stihl battery power trimmer & blower set; Briggs & Stratton 10h.p. Elite Series portable generator w/ power cord; Easy Vac leaf & chipper trailer; lawn dump trailer; lawn rollers; push mowers; fert./salt spreaders; propane BBQ grill; Rubbermaid chairs; poly porch swing; 8’ windmill NIB; lawn and garden tools; shop tools; Bruno handicap accessory lift; 2 mobility scooters; round Lifetime tables; Lifetime folding picnic table; indoor/outdoor child’s toys & furniture; Coca-Cola collectibles; model cars; kitchen ware; nice oak dining room table and chairs; oak corner and wall cupboard’s; lift chair; queen bedroom suite; GE refrigerator; elect. range; glassware and collectibles; vinyl records; lots of holiday décor, including blow molds; good box lots and more. FORMER POSSESSIONS OF WALTER AND HAZEL

PERRY, KERILYNN JAGGER, TRUSTEE FOR THE HAZEL L.

PERRY TRUST

KOPP AUCTION: Royal Crest Sterling Silver flatware set; silver plate serving pieces; extensive doll and doll accessory collection, including many types of vintage dolls from different eras, doll clothing, parts, houses, furniture etc.; vintage luggage; wood carved masks, figures & spears from Ecuador; vintage clothing from Ecuador; linens; sewing supplies; marbles; glassware; brass figures; cast iron toy cookstove; Beam bottles; old toys; clarinet; adv. pieces; crocks; Pepsi thermometer; vintage Pepsi cooler; stainless cookware; cedar chest; wood shaft golf clubs; oil jars; 50s Evinrude Fleetwin 7.5hp boat motor; fishing gear; Honda pressure washer; good box lots; & more. CAROL KOPP

OWNER SWARTZENTRUbER AUCTION: Downsizing and selling the following items: assorted jewelry including diamond bracelet & ring; Lladro figures; antique wooden jewelry box; mandolin; violin; good selection of dolls; several men’s & women’s watches; vintage lighters; vintage men’s razors & straight razors; vintage compass; Dr. Seuss books; Army rations; cookie cutters; vintage oriental fans; eyeglasses; ladies’ gloves; purses including a few Vera Bradley; pocketknives; belt buckles; hat pins; Seagull pewter cats; fishing lures; tackle box; fishing rods; buttons; vintage games; cowboy hats; vintage advertising items; vintage tins including cigarettes & tobacco; Native American mask; dress forms; Bohemia porcelain cup set; quilts; ladies’ hats; fur

equipment plus assorted items. Seller sold building and is selling his well maintained Grizzly & Shop Fox wood working shop equipment, new rolling scaffold, 5500# pallet jack, Graphtech 30” cutting plotter, tables, misc furniture & more. Woodshop equipment is Grizzly & Shop Fox by Woodstock International, including 10” 5hp table saw, 19” 3hp. bandsaw, 8” 3h. jointer, 3hp shaper, 20” 5hp planer, 50” 7.5hp drum sander, 3 power dust baggers.

stoles & coat; antique train print; jewelry boxes; antique Swiss music box; vintage dresses & other clothing; plastic shelving; & more. GEORGE AND JOANN SWARTZENTRUbER, OWNERS MILLER AUCTION: Nice selection of tools & lumber including 6’ snow blade (JD style quick attach); Befco T40 3 pt rototiller; Delta X5 table saw; Nova Comet II wood lathe; Nova G3 wood turning chuck; lathe turning tools; Delta DJ20 8” jointer; Delta DC-380 15” Planer; Jet dust collector; Supermax 16-32 drum sander; Porter Cable Dovetail machine; Milwaukee electromagnetic drill press; Delta Hollow Chisel Mortiser; nailers including Porter Cable, Senco, & Paslode; Porter Cable plate joiner, pocket cutter, & profile sander; Kreg jig & hardware; scaffolding; hand tools & garden tools; vintage hand push cultivators; cant hooks; antique grinding stone; several stacks of lumber including ash, cherry, hickory, butternut, & maple; ropes & pulleys; electrical & plumbing supplies; antique Brainerd & Armstrong Co. spool cabinet 3 / 4” drive socket set; older Twentieth Century 180 amp welder; pipe wrenches; chain binders; older cutting / welding torch set (no fuel); Patriot solar fence energizer; good assortment of clamps including some antique wood clamps; assorted corded power tools from Porter Cable, DeWalt, & more; large selection of antique door knobs & other hardware; antique braces & wood planes; Stanley No. 45 wood plane; anvil & stand; antique 5 gallon glass jug w/ tilt stand; treadle sewing machine base; blacksmithing books; a few primitives; & more. FORMER POSSESSIONS OF DONALD MILLER, AUCTION bY ORDER OF SARAH MILLER

ALSO SELLING: 2013 Ford Explorer XLT AWD w/123,000 mi; 2008 KZ Coyote hybrid travel trailer; engine hoist, choker cables; cast iron kettle & dinner bell; assorted glassware including some Fenton & Jadeite cream & sugar; Firestone Tire ash tray w/ original box; vintage GE radio; green & pink depression glass; vintage Cambo SC large format camera; antique mantel clock; Dairylea milk box; Haviland Limoges dish set; KitchenAid mixer; Pyrex Butterfly Gold dishes w/ lids; cedar closet; Kenmore Elite washer & dryer; Toro CCR 2450 snowblower; ladder; Fuji Odessa bike; Greenworks 60V leaf blower; SunJoe electric pressure washer; 3 BB / pellet guns; & more.

NOTE – Quality and variety from start to finish. Selling in 3 rings. Furniture & appliances to sell around 11:45; vehicles, zero turns, & travel trailer to sell around 12:15. Visit www.gant-realty.com for a good selection of pictures & updates. Click on upcoming chattel auctions.

TERMS - Cash or Good Check. Breakfast and Lunch.

Monday,

Monday,

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dave Jr. 724-554-5795

tiM 724-207-0090

email: davekearnsjr@gmail.com

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Tues., Mar. 12th, 6:30 pm

Basinger Auction Gallery: 9983 Market St., North Lima, OH 44452

HUGE COLLECTION of autographed baseball bats, autographed balls plus trading cards!

COMING SOON!

Preview: Tues., Mar. 5th, 4-6 pm

Tues., Mar. 12th, 6:30 pm

All on one level with loading dock for easy loading.

Basinger Auction Gallery: 9983 Market St., North Lima, OH 44452

PREVIEW:

HUGE COLLECTION of autographed baseball bats, autographed balls plus trading cards!

PREVIEW: Mon., Mar. 11th, 3-6 pm

MEMORABILIA AUCTION

including HOFs, MVPs, Gold Gloves, AllStars, Yankees and more including Balls, Bats, Trading Cards, Photos, Programs, Helmets,Posters and

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SHOP LIQUIDATION

Professional wood-shop equipment plus assorted items. Seller sold building and is selling his well maintained Grizzly & Shop Fox wood working shop equipment, new rolling scaffold, 5500# pallet jack, Graphtech 30" cutting plotter, tables, misc furniture & more. Woodshop equipment is Grizzly & Shop Fox by Woodstock International, including 10” 5hp table saw, 19” 3hp. bandsaw, 8” 3h. jointer, 3hp shaper, 20” 5hp planer, 50” 7.5hp drum sander, 3 power dust baggers. All on one level with loading dock for easy loading.

Preview: Tues., Mar. 5th, 4-6 pm

PREVIEW: Mon., Mar. 11th, 3-6 pm

MEMORABILIA AUCTION

including HOFs, MVPs, Gold Gloves, AllStars, Yankees and more including Balls, Bats, Trading Cards, Photos, Programs, Helmets,Posters and Die-Cast Toys!

• 400+ Lots of Autographed Bats, Autographed Baseballs & Cards

Basinger BOARDMAN Gallery: 8091 Market St., Boardman, OH 44512 (formerly Redlich Transmission location) 23 ton crane on Sterling tandem axle truck, Genie 60’ four-wheel-drive, platform lift, 60 KW generator on tandem axle trailer, 18 foot tam Maxwell box trailer, Isuzu, 16 foot box truck with power lift tailgate, pallet lots of scaffolding, Safety railing, forward 7000 pound capacity twin post

New book on ‘whistle-stop’ campaign trains talks politics and adventure through history

By Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press

CRESTLINE, Ohio (AP) — From its earliest days as a village, Crestline was synonymous with trains. A railroad station inspired this northern Ohio town, railroad workers populated it and the passengers who flocked here helped it grow. So it seems only fitting that a politician’s stop in Crestline would go on to popularize the word “whistle-stop.”

The tale of underdog 1948 presidential candidate Harry S. Truman’s decision to capitalize on the remark of an opponent — Ohio’s own “Mr. Republican,” U.S. Sen. Robert Taft — to own the term, and win the election, is just one of dozens of colorful anecdotes in Edward Segal’s new book, “Whistle-Stop Politics: Campaign Trains and the Reporters Who Covered Them.”

Segal, a former press secretary and aide to both Democratic and Republican candidates, explains that whistle-stop was a railroad term at the time to describe small towns without regularly scheduled train service. The conductor would signal the engineer that passengers needed to disembark, and the engineer “would respond with two toots of the whistle,” he writes.

By 1948, though, the term had become shorthand for describing a community that was viewed as back-

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HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 55 DUMP TRUCKS:

(8)2020-(9)2019-(6)2018 Peterbilt 567, 2022

Kenworth T880, (14)2018-(5)2017 Freightliner 114SD, (11)2016-

2015 Volvo VHD Super 18, 29 TRUCK TRAC-

TORS: (10)2018 Peterbilt 579(t/a), 2018 (2)2017(9)2016(2)2015 Mack CHU613(t/a), (5)2019 IH LT625(t/a), 20 DUMP TRAILERS: (4)2018-(9)2017 Travis S/76(t/a), (2)2018-(2)2017-(2)2016-2015 Vantage S76-SS(t/a), 2 PNEUMATIC TRAILERS: 2012 Heil(t/a), 1998 Vantage P-41(t/a), RUBBER TRACKED SKID STEER:

55 Late Model Dump Trucks(6 & 7 axle), (29)Truck Tractors, (20)Dump Trailers, (3)Tanker Trailers, Construction Equipment, Pipeline Support

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 TH @ 9:30 AM FT. WORTH, TEXAS

ADDRESS: 10250 Hicks Field Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76179

NOTE:

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 55 DUMP TRUCKS:

2020

Bobcat T76, MINI TRACK LOADER: 2019 Bobcat MT55, TELESCOPIC FORKLIFT: Xtreme

XRM1254(4x4), 2

(8)2020-(9)2019-(6)2018 Peterbilt 567, 2022 Kenworth T880, (14)2018-(5)2017 Freightliner 114SD, (11)20162015 Volvo VHD Super 18, 29 TRUCK TRACTORS:

BOOM LIFTS: (2)Snorkel TB85JFA, 21 PIPE

LAYER

ACCESSORIES: (5)Midwestern M540C Side

Boom

Arrangement, (4)Midwestern M520C Side

Boom

Component, Apache 6000lb 2-Leg Lifting

Cable Sling,

Pallet of Assorted Polyester Lifting Slings,

ENGINE:

Kohler 4TN84TE, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT:

Crate of Assorted Pump Hose.

ADDRESS: 10250 Hicks Field Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76179

(10)2018 Peterbilt 579(t/a), 2018 (2)2017-(9)2016(2)2015 Mack CHU613(t/a), (5)2019 IH LT625(t/a), 20 DUMP TRAILERS: (4)2018-(9)2017 Travis S/76(t/a), (2)2018-(2)2017-(2)2016-2015 Vantage S-76-SS(t/a), 2 PNEUMATIC TRAILERS: 2012 Heil(t/a), 1998 Vantage P-41(t/a), RUBBER TRACKED SKID STEER: 2020 Bobcat T76, MINI TRACK LOADER: 2019 Bobcat MT55, TELESCOPIC FORKLIFT: Xtreme XRM1254(4x4), 2 BOOM LIFTS: (2)Snorkel TB85JFA, 21 PIPE LAYER

NOTE: The following trucks and equipment on lease has been terminated and will now be sold at auction.

ACCESSORIES: (5)Midwestern M540C Side Boom

Arrangement, (4)Midwestern M520C Side Boom

SALE SITE PHONE: (936) 346-1795 Ernest

TEXAS LICENSE: #15791 Jack Lyon

ALEX LYON & SON

SALES MANAGERS & AUCTIONEERS, INC.,

BRIDGEPORT, NY 13030

Phone: (315) 633-2944 • Fax: (315) 6335635

Component, Apache 6000lb 2-Leg Lifting Cable Sling, Pallet of Assorted Polyester Lifting Slings, ENGINE: Kohler 4TN84TE, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT: Crate of Assorted Pump Hose.

Go to WWW.LYONAUCTION.COM for more details

SALE SITE PHONE: (936) 346-1795 Ernest

ONE OWNER

TEXAS LICENSE: #15791 Jack Lyon

LEASE RETURNS AUCTION

ALEX LYON & SON

55 Late Model Dump Trucks(6 & 7 axle), (29)

Truck Tractors, (20)Dump Trailers, (3)Tanker Trailers, Construction Equipment, Pipeline Support WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH @ 9:30 AM

SALES MANAGERS & AUCTIONEERS, INC., BRIDGEPORT, NY 13030

FT. WORTH, TEXAS

Phone: (315) 633-2944 • Fax: (315) 633-5635 Go to WWW.LYONAUCTION.COM for more details

barber shop. Dry Sink. Seth Thomas Key Wind Mantle

Clock. Hand Made Plank Bottom Rocking Chair- Primitive. 45’s- Records-60’ & 70’s. Airplane Propeller. Brass Door Knocker. Metal Fire Truck All Tin Even Tin Wheels. Fire Chief 1930’s Car Decanter. 1953 Trevor. Treadle Sewing Machine. Quaker State Oil Can Lamp. Humpback Trunk. antique toolS:

Block Planes, Molding, Planes, Tung & Grove planes lg and small planesBailey, Stanley, OHIO Tool co. Union Craftsman etc. Hand Forged Hammers. Axes. Henry Disston Hand Saws-Warranted & several others. Antique Carpenters Toolbox-Loaded-Antique Tools. Antique Plumbers Box Loaded

Vintage Tools. Yankee Screw Drivers /Drills. Ice Picks, Rasps, Files. Auger Bits-Full Set in Orig Cloth & Orig Boxes. Ship Builders Wood Clamp (Rhode Island). Bar Clamps. Antique Labeler. Stanley Levels-Brass & Wood Numbered Stanleys. Old Hammers/Tools. Primitive Screw Drivers. Braces & Bits. Barrel Bung & Cork Cutter. Draw Knives. Dan-Dee Reel- Early Chalkline. Saw Set. Early Walnut Square. Grinding Stone/Pedal Wheel. Stone Cutting Tools. Saws/Drills/Pliers. Mallets-Bar Builders Pin Drivers. Hay Knife, Hay Spear, Meat Saws. Apple Butter Stirrers. Oil Cans, Blow Torches. Five Prong fork, RR ballast fork. Broom/Tool Handle Threader. Potato Plow Cultivator. Ox-Yoke Hand Carved Hames. Handmade Saw-Fombell PA. Fence Stretcher Pulleys. Wooden Rug Beater. 22# Iron. Handmade Appalachian Guitar. Polish Chainsaw. Much More-Quick Listing – Like A Museum of Antique Tools! Helmets w/walkie talkies. Heated Jackets His & Her’s. Leather Jackets. Denim M & Lg Sizes-1 reversible. Harley Davidson Rain Suit, Rain Suits, Gloves, Bike Cover, Grips, Goggles, Seat Custom. Stock fork lowers FLCH new take offs. Tour pack T Bags H&D Bags in Bags. Ultra Full Cover w/bag. Quick covers. Leather tour pack. Elect Motorcycle blow dryer… terMS of Sale: 5% Buyer’s Premium waived for cash or local check. Go to auctionzip.com #8930 for more.

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(2)Unused

Liugong 9035E, (3)Case CX490D, (5)Case

CX350D, (7)Case CX300D, (2)Case CX300C, (11)Case CX250D, Case CX250C, (2)Case CX235C, Case CX210B, (4)Case CX160D, (4)2023

Case CX145D(blade), Case CX145C, Case CX130D, (3)Case CX36B, 2016

Takeuchi TB2150, JCB

55Z-1, 7 RUBBER TIRED LOADERS: 2020-

2019 Case 1121G, (2)2018-2016

Case 921G, 2015 Case 721F, Cat 938F, INTEGRATED TOOL CARRIER: Cat IT28F, HORIZONTAL GRINDER: Morbark

ADDRESS: 8404 Kelso Drive, Essex, Maryland 21221

6600, SCREENING PLANT:

2014 Metso ST272, 4 ASPHALT ROLLERS: (3)2019 Sakai SW994, 2017 Case DV45, TRENCH ROLLER: Wacker

RTSC2, 7 RUBBER TRACKED

SKID STEERS: 2021 Bobcat T66, 2017(2)2016 Takeuchi TL12V2, 2016 Takeuchi TL10V2, 2018-2017 Takeuchi TL8, SKID STEER: Case 1840, MINI TRACK LOADERS: 2023 Wacker

CX490D, (5)Case CX350D, (7)Case CX300D, (2)Case CX300C, (11)Case CX250D, Case CX250C, (2)Case CX235C, Case CX210B, (4)Case CX160D, (4)2023

SM100, TELESCOPIC FORKLIFT: Xtreme XRM842(4x4), ROUGH TERRAIN

FORKLIFT: JCB 930, 3 BOOM

LIFTS: 2011 Genie S85, 2013 Skyjack SJ66T, 2012 Skyjack SJ46AJ, 3 SCISSOR LIFTS: JLG 3394RT, 2015 Skyjack SJIII3219, 2012 Genie

AWP40, 3 AIR COMPRESSORS: Atlas Copco XAS1600, 2017 Atlas Copco XAS750, 2017 Sullair 185CFM, GENERATOR: 2012 Multiquip DCA25, WELDER: 2012 Miller Bobcat 250, EQUIP-

CX145D(blade), Case CX145C, Case CX130D, (3)Case CX36B, 2016 Takeuchi TB2150, JCB 55Z-1, 7 RUBBER TIRED LOADERS: 2020-2019 Case 1121G, (2)2018-2016 Case 921G, 2015 Case 721F, Cat 938F, INTEGRATED TOOL CARRIER: Cat IT28F, HORIZONTAL GRINDER: Morbark 6600, SCREENING PLANT: 2014 Metso ST272, 4 ASPHALT ROLLERS: (3)2019 Sakai SW994, 2017 Case DV45, TRENCH ROLLER: Wacker RTSC2, 7 RUBBER TRACKED SKID STEERS: 2021 Bobcat T66, 2017-(2)2016 Takeuchi TL12V2, 2016 Takeuchi TL10V2, 2018-2017 Takeuchi TL8, SKID STEER: Case 1840, MINI TRACK LOADERS: 2023 Wacker SM100, TELESCOPIC FORKLIFT: Xtreme XRM842(4x4), ROUGH TERRAIN FORKLIFT: JCB 930, 3 BOOM

MENT TRAILER: 2015 Trailking 48ft.(t/a), PRESSURE WASHER: Flagro FVO400, 3 ROTATING SHEARS: (2)2022 LaBounty MSD 2250R, 2022

LIFTS: 2011 Genie S85, 2013 Skyjack SJ66T, 2012 Skyjack SJ46AJ, 3 SCISSOR LIFTS: JLG 3394RT, 2015 Skyjack SJIII3219, 2012 Genie AWP40, 3 AIR COMPRESSORS: Atlas Copco XAS1600, 2017 Atlas Copco XAS750, 2017 Sullair 185CFM, GENERATOR: 2012 Multiquip DCA25,

LaBounty MSD 7R, 8 ROTATING

DEMOLITION: 2022 Felco, (3)2022 LaBounty

MDG 250, (3)2022 LaBounty

MDG 310, 2022 LaBounty MDG 400, 4 PAVER

WELDER: 2012 Miller Bobcat 250, EQUIPMENT TRAILER: 2015 Trailking 48ft.(t/a), PRESSURE WASHER: Flagro FVO-400, 3 ROTATING SHEARS: (2)2022 LaBounty MSD 2250R, 2022 LaBounty MSD 7R, 8 ROTATING

FLOATS: (4)2019 Simex

ST200, HYDRAULIC SHEARS, 5 GRAPPLES, 2

EXCAVATOR BUCKETS, 12 ATTACHMENTS: (11)Skid Steer,

DEMOLITION: 2022 Felco, (3)2022 LaBounty MDG 250, (3)2022 LaBounty MDG 310, 2022 LaBounty MDG 400, 4 PAVER FLOATS: (4)2019 Simex ST200, HYDRAULIC SHEARS, 5 GRAPPLES, 2 EXCAVATOR BUCKETS, 12 ATTACHMENTS: (11)Skid Steer, Excavator.

Marysville, Oh

Sat. March 30, 2024

starting at 9:00 a.m. Consignment Farm auCtion

BLT LivesTock AucTion

19340 raymond rd, Marysville, Oh 43040

AucTioneer: Jon cArr (937) 545-4416

Accepting consignments of Farm Equipment, Supplies, Machinery, Tools, Antiques, Tack, Hay, Straw, Feed, Trailers, Gates, Cages, Vehicles, ATVs, Shavings and much more!

*No household items or live animals at this auction* *No Firearms*

Food concessions on grounds.

Like and Follow our facebook page “BLT Livestock Auction” for early consignment pictures and informational updates!

For questions, inFo, drop oFF times and consignment

Fees call or text

TAci @ (937) 309-5319

Tom @ (937) 537-0910

*Accepting cash, Good Check with bank approval and Card with a 3% charge* *Finally get that barn cleaning done you always talk about and bring it on over*

TIMED AUCTION

SALES MANAGERS & AUCTIONEERS, INC., BRIDGEPORT, NY 13030

LATE MODEL RENTAL FLEET CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AUCTION

Phone: (315) 633-2944 • Fax: (315) 6335635 Go to WWW.LYONAUCTION.COM for more details

AUCTION

Rental Fleet Construction Equipment, Support, Attachments, Trucks and Trailers

Opens: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 TH @ 10:00 AM

Fleet Construction Equipment, Support, Attachments, Trucks and Trailers

Closes: SATURDAY, MARCH 9 TH @ 10:00 AM BRIDGEPORT, NEW YORK

Wacker 6503L, Gradall XL3100, 2 VACUUM EXCAVATORS: Vermeer VX50-500LT, Ring-OMatic 550, 3 RUBBER TIRED

LOADERS: 2018 Cat 906M, 2015 Doosan DL300, 2015 Kubota R530, 5 RUBBER

(To add a nonprofit event to our calendar listing, send details at least three weeks in advance to: Calendar, Farm and Dairy, P.O. Box 38, Salem, OH 44460; or email: editorial@farmanddairy.com.)

March 1

Ohio Beef Cow/Calf Workshop, March 1, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Adams County, Ohio; details, u.osu.edu/beefteam/files/2024/01/Adams-Cow-CalfWorkshop-2024-9ab5d28b6af241b2.pdf.

March 6

Pen side Diagnosis of BRD pathogen March 6, noon- 1 p.m., webinar; details, register at https://go.osu.edu/plf24.

March 7

What’s the Beef with Soil Health and Livestock?, March 7, 8-9 a.m., webinar; details, https://agcrops.osu. edu/events/whats-beef-soil-healthand-livestock-webinar.

March 8

Ohio Beef Cow/Calf Workshop, March 8, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Claylick Run Farm, Newark, Ohio; details, u.osu.edu/beefteam/files/2024/01/ Licking-Cow-Calf-Workshop-Flyer3-8-2024-e348d2216b81a246.pdf.

March 11

Overholt Drainage School, March 11-14, Controlled Environment Agriculture Research Complex, 2510 Carmack Road, Columbus, Ohio; details, https:// agcrops.osu.edu/events/overholtdrainage-school.

March 14

Western Pennsylvania Grazing Conference, March 14, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Trinity Point Church of God in Clarion, Pennsylvania; details, www. westernpagrazing.com.

Ohio Beef Expo, March 14-17, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio; details, https://www.ohiobeefexpo.com/.

March 19

Opens: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH @ 10:00 AM

Closes: SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH @ 10:00 AM

ADDRESS: 7697 NY-31, Bridgeport, NY 13030

BRIDGEPORT, NEW YORK

TRACKED SKID STEERS: 2017-2016 Kubota SVL95, 2015 Takeuchi TL8, JD

NOTE: As in the past, this sale will consist of later model construction utility equipment, aerials, forklifts, trucks, trailers and large quantity attachments.

333D, Gehl RT210, 2 SKID STEERS: 2015 Case SV300, Kubota SSV75, MINI TIRED LOADER: New Landhonor LDH-BC380, 4 MINI TRACK LOADERS: (4)New Agrotk LRT23, 2 TELESCOPIC FORKLIFTS: Skytrak 10054, 2012 JLG 1044C-54, 6 FORKLIFTS: (3)New Heli CPYD25, Yale 3,000lb., Crown Walk-Behind, Clark C500-30, 7 BOOM LIFTS: (2)JLG 1350(Skypower), (2)JLG 800S, (2)JLG 600S, 2014 JLG 400S, 18 SCISSOR LIFTS: 20152014 Mec 3259ERT, 2018 Skyjack SJ3226, (7)2019 Skyjack SJ3219, (5)Skyjack 3219, 2012 JLG 1930ES, 2015 Genie AWP40S, 2016 Snorkel TM12, 5 GENERATORS: (4)Multiquip 25KVA, Massaro 250DR, LIGHT PLANT: 2018 Trime EL1250, 3 TRACTOR LOADERS: New NH Workmaster-75(4x4), New NH Workmaster-70(4x4), Demo TYM 264(4x4), STUMP GRINDER: 2020 Barreto 37SG, 4 VAN TRUCKS: (4)2017 Hino 195, REEFER TRUCK: 2005 Kenworth T300, COLD PLATE

ADDRESS: 7697 NY-31, Bridgeport, NY 13030

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 24 HYDRAULIC EXCAVATORS: 2019 Cat 313FL, 2017 Cat 305E2, 2019-2018 Cat 304E2CR, 2019 Cat 301.7DCR, Kobelco

SK480LC, 2019 Kobelco SK260LC-10, 2017 Kobelco SK210LC, 2014 Kobelco

NOTE: As in the past, this sale will consist of later model construction utility equipment, aerials, forklifts, trucks, trailers and large quantity attachments.

SK35RC, Komatsu PC380USLC-3, (2)2017 Case CX160D, 2021 Hitachi ZX85, (2)2017 Bobcat 418, Kubota KX91-3, 2022-2016-2015 Kubota KX080, 2018 Hyundai R60CR-9A, Gradall XL5200, (2)New Power X PX10-L, New AGT L12, 2 RUBBER TIRED EXCAVATORS: Wacker 6503L, Gradall XL3100, 2 VACUUM

EXCAVATORS: Vermeer VX50-500LT, Ring-O-Matic 550, 3 RUBBER TIRED

LOADERS: 2018 Cat 906M, 2015 Doosan DL300, 2015 Kubota R530, 5 RUBBER

TRACKED SKID STEERS: 2017-2016 Kubota SVL95, 2015 Takeuchi TL8, JD 333D, Gehl RT210, 2 SKID STEERS: 2015 Case SV300, Kubota SSV75, MINI TIRED LOADER: New Landhonor LDH-BC380, 4 MINI TRACK LOADERS: (4)New Agrotk LRT23, 2 TELESCOPIC FORKLIFTS: Skytrak 10054, 2012 JLG 1044C-54, 6 FORKLIFTS: (3)New Heli CPYD25, Yale 3,000lb., Crown Walk-Behind, Clark C500-30, 7 BOOM LIFTS: (2)JLG 1350(Skypower), (2)JLG 800S, (2)JLG 600S, 2014 JLG 400S, 18 SCISSOR LIFTS: 2015-2014 Mec 3259ERT, 2018 Skyjack SJ3226, (7)2019 Skyjack SJ3219, (5)Skyjack 3219, 2012 JLG 1930ES, 2015

Genie AWP40S, 2016 Snorkel TM12, 5 GENERATORS: (4)Multiquip 25KVA, Massaro 250DR, LIGHT PLANT: 2018 Trime EL1250, 3 TRACTOR LOADERS: New NH Workmaster-75(4x4), New NH Workmaster-70(4x4), Demo TYM 264(4x4), STUMP GRINDER: 2020 Barreto 37SG, 4 VAN TRUCKS: (4)2017 Hino 195, REEFER

MILK TRUCK: 2012 Kenworth T370, 2 CAB & CHASSIS: Mack DM600, Ford L9000, FLATBED TRUCK: 2008 IH 4300, PICKUP TRUCK: 2012 Chevy 2500HD, 2

TRUCK: 2005 Kenworth T300, COLD PLATE MILK TRUCK: 2012 Kenworth T370, 2 CAB & CHASSIS: Mack DM600, Ford L9000, FLATBED TRUCK: 2008 IH 4300, PICKUP TRUCK: 2012 Chevy 2500HD, 2 EQUIPMENT TRAILERS: 2003 Landoll 660B 38ft.(t/a), New Cross Country 4HD18 4-ton, 5 TAGALONG TRAILERS: 2023

EQUIPMENT TRAILERS: 2003 Landoll 660B 38ft.(t/a), New Cross Country 4HD18 4-ton, 5 TAGALONG TRAILERS: 2023 Delta 27TB 20ft.(tilt), t/a), (4)New 2024 Cross Country(1-20ft., 3-18ft.), FLATBED

TRAILER: 1990 Wilson Brute 45ft.(t/a) 2 DUMP TRAILERS: 2019 Brazos(t/a), 2024 Cross Country 612DT(t/a), 4 UTILITY VEHI-

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Beef Quality Assurance Certification & REcertification, March 19, 7 p.m., Muskingum Livestock Auction, 944 Malinda St., Zanesville, Ohio; details, https://u. osu.edu/beefteam/files/2023/11/Muckingum-BQA-Flyer-24.pdf.

March 26

Beef Quality Assurance Certification & REcertification, March 26, 6-8 p.m., United Producers, 3153 state Route 98, Bucyrus, Ohio; details, https://u.osu.edu/beefteam/ files/2023/11/BQA-Flyer-NorthOh2024-pdf.pdf.

May 2

Ohio FFA Convention, May 2-3, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio; details, https://ohioffa.org/programs/ state-convention/.

July 24

Ohio State Fair, July 24-Aug. 4, Ohio State Fairgrounds, 717 East 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio; details, https:// www.ohiostatefair.com/.

Aug. 10

Ohio Beef Field Day and Tour, drive yourself throughout Crawford County; details, more details to be announced.

Aug. 13

Penn State Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13-15, Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center, 2710 W. Pine Grove Rd., Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa.; details, https://agsci.psu.edu/apd/ about/future-dates.

Friendly Squares square dance set for March 9

NILES, Ohio — The Friendly Squares will host their monthly square dance on March 9 from 7:3010 p.m. at the Niles SCOPE Center with tips for new and experienced dancers.

St. Patrick’s Day will be the theme with High/Low dances as the focus of the event. Neil Harner will act as caller for the dance while Frankie Hammond will cue the line dances. The recommended attire is casual dress and light refreshments will be served. To enter, there will be a $7 donation fee per person at the door.

The Niles SCOPE Center is located at 14 E. State St., Niles, Ohio. For more information, call Gene Hammond at 330-506-3370.

New book on ‘whistle-stop’ campaign trains talks politics and adventure through history

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ward or undesirable. So when Taft accused Truman — not long after his “special” train had stopped in Crestline — of going around the country on this campaign train tour “blackguarding (attacking) Congress at every whistle-stop,” Truman embraced the opportunity.

The Democratic National Committee asked voters, “Was it nice of the Senator to call you a whistle-stop?” Seventy-three percent of respondents said they didn’t approve. Truman began using the term himself, Segal writes, and it soon lost its pejorative meaning.

Altogether, Segal has cataloged at least 180 campaign train trips throughout U.S. history — from William Henry Harrison to Joe Biden, with dozens of presidents, vice presidents, first ladies, representatives, senators and governors in between. He continues to update the record on this uniquely “American invention” on the book’s website: www. whistlestoppolitics.com.

The project was inspired by Segal’s personal experience organizing a whistle-stop campaign tour for Republican U.S. Rep. Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma, for whom he was serving as press secretary in 1984.

“He wanted press coverage, and I said, ‘Congressman, how are we going to generate press coverage for you?’ He said, ‘I don’t know. That’s your problem to figure out,’” Segal said in an interview.

Segal, a self-described “recovering political science major,” thought immediately of Truman’s famous underdog campaign of 1948. “And it turns out there was a set of workable train tracks in the congressman’s district,” he said.

The letters and interviews used to inform the book date back to that time. They include: George McGovern, Adlai Stevenson III, Jody Powell, other candidates and candidates’ relatives and a host of journalists. Other details are drawn from books, news accounts, and historical documents, photographs and political cartoons.

Segal describes in some detail how campaigns organized these “traveling circuses.” Routes had to be determined, trains located and secured and then they had to be outfitted for the candidate — oftentimes a sitting president — VIPs, security and railroad personnel and the press. Technology was always state-of-theart, from the early days of telegraphs to telephones and beyond, he writes.

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The book also revisits whistle-stop speeches and the crowds that gathered to hear the likes of Robert Kennedy, Richard Nixon, George Bush or Barack Obama. It recounts, too, tales of hecklers, pranksters and protesters and describes the ordeal of the traveling press.

The stories are at times humorous, at times harrowing — as when one reporter nearly got left behind by President Theodore Roosevelt’s campaign train in 1904 when he got off during a short stop to buy stationery. As the train pulled out, and the reporter “ran at top speed, puffing and huffing” to hop aboard. It was Roosevelt himself who pulled him up.

Sometimes campaign trains were used in creative ways, too, like when comedian Gracie Allen pretended to run for president in 1940. Or in 1972, Winnie the Pooh launched a bid for the White House from Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A., then went on a two-week whistle-stop tour with his trusted advisers, Tigger and Eeyore. (©2024 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broad-

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Wood frogs usher

Every four years we celebrate Leap Year and 2024 is no exception. A leap year is a year that has an extra day added to the calendar — Feb. 29.

We follow the Gregorian calendar, a system that was introduced in 1582 and consists of an ordinary year

made up of 365 days, divided into 12 months with an additional day added every fourth year. You see, when the Earth orbits around our Sun, it actually takes approximately 365.25 days. As this additional quarter day adds up, our calendar year becomes out of sync with our astronomical year. Adding an extra day every four years is how we are able to realign our calendar with the seasons. People born on Feb. 29, also known as Leap Day, belong to an elite group known as “leaplings.”

Wood frogs. There are many animals that leap, hop, jump, spring or bound and many have been associated with leap year, but none as often as the frog. It just so happens that one of our native frog species is waking up and becoming active right now. The wood frog (Rana sylvatica) is a terrestrial frog found in wood-

lands. Its base colors range from dark brown to shades of gray, tan and pink with cream-colored bellies. A dark brown “mask” that extends from the nostrils, around and behind the eye is its most tell-tale marking and aids in camouflage. Adult female wood frogs can measure up to 3.25 inches while males are slightly smaller. As they traverse the forest floor, the frogs use their sticky tongues to catch a variety of insects, spiders, slugs, worms and other arthropods.

The wood frog is the only frog species whose range extends north of the Arctic Circle making it one of the most unique amphibians on the planet. As temperatures plummet, the frogs stop breathing. Their hearts stop beating. They freeze completely,

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The wood frog is the only frog species whose range extends north of the Arctic Circle making it one of the most unique amphibians on the planet.

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Ashland SWCD seeking rain barrel sponsors

ASHLAND, Ohio — The 5th an-

nual Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District’s Rain Beat on Main Street event is looking for local businesses and community groups to sponsor rain barrels. Local artists will transform the standard, urnshaped rain barrels into one-of-akind works of art before each barrel is auctioned off to the public.

In the last five years, over 80 rain barrels have been sponsored, painted and auctioned off with the proceeds going to stormwater outreach and education programs in Ashland County.

This year’s event will take place June 18-25 in Loudonville’s Central Park, with barrels moving to the Ashland Balloonfest and Freer Field from June 26 to July 1 and wrapping up with a display in Ashland’s Corner Park July 2-8.

While the rain barrels on on display, an online auction will allow community members to bid on their favorite rain barrels. The proceeds from the auction are used for stormwater education events in the county.

Local businesses and community organizations interested in sponsoring a rain barrel can contact Ruth McCrea, Ashland SWCD outreach specialist, at 419-281-7645 or at rmccrea@ashlandcounty.org for more information.

Sponsorship of a barrel is $150 or is included in a platinum-level affiliate membership for $300. Barrel sponsors can choose an artist they know or get their artist secured by SWCD staff. The district is also looking for more local artists as well for 2024. More information can be found at ashlandswcd.com

Portage Park District Foundation seeks nominations for environmental awards

RAVENNA, Ohio — The Portage Park District Foundation is seeking nominations for its 26th annual Environmental Conservation Awards. Nominations are due by March 1. Nominees for the awards will be considered based on their contributions to Portage County’s environment through education, green business, green building/development, stewardship or environmental activism. Nomination can be made by visiting the Portage Park District’s website at portageparkdistrict.org via an online form or by downloading a nomination form and mailing it to the Portage Park District Foundation, P.O. Box 2327,

Streetsboro, Ohio 44241, or emailing it to portageparkdistrictfoundation@ gmail.com.

Awardees will be recognized at the 26th annual Environmental Conservation Awards dinner on April 27 at the Kent American Legion, 1945 Mogadore Road from 5:30-9 p.m.

Those who attend the event will celebrate the accomplishments of these environmental champions, enjoy raffles and hear updates from Portage Park District Executive Director Christine Craycroft. Contact the Portage Park District Foundation at 330-678-9127 or email portageparkdistrictfoundation@gmail.com.

Wood frogs usher in leap year

rock-hard solid. Yet, because of an incredible adaptation, they remain alive and protected. As ice starts to form inside their bodies, they begin to produce a special antifreeze that protects the cells of their organs and tissues throughout the winter. Amazingly, as temperatures begin to warm, the frogs thaw, coming back to “life” and carrying on with their normal activities.

Explosive breeding. It is in late February through March, when temperatures begin to rise and spring rains fill woodland depressions known as vernal pools, that the wood frogs make their debut. In a behavior known as “explosive breeding,” both males and females await a day with perfect conditions to begin their annual migration across the forest floor, descending into their native pools at the same time. In an all-out frenzy, males begin to call. Unlike the stereotypical “ribit” associated with frogs, the wood frogs inflate air sacs on either side of their heads, enabling them to make a sound that resembles the quack of a duck. Many a person has been fooled while on a spring walk by what sounds like a flock of mallards quacking incessantly, deep within the forest.

Upon entering the pool, male wood frogs float upon the water surface, their legs splayed and trailing out behind them. Using them like paddles, they propel themselves through the water, making contact with other frogs in an effort to locate a female. To watch them reminds me of hundreds of bumper cars moving madly about.

It’s hard to believe that in all of this chaos, females are actually listening to the individual calls of the males and making an effort to select their mate. When the two frogs finally come together, the male climbs on top of the larger, lighter-colored female and gives her an incredibly strong bear hug, a position known as amplexis. Together

they cruise the pool, searching for the perfect submerged branch on which to deposit their eggs.

Eventually, the female begins to anchor a quarter-sized packet containing between 500 to 3,000 eggs. As the eggs exit her body, the male fertilizes them in a process known as external fertilization. Upon contact with the water, a gelatinous substance swells around each egg creating a baseballsized mass many times larger than the female who deposited it. This important jelly-like substance serves many purposes including protecting the eggs and keeping them from drying out should the water level in the pool become low between rain events.

With egg laying complete, the frogs exit the pool, returning to their woodland haunts for another year. Within a week, tiny tadpoles work their way through the glutinous covering and begin feeding on algae and other plant material. They grow incredibly fast, as they are in a race with time to complete their development before the vernal pool dries out for the summer months. At about 40 days of age, tiny froglets can be seen around the pool edges, venturing forth into the great unknown. In one or two years, they will return to this very same pool on which they are imprinted to perpetuate their species, and maybe, just maybe, one of these explosive breeding events will appropriately occur on Leap Day itself!

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To view a short video I shot of this amazing event in action, please visit https://youtu.be/rveNMCruekU and don’t forget to turn up the volume!

When the two frogs finally come together, the male climbs on top of the larger, lighter-colored female and gives her an incredibly strong bear hug, a position known as amplexis. Together they cruise the pool, searching for the perfect submerged branch on which to deposit their eggs. (Tami Gingrich photo)

Youth rifle team formed in Salem

SALEM, Ohio — Salem Hunting Club announced the expansion of its former Youth Marksmanship Program. The club is now the home range for a Youth Rifle Team being instructed by Noble Aim Shooting Sports.

An informational meeting will be held March 3, at 2 p.m., at Salem Hunting Club, 564 N. Indiana Blvd. Salem, 44460

Open to the public, this youthoriented program is being run by highly experienced and qualified instructors in a positive, safe learning environment. The Rifle Team is comprised of youth shooters from the greater Mahoning and Columbiana County Ohio areas. They compete in Civilian Marksmanship Program Rimfire Shooter Class competitions both locally and in the National Matches held annually at Camp Perry Training Center.

Forester to discuss invasives at March 6 meeting

DOVER, Ohio — Colton Frink, local consulting forester and timber stand improvement vendor, will discuss common plants that invade and interfere with good forest management at the East Central Ohio Forestry Association meeting March 6 at 7 p.m.

Upon contact with the water, a gelatinous substance swells around each egg creating a baseball-sized mass many times larger than the female who deposited it. (Tami Gingrich photo)

(A life-long resident of Geauga County in northeast Ohio, Tami Gingrich recently retired from a 31-year career as a Biologist/ Field Naturalist with Geauga Park District. Tami has been a licensed bird bander for over 30 years. Her hobbies include photography, lepidoptera, gardening and spending time with her husband on their small farm in Middlefield, Ohio. She welcomes any questions or comments at Royalwalnutmoth@gmail.com and will gladly consider suggestions for future articles.)

East Central Ohio Forestry Association is an organization of persons interested in improving their woodlands and in forestry-related topics. The public is invited to attend the free monthly meetings at Dover Public Library, 525 N. Walnut St.

Hunting for sheds after deer season ends

Outdoors

Ohio’s deer seasons have ended but that won’t stop some dedicated hunters. These men and women will continue to pursue their quarry in hopes of gathering a trophy rack. The difference? There’s not going to be a whitetail standing beneath

those antlers they’re looking to find.

Each year, whitetail deer and other ungulates, such as mule deer, elk and moose, lose their antlers and slowly grow them back by the following autumn. Antlers are a honeycombed, bone-like material that grows from nubs called pedicles. On yearling bucks, these maturing antler bases are most commonly called buttons.

While growing, the antlers are covered with a skin called velvet that carries blood and nutrients to support growth. During the final stages of formation, the velvet layer dies, and the deer will use trees and shrubs to rub it off.

Sheds. Antlers are shed due to a drop in testosterone following the breeding season. When a buck’s testosterone levels fall, the tissue and bone at the pedicle weaken, causing a weakened attachment, and the antlers fall off. Ohio whitetails can begin losing their antlers as early as

January, and most are shed by March.

This process can happen quickly; antlers that are firmly attached one day can weaken and fall off within 24 to 48 hours. A buck in peak physical health will shed his antlers later than a weaker buck, and injured deer often shed their antlers early.

The shed antler becomes the target of hunters hoping to still get a piece of that one that got away; a chance to still follow a hobby and an animal that they have truly grown to admire and love.

Training a shed dog. No matter whether you want to enjoy the great outdoors and find an antler or two, or are looking for the biggest or most unusual set, it’s a sport for all seasons with no limit or license required. You can even involve your family dog, whether it’s a svelte hunting breed or a couch potato mooching your popcorn.

Roger Sigler, of Smithville, Missouri, has developed a bit of a busi-

ness in training dogs to find those sheds. While Sigler has trained several disciplines of hunting dogs, he has also worked with some of the best bomb and rescue dog trainers in the country. There’s a common thread in that training — they all need to find a particular scent.

“A dog’s keen sense of smell can find something as small as a drop of blood in gallons of water. The tough part of training a shed dog, just as it is with a drug or bomb dog, is letting the dog know which scent it’s looking for,” Sigler explained.

Locating live scent is a bit easier than inanimate objects. Game animals have a lot of scent and move about, giving the dog a better chance of locating them. They can follow a trail or catch scent on the air. By contrast, shed antlers can sit for months, only being located by a few gnawing rodents or squirrels. This makes the shed dog somewhat more difficult to train.

Sigler’s experience led him to open “Antler Ridge Antler Dogs” (antlerdogs.com) to train and develop shed dogs. He also designed a training program that can be used to teach the family canine, including authoring a book about the subject, “Antler Dog Tales.” Another popular shed book, “Shed Antler Dog Hunting Training Handbook,” was written by Jerry Thoms. Both can be found on Amazon.

Sigler offers these tips for judging whether your dog may be able to become your antler magnet:

Hunt drive: In other words, how long will the dog search for an object that has caught his attention?

Prey drive: In many ways, dogs are wolves that never quite grew up. Even though shed antlers rarely run away, the chase imperative is vital.

Play drive: Put simply, which of

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you gives out first during playtime?

Retrieve drive: Will he continue to bring it back to you after you’re tired of throwing it?

Leadership drive: Dogs are pack animals and have an inborn respect and desire for leadership. One of the reasons that dogs are more easily trained than cats and kids; they like to be told what to do.

Tips for shed hunting. Whether you’re taking your dog, family, a friend or going solo, these tips might help you find a few more sheds:

• Shed antlers are easier to see on cloudy days. The shadows and enhanced colors that sunlight offers often distract the eye from the target.

• Practice by taking an antler and tossing it randomly into a woods or field then wait a few days and go look for it. You will be surprised how a little eye-conditioning will help you find the real thing.

• Avoid using an ATV with the idea of covering more ground. The most successful shed hunters walk the ground slowly and enjoy the adventure. Remember to watch for partially buried antlers. They can be obscured by leaves, snow or ground clutter.

• Have a plan. You scouted deer and their movements during the hunting season, but their movement patterns may have changed. Start thinking like a deer and explore those areas. It also helps to hunt in a methodical pattern.

(Jim Abrams was raised in rural Columbiana County, earning a wildlife management degree from Hocking College. He spent nearly 36 years with the Department of Natural Resources, most of which was as a wildlife officer. He enjoys hunting, fly fishing, training his dogs, managing his property for wildlife and spending time with his wife Colleen. He can be reached at P.O. Box 413, Mount Blanchard, OH 45867-0413 or via e-mail at jimsfieldnotes@aol.com.)

Summit County: Now through March 5, Summit County Soil and Water Conservation District will be offering native plant kits for sale again this spring. Ohioans can help restore native vegetation and improve the water quality and the health of lakes and streams by planting a native plant garden. Native plants offer many benefits from improving soil health to keeping our waterways clean. The long root systems of native plants extend deep within the soil, creating a system of channels that allow water to infiltrate into the soil. In addition, these deep root systems can also remove nutrients and other pollutants from the soil and water. They require little or no fertilizer because they thrive in local soil conditions. The native plant kits for sale are designed for an extended period of bloom and interest. Plant species are labeled by common and botanical name, plant height, bloom time and other growing information. When planted 18 inches on center, one kit of 50 plants will cover approximately 100 square feet. Four types of kits are available, each with 10-11 different species of native plants. Each kit contains 50 individual plants and costs $160 (that’s $3.20 a plant). Substitutions of alternate species may be made without notice if necessary and the substitute species for each kit are listed at sswcd.summitoh.net/featured/2024-native-plant-kit-sale. The deadline to order a native plant kit is March 5. Payment should be in the form of a check made out to Summit SWCD and sent to its office, 1180 South Main St., Suite 230, Akron, Ohio. Please do not send cash. The district is also unable to accept credit cards. The native plant kits will be shipped directly to customers’ addresses with deliveries beginning on June 3. There is no additional charge for shipping. Orders can be placed at sswcd.summitoh.net/featured/2024native-plant-kit-sale.

Districts: This listing will run as space permits until the ordering deadline has passed. Send your tree and shrub sale information to editorial@farmanddairy.com or Farm and Dairy, P.O. Box 38, Salem, OH 44460.

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FISH SALES

Carroll County: Carroll Soil and Water Conservation District is now accepting orders for its annual fish sale. The fish species being offered include largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, yellow perch, hybrid bluegill, shellcrackers, black crappie, fathead minnows, white amur and Japanese koi. The deadline for ordering fish will be March 22. Anyone interested in purchasing fish can call Carroll SWCD at 330-627-9852 to request prices and order forms. Prices and order forms can also be viewed online at www.carrollswcd.org, on the Carroll SWCD Facebook page or picked up at Carroll SWCD. Orders can also be placed and paid online via www.carrollswcd.org. The fish will be available for pick up on March 28 at 8:30 a.m. at the Carroll Soil and Water Conservation District office, which is now located at 1029 Countryside Drive NW, Carrollton, Ohio.

Geauga County: The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual Spring Fish Sale is currently taking orders for fingerling-size largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill/sunfish mix, minnows, redear “shellcracker” sunfish, perch and white amurs. Pond safety kits and farm pond management books are also available. Please visit geaugaswcd.com to place orders and make payments. This is the recommended and easiest way to place an order. If unable to use the online ordering option, a form is available to submit with payment. The Fish Sale will be held on April 11 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on the midway of the Geauga County Fairgrounds. The order deadline is April 3. All proceeds support the district’s education programs. For more information, call 440-834-1122.

Mahoning County: The Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District is holding its annual spring fish sale. Orders for fingerling-sized fish must be

submitted to the district by May 3, with pick-up scheduled from 1-3 p.m. on May 9 at the Canfield Fairgrounds. A variety of fish species are available for order, including fathead minnows, largemouth Bass, bluegill, hybrid bluegill, channel catfish, red-ear sunfish (shell cracker), yellow perch, white amur and Japanese koi. Additionally, the sale includes offerings of fish food, pond conditioner and pond maintenance books. Orders can be placed through the district office by phone at 330-740-7995 or via email at ask@mahoningswcd.org. An order form can be downloaded at mahoningsoilandwater.org/mahoning-swcd-accepting-spring-fish-sale-orders/. On the day of pick-up, Participants will need to bring enough containers to hold the purchased fish. Five-gallon buckets work well. Each container must have an unscented poly liner (30-gallon trash bag). The bags are necessary to hold oxygen to keep the fish alive during transport. Do not use a lid; use a twist tie or twine to close the bag. Each container shall be filled with customer pond water, but just one-third full. The general rule of thumb is one container per 100 small fish, one container per 1,000 minnows and one container per four to five amurs and koi. For additional information or pick-up recommendations, individuals are encouraged to contact the district office.

Stark County: Stark Soil and Water Conservation District is now accepting orders for its annual fish sale. Fish are pre-sale only. You can print an order form by visiting starkswcd.org. Payment must accompany orders. The order deadline is March 22. The pick-up date is April 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. only. Please arrive within the designated time frame and bring plastic-lined containers partially filled with your pond water. The fish truck will be located on Business

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A WRANGLER’S RECKLESS WRITINGS

Hard to Catch

The long cold winter finally passed and summer time was nigh.

But the rainy days and muddy corrals stretched clean into July.

Our tent sat near the noisy corral. Yet I never lost much sleep.

‘Cuz my cosey bag put me to sleep before ever counting sheep.

The cook’s alarm rang five a.m. He jolted out of bed.

He woke me from the deepest sleep, along with all the dead.

I gave a scratch, then cleared my throat and wished the day was done.

‘Cuz I’d be shoeing horses till there wasn’t daylight sun.

I hurried to the cook tent. Finished off an egg or two, and gobbled down three hotcakes. Now I had a job to do.

I moseyed over to the corral and tossed the horses hay.

But looked square in the gelding’s eyes, the hated dapple gray.

The gray was needing horseshoes. He was splayed on every hoof.

But first I had to halter him who’s nearly capture proof.

He didn’t have a horse’s name like Whiskey, Blue or Scratch.

The cowboys named him what he was and called him Hard to Catch.

The dapple gray was easy when it came to nailing shoes.

But his given name was worthy so there wasn’t time to lose.

The gray would skim on top the mud while circling ‘round the corral.

You’d sink up to your ankles then he’d turn and run like the dickens.

Ole Hard to Catch was prob’ly thinking, “Sorry looking fool.

You’ll never catch me in this muck, where Mother Nature rules.”

I heard one older fellar holler, “Go and get your rope.

And make the biggest loop you can, then toss it with some hope.”

I weren’t the best at roping or to throw a lariat.

But Hard to Catch had pushed me to a place he might regret.

So, I walked back to the saddles and I sorted out the gear.

And there I found a cowboy’s rope. He’d gone and left it here.

Hard to Catch was eyeing me and looking full of heck.

But when I tossed the rope it landed sound around his neck!

I don’t know who was more astonished, me or Hard to Catch. His roguish running ‘round the muddy corral had met its match.

I pulled the loop up tight and led him from the muddy mess. And nailed the horseshoes fast and left him in a sorry guess. Ole Hard to Catch still proved his name when other wrangler’s tried. But I won’t forget the day I roped ole Hard to Catch’s hide.

(Bryce Angell’s father was an outfitter and guide for 35 years, and Bryce was there to shoe and care for the horses and help him do the cooking. Bryce is from Idaho and still rides into the Tetons, Yellowstone and surrounding areas. His poems are mostly of personal experience. He can be reached at angellranch62@gmail.com.)

Place (the street between the USDA Service Center and Anchor Baptist Church). The USDA Service Center is located at 2650 Richville Drive SE, Massillon, Ohio. For more information, call the Stark SWCD office at 330-451-7645.

Wayne County: The Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual fish sale is officially underway and orders are

now being accepted. The order deadline is March 29 and pickup is April 9 from 9-10 a.m. at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. Customers will need enough containers, such as five-gallon buckets, to hold the purchased fish when picked up. Each container must have an unscented poly liner to hold oxygen during transport and be filled one-third of

the way with customer pond water. For order forms and additional information, visit www.wayneswcd.org.

Districts: This listing will run as space permits until the ordering deadline has passed. Send your fish sale information to editorial@farmanddairy.com or Farm and Dairy, P.O. Box 38, Salem, OH 44460.

Applications open for turkey hunt

CHARDON, Ohio — Geauga Park District will again this spring offer a turkey hunting opportunity within its Longo and Farley properties.

For a chance to participate, applicants must complete the form found at geaugaparkdistrict.org/activity/hunting

and email it to permits@geaugaparkdistrict.org or drop it in the mail.

Applications are due March 18 for the youth hunt taking place April 13 and 14. The deadline for applications is April 1 for the regular hunt taking place April 27 through May 26.

Hunters will be selected by random drawing and notified via email of their acceptance and hunt location. Permits will be sent electronically and include hunt and location information. ODNR rules and regulations apply to all hunting conducted on park property.

Geauga SWCD to host lawn care program

CHARDON, Ohio — The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District and Good Nature Organic Lawn Care will host a program March 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Geauga West Library to discuss practical tips

and easy steps for maintaining a lawn and landscape while minimizing harmful chemicals and pesticides.

Starting from the ground up, this program will explain practices that build organic matter, improve soil

health and create a chemical-free lawn. This in-person program is free, but registration is required. For more information, go to geaugalibrary.libcal.com/event/11228178 or call 440729-4250.

County: Carroll Soil and Water Conservation District is now accepting orders for its annual tree and shrub sale. The selection of trees and shrubs being offered include blueberries, red raspberries, peach trees, pawpaw, Norway spruce, white oak, black walnut, eastern redbud, sweetbay magnolia and more. The order deadline is March 29. Quantities are limited, so order early. Anyone interested in purchasing trees or shrubs can call Carroll SWCD at 330-627-9852 to request prices and order forms. Prices and order forms can also be viewed online at www.carrollswcd. org, on the Carroll SWCD Facebook page or picked up at Carroll SWCD. Orders can also be placed and paid online via www.carrollswcd.org. Trees ordered through the sale will be available for pickup on April 4 through April 5 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Geauga County: Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District is holding its 2024 Spring Tree Sale April 19 to April 20. It is offering a streamlined selection of both bareroot seedlings and 1- to 3-gallon container trees and shrubs. From Blueberry to Elderberry and White Pine to Scarlet Oak, this year’s selection is colorful, affordable and suitable to a wide variety of landscaping needs. Rain barrels are also available for year-round backyard benefits. Tree sale gift certificates are also available. To place an order, visit geaugaswcd.com. Descriptions of tree species are also available. This is the recommended and easiest way to place an order. If unable to use the online ordering option, a form is available to submit with payment. The order deadline is April 4. Orders are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and Geauga SWCD does not offer guarantees or refunds on purchases. The tree sale pick-up dates are April 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 20, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Geauga County Fairgrounds. For more information, call 440-834-1122.

Guernsey County: Guernsey County Soil and Water Conservation District is currently accepting orders for its annual spring tree seedling sale until March 18. The conservation district can mail or email those interested an order form. Customers do not have to be county residents to order, but the district does not ship or deliver orders. Orders are pick-up only. Guernsey County SWCD also offers soil testing. Kits can be purchased from OSU Guernsey County Extension and a district specialist can come out and pull samples for those who purchase them. For more information, call 740-489-5276.

Stark County: Stark Soil and Water Conservation District is now accepting orders for its annual tree sale. Trees are pre-sale only. You can print an order form by visiting starkswcd.org. Payment must accompany the order. The order deadline is March 15. Tree orders will be available for pick up on April 12 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The pick-up location is at the Stark SWCD office, located in the USDA Service Center, 2650 Richville Drive SE, Massillon, Ohio. For more information, call the Stark SWCD office at 330-451-7645.

Summit County: The Summit County Soil and Water Conservation District is offering native trees, shrubs and perennials for sale now through March 5. The district has expanded its native plant offerings to include single plant species purchased in bundles of three plants for $15 with a $12.95 handling charge for each order, not each bundle. Orders will ship from the nursery directly to customers’ addresses from April 2 to April 9. The herbaceous plants include woodland spring ephemerals and come in the form of bare roots and corms just out of dormancy and are less fragile, so the plants are easy to handle and plant right away when the ground is still soft in early April. The trees and shrubs are bare-root seedlings and should also be planted promptly to ensure successful growth. Go to sswcd.summitoh.net/featured/2024-tree-shrub-perennial-sale to place an order. Orders and payment must be received by March 5. Payment should be in the form of a check made out to Summit SWCD and sent to its office, 1180 South Main St., Suite 230, Akron, Ohio. Please do not send cash. The district is also unable to accept credit cards.

Wayne County: The Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual tree sale is officially underway and orders are now being accepted. The order deadline is March 13 and pickup is April 17 from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the Wayne County Fairgrounds Sheep Barn. For order forms and additional information, visit www.wayneswcd.org.

Wood County: Orders are now being accepted for the Wood County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual tree sale. The 2024 tree seedling sale offers conifers, including American arborvitae, Norway spruce, bald cypress and white pine; deciduous trees, including pin oak, black maple and river birch; wildlife shrubs, including arrowwood, ninebark and common lilac. Packets are $15 with 10 seedlings per packet. New this year are larger stock bare root bigtooth aspen, redbud and white oak at $15 per seedling. The order and payment deadline is March 1. Order forms are available at www.woodswcd.com, on Facebook or at the district office, 1616 E Wooster St.

Districts: This listing will run as space permits until the ordering deadline has passed. Send your tree and shrub sale information to editorial@farmanddairy.com or Farm and Dairy, P.O. Box 38, Salem, OH 44460.

Wayne National Forest seeks campground hosts

PEDRO, Ohio — Wayne National Forest is seeking campground hosts for four positions at its Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area. Potential candidates must be able to commit to volunteer for at least 20 hours per week from April 1 through Oct. 20, especially during weekends. Selected hosts will receive a full hookup campsite, but must provide and transport their own trailer or recreational vehicle.

Campground hosts are responsible for welcoming visitors and providing information. They also help Forest Service employees maintain the campground and clean its restrooms. Other duties include mowing, litter pickup and light vegetation pruning.

Find “Lake Vesuvius Campground Host” on volunteer.gov for more information and to submit a volunteer application. The listing will remain open until the volunteer position is filled.

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Ohio’s 2024-25 hunting seasons proposed to Wildlife Council

COLUMBUS — The 2024-25 Ohio hunting and trapping season dates for white-tailed deer, waterfowl and other migratory game birds, furbearers, small game and additional species were proposed to the Ohio Wildlife Council Feb. 7, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The Division of Wildlife also proposed removing the trumpeter swan from the state’s threatened species list.

A complete list of proposed rule changes and proposed hunting and trapping seasons dates for 2024-25 are available at wildohio.gov. Those interested in commenting on Division of Wildlife proposals can do so online at wildohio.gov from through March 13. There will be a statewide hearing on all proposed rules March 20.

Deer hunting proposals. The proposed deer hunting seasons are similar to last year. As in years past, only one antlered deer may be harvested, regardless of where or how it is taken. Hunting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.

The proposed statewide deer hunting dates for 2024-25 include deer archery, Sept. 28 to Feb. 2, 2025; youth deer gun, Nov. 16-17; deer gun, Dec. 2-8 and Dec. 21-22 and deer muzzleloader, Jan. 4-7.

The council also heard a proposal to allow deer management permits to be valid until Dec. 22, the last day of the bonus deer gun hunting weekend. Currently, deer management permits are only valid until the day before the statewide seven-day gun season.

Bag limit increases from two to three deer were proposed in six counties: Butler, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Madison and Pickaway.

New proposals also included expanding the Chronic Wasting Disease disease surveillance area of Hardin, Marion and Wyandot counties to include Auglaize and Jackson townships in Allen County. A CWDpositive deer was discovered in Allen County in 2023.

Additionally, the Division of

Wildlife proposed reducing the number of mandatory CWD testing days for deer taken within disease surveillance areas from 14 to four. If approved, hunters within the disease surveillance area would be required to submit samples for testing during the first two days of the early disease surveillance area gun season (Oct. 12-13) and the first two days of the weeklong deer gun season (Dec. 2-3). The Division of Wildlife will continue to offer voluntary testing drop-off locations and monitor for CWD within and around the disease surveillance area.

Hunters in the expanded disease surveillance area will have additional opportunities to harvest deer, if approved: early deer archery, Sept. 14 through Feb. 2 and early deer gun, Oct. 12 through 14.

Additional hunting proposals. The fall wild turkey hunting proposal would establish the season, open in 70 counties, as Oct. 1-27. The proposed season limit is one bird.

The Division of Wildlife proposed a reduced ruffed grouse hunting season from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1 in 17 southern and eastern counties: Adams, Athens, Belmont, Gallia, Guernsey, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Pike,

Ross, Scioto, Vinton and Washington. The proposed daily limit is one bird.

Another proposal would reclassify the state’s river otter trapping zones. Ohio currently has river otter bag limits split between A, B and C zones, although no counties are assigned to Zone A. The proposal would rename Zone C, comprised of 22 counties and having a season bag limit of three, to Zone A. Zone B, which includes the rest of the state, would have a season bag limit of one. The total season bag limit would remain three.

Trumpeter swan. The Division of Wildlife submitted a proposal to remove the trumpeter swan from the state’s list of threatened species. After years of management and monitoring, trumpeter swan populations have exceeded the division’s goals for the species’ recovery.

The Ohio Wildlife Council is an eight-member board that approves all Division of Wildlife proposed rules and regulations. Council meetings are open to the public. Individuals interested in providing comments are asked to call 614-265-6304 at least two days prior to the meeting to register. All comments are required to be three minutes or less.

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ODNR awards more than $250,000 for boating education

COLUMBUS — Ten organizations across Ohio will receive up to $30,000 each to strengthen or enhance local boating education programs for youth and adult residents. The grants, awarded by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, add up to $250,582.87.

Boating education grants support the local purchase of safety equipment, such as kayaks, life jackets and trailers. The following list highlights how this year’s grantees are using their grant funding to enhance their programs.

In Ashtabula County, the Ashtabula County YMCA, a long-standing grant partner, will conduct two Spirit of America Boating Programs annually. The program teaches the safe operation of various watercraft to students ages 10-15. The organization will be using $12,727.61 in grant funding to purchase a new motor for a powerboat, replacement kayaks and sups, safety equipment and maintenance items. Staff will also attend ODNR Paddling Instructor and Ohio Boating Education Course Instructor classes.

In Cuyahoga County, the Cleveland Metroparks Outdoor Recreation program provides human-powered, natural resource-based educational outdoor experiences. The program will use $30,000 in grant funding to purchase four sailboats, 10 paddleboards and two kayak storage/transport carts. Training expenses for staff to work with the American Canoe Association to have two staff certified in ACA Kayak Instructor Trainer course certification will also be covered.

In Pike County, the Eastern Local School District runs a Conservation Science Curriculum and Science Club, engaging students in conservation and outdoor recreation. The club will use $24,577.50 in grant funding to support the implementation of an Introduction to Canoeing course, covering canoes, a trailer, paddles, Personal Floatation Devices and other safety equipment.

In Erie County, Erie County 4-H Camp, located on Kellys Island, will use $30,000 in grant funding to purchase kayaks, sups, paddles, PFDs, a trailer, marine radios and other safety equipment for their Ohio Sea Camp, which teaches water safety, paddling, motorboat operation and more.

In Franklin County, Hoover Sailing Foundation, which prioritizes sailing proficiency and water safety, will use $30,000 in grant funding to replace old equipment by purchasing 10 fully rigged sailboats to continue teaching sailing and water safety.

In Portage County, the Kent State University Adventure Center plans to enhance its paddling programs, focusing on technique development, water awareness and safety protocols. The Adventure Center will use $24,524.09 in grant funding for training certifications, equipment replacement and adaptive paddling.

In Lake County, Lake Metroparks is a long-time boating safety partner of the ODNR Division of Parks and Watercraft. The park district teaches the OBEC classroom course to community members as well as providing courses in sailing, canoeing, kayaking, stand up paddleboard, powerboating and personal watercraft operation. The park district will use $28,218.67 in grant funding for instructor training, safety equipment, personal flotation devices and paddles. The park district will also replace an aging safety boat and motors for their powerboating program. In Athens County, Ohio University aims to enhance its boating inventory for students majoring in Outdoor Recreation and Education. The university will use $20,515 in grant funding to purchase kayaks, spray skirts, paddles and wetsuits.

In Warren County, the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District plans to increase access and participation in safe watercraft recreation for urban youth, at-risk youth, veterans and people with disabilities. Grant funding of $20,600 will be used to expand the district’s kayak fleet and safety equipment.

In Hamilton County, Queen City Rowing Club, operating along the Little Miami and Ohio Rivers, will implement a comprehensive program emphasizing skill development and safety. Grant funding of $29,420 will be used for a safety boat, single trainer rowing shell, PFDs and dock rental fees.

Last year, more than $208,000 was awarded to outdoor non-profit organizations, colleges, park districts and local school districts.

The grants are funded by Ohio’s recreational boaters through the Waterways Safety Fund, which is comprised of a share of the state motor fuel tax, watercraft registration and titling fees and funding from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Woodcock Creek Nature Center announces March events

MEADVILLE, Pa. — The Crawford County Conservation District’s Woodcock Creek Nature Center announced its March education programs.

• March 7, “Repurposing old tshirts into belts, pet toys and more” from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Join District Education Specialist Kathy Uglow to find out how to make fun items using old household items.

• March 12, “Searching for Green” walk, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Meet at Shelter #2, Stainbrook Park to get outside to enjoy the spring green-up with District Education Specialist Kathy Uglow. Dress for the weather.

• March 21, Presentation on wildfires from 4:30-5 p.m. Jay Lindemuth and Zachary St. Laurent, Fire Foresters, Pennsylvania Department of

Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry will present information about their roles in fighting wildfires and about what equipment is needed to do their important work.

• March 26, “Plant an Herb Garden Greenhouse,” 4:30-5:30 p.m., $3 per greenhouse. Reserve a spot at this workshop led by District Education Specialist Kathy Uglow to learn about herbs and plant your own with a takehome herb garden greenhouse.

All Woodcock Creek Nature Center events require pre-registration. Call 814-763-5269 to register or for more information. Event information is also available at www.crawfordconservation.org. and on the conservation district’s Facebook page.

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1939Farmall F-14,runsandmanyextraparts,$850;(330)219-1694

Wantedhog oilers;callortextDoug at(937)570-0482

LancasterCounty haywagon,aprox 1890's?,15-ft.long,5-ft.high,excellentcondition,irontiresaroundwood spokewheels,tightandsolid,solid hardwoodstructure,alljointstightand ridged,forgedironfittingsandthe threebrakesinexcellentcondition,alwaysstoredinourbarnorgarage,had beenusedforgenerationsbyonefamilyinMontgomeryCounty,Pa,lovely tolookattoo,abeautifulwagon;contactGardner,email; gacadwalader@gmail.com

1984Ravens 38-ft.framelessdump, Shur-lokrolltarps,goodtighttrailer, hoistiswet$5,500,withnewhoist $8,500;(330)231-2783

2018Ford F150,4x4,76,000miles, bedliner,tonneaucover,4door,new brakeshoesandrotors,belts,hoses, newtires,oilandfilterevery3,000 miles,$24,000;(330)424-2545

2019Chevy diesel1-ton,crewcab, aluminumflatbed,4x4dually,89,000 miles,1owner,asking$40,000; (330)223-1916

Forsale 2000FL60Freightliner,5.9 Cummins,standardtrans.,frame shortenedfor12-ft.flatbed,frame sandblastedpainted,newfueltanks, someenginework,$8,900;(419)5664108

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Auto & Truck Parts

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Forsale 5purebredredAngusbulls, yearoldinMarch,$1,200each ; (330)874-3478.

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250-ft.of 2-in.stainlesssteelpipeline forsale,$750;(330)415-2820

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5blue Heeler/redHeelerpups,born 11/24/23,verycute,$175;Fostoria Ohio,call(330)770-3883

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17acre field,goodforhorseorbeefor agriculture,$10,000anacre;North BeaverTown,Tom(724)698-3521

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Steel Erection

Beloit, OH: 330-823-8811

Johnstown, OH: 740-967-8700

CBR EQUIPMENT

Sukup Grain Bins & Grain

Handling Equipment

Serving Central Ohio 419-362-1002

Cell: 567-241-3338

Hay, Grain & Straw

1stcut mixedhay,4x4softcoreround bales,netwrapped,norain,storedundercover;Lisbonarea,(330)424-5054 1st,2nd,3rdcuttingwesternOhioalfalfa,wheatstraw,3x3squarebales , 24balesorlargerdelivery;Frey Farms,(419)294-7138

200late firstcuttingorchardgrassalfalfabaleage,4x4,1,100-poundbales useforheifers,drycowsorbeef,$30 each;HaskinsFarm(740)694-0122 , Butler,Ohio

Dairyhorse andbeefqualityhay , largesquaresandroundbales;call (740)502-4244

Roasting corn & soybeans on your farm.

TRI

724-827-2028

Hay, Grain & Straw

Forsale wheatstraw $3abale;phone (440)355-5003orcell(440)752-7622 located41857BiggsRoad,Lagrange Ohio

3rdcutting grassalfalfamix,3x3x7 largesquares,$100;alsolarge squareswheatstraw,$50;delivery available;Hanoverton,Ohio(330)2312783

Buyerand sellerofsemiloadsofhay andstrawbytheton.Dairyalfalfa available.CharlesF.BrickerandSon, 12827GoshenRd.,Salem,Ohio (330)501-7215

Ellyson'sInc. buyerandsellerofhay andstraw;truckloadlotsof500to600bales;(330)223-1594orwrite

Ellyson'sInc.,28689SpeidelRoad EastRochester,Ohio44625.

Certifiedorganiccompostedhigh yieldNPKchickenlitter,6flockaccumulation,greatorganicmatterfor soilconditioning,1,800-tonavailablestartingMarch13th;Dundee (330)407-0801

Haywanted orwilltradeforwheat straw;(740)412-6536

Largesquare hay;smallsquarestraw forsale;3rdalfalfatimothy;3rdhigh qualitygrasswrapped;4thalfalfa wrapped;(330)614-1779

Organicshelled corn,volmutoxins 0.3-percent;(740)412-6536

Organicwheat straw,4x5bales, $50 each;(740)552-4837

DRY ALFALFA & BALEAGE

• 3x4 Bales

• Lab Tested

• Delivery Available

Call Kyle: 419-575-5335

Email: Kyle@BenschoterFarms.com

SMALL SQUARE BALES FIRST CUTTING GRASS HAY

$5 a bale | 330-323-1622

Somethingfor everyone-1st,2nd, 3rddryhay,1st,2nd,3rdbaleage, wheatstraw,allstoredinside;3x3x8 bales,roundbalesandsmallsquares; noordertoobigortoosmall,wedeliver;(330)223-1000

Twelvebales offirstcutting, $28per bale;12balessecondcutting,$25;15 balessecondcutting,$30;35bales beddinghay,$8;(740)942-3062

Wheat Straw & Rye Straw

3x4 bales, stored inside DELIVERY AVAILABLE Graytown | (419)262-3699

Hay & Forage Equipment

Forsale AndersonIFX720inline wrapperandMcHaleroundbaler , F5400,silagespecial;call(330)3552245fordetails

Hay & Forage Equipment

Forsale NI6243rbfieldready,alwaysstoresinside,makes39-in.x52in.550-poundbales,operateswithas lowas30ptohorsepower;(330)4296962

Kverneland12-ft. centerpivotdiscbine;McHale995TSRbalewrapper w/motorandhydraulics,likenew ; (724)301-2031

NewHolland 311supersweephydraulicthrowerlikenew,$9,500;New Holland269supersweet,goodcondition,$2,500;rebuiltNH273supe r sweep,$3,200;rebuilt260rake,new teethandtires,$4,950;allbalesare fieldreadyandtested;MastMower (724)651-5147

Help Wanted

DAILY DRIVER WANTED FOR AMISH CREW

LOCATED NEAR ROGERS, OHIO

Honest & Dependable Call Raymond for interview

(330)301-4077

Lookingfor experiencedharvest workerswhoare"acutabove",sign onbonusandexceptionalpayforexperiencedworkers,latemodelsemis, JDX9'sand790'ssummerand/orfall orfull-timepossible;SnellHarvesting (620)564-3312or; snellharvesting@gmail.com

Horses & Ponies

SOUTHERN OHIO HORSE SALE

April 6, 2024

Henderson’s Arena | Jackson, OH

Tack 10 am | Horses 1 pm

Consignment $45

Commission 7% (no no-sale fee)

Jerry Henderson | 740-710-1515

Smokey Lane Stables, Inc

Saturday, March 2

Riding Horse & Pony Sale

Tack: 8:00 A.M. | Horses: 11 A.M.

Friday March 8 - Horse Sale

Tack 4:30 | Horses 6pm

Saturday April 6

Riding Horse & Pony Sale

Tack 8:00 Horses 11am (Catalog Consignments due March 27)

686 Smokey Lane Rd NW Sugarcreek, OH 44681

PH 330-852-2237

Auctioneers: Myron Miller, Marion Burkholder, & Michael Mullet FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK!

Lease or Rent

2,230sq. ft.commercialbuilding,ex-

Limeand

Forsale

Sterling Farm Equipment 13893 Kauffman Ave.

Sterling, Ohio 44276 (330) 939-2561 (330) 264-1742

www.sterlingfarmstore.com

Fred — Butch — Richard 6131 Ashland Rd. Wooster, Ohio 44691 (330) 264-4175

Rick - Kerry - Alex ****************************************

M5091 Cab & Loader

NH TC 30 w/Loader

Kioti CX2510 Cab & Loader

CIH 185 Puma

'04 Kubota BX2230 60"

Kubota M7060 w/Loader

NEW EQUIPMENT

NEW Pallet Forks

NEW Bale Spears

New Pequea tedders & rakes

Land Pride Equipment

Woods Equipment SPREADERS

NH 195 Float Tires 2012 390 Meyers Tandem SpreaderFRED HARVESTING

The Spreader IH Combine - FRED

Bish Header Adapter CIH 3020

CIH 2020 25' Header

NI 310 Picker 1 Row

USED HAY FORAGE

Heston 4500 Small Baler

Brush Grapple - FRED

CIH 8545 w/thrower

2022 Maxilator

Woods 5-ft. w/Fast Hitch

Kuhn 515 bale grapple

JD Roller Bar Rake

CIH 600 Blower

NH 55 Roller Bar Rake

Kasten Forage Wagon SKID STEERS

CIH SR175

Bobcat S650

Rubber Over Tire Tracks - FRED

Case 430 series III

NH L223 2 spd.

TILLAGE & PLANTING

Amazone Catros 4001 13' Disc

Century 500 Gal. Sprayer

CIH 720 6 Btm Auto

CIH 735 6 Btm plow - FRED

Kuhn 10' Tiller New - FRED

Hardi 500 Gallon Sprayer - FRED

Ford 5 Btm plow

BBIlime /litterspreader,16-ft.,very goodcondition,$24,000;(740)6248140

2000New Holland900forageharvester,factorycropprocessor,27P hayhead,360N3cornhead,good condition,$10,000;(740)684-6824

2021Kubota SSL75,cab,heat,air,2speed,hydrauliclatch,KSR,6,700 hours,runs,needsenginework , $14,500;(419)896-3314

2820Schuler verticalmixerwith scales;CaseIHDX131discbine,updatedshockprobar;Valmetalselfpropelledstrawchopper;(330)323-1332

A&WNeb 400dynamometer,always inaheatedbuilding,verylittleuse , servicedbyA&Win2022;callFred (330)717-6950

BushHog HT419H,likenew,1owner,hyd.foldtedder,19-ft.working width,listpriceisover10k,$8,500 OBO;callsonly(330)231-2783

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Ebyaluminum

Farmall400,goodcondition, $4,000; 3618NewIdeaspreader,slopegate, vinylfloor,$4,200;International5100 graindrill,$2,500;(330)402-6061

Forsale 19877720TitanIIcombine greencabroof,walkertrouble,good engine,averagerubber;(567)2495162

Forsale 4-row30-inchKinzedouble frameno-tillcornplanter,dryfert. $13,500OBO;pleasecallandleavea message(330)277-3466

International5-btm plow,16-in.,auto reset,springcoulters,hillsideadjustment,$2,200;JDRM6-rowcultivator danishtine,$1,600;Dalton,Ohio (330)464-0187

Machinery & Equipment

GreatPlains 2400turbotill,12weight plates,verynicecondition;JD1590 no-tilldrillwithgrassseed,yette r markers;(740)819-6603

IH6200 pressdrill,24hoewithgrass seedbunks,$3,500;IH3450round baler,5x4,$3,000;IH430square baler,$2,750;Steiner60-inchmower deck,$800;3-ptgrassseeder,$175 ; Minerva,(330)894-2828

JohnDeere 7000pulltype6-row planter,no-till,30-in.rows,fiberglass boxes,JohnDeeremonitor(reconditionedbeforelastseason),price $4,500;call(330)853-5687orbowersockjames@yahoo.com

Case1896

6,600hours,$2,000;(740)796-2981

blade,auger,weightbox,soilaerator $40,000OBO;(330)523-9617

Arts-WayGrixxer feedgrinder/mixer, $6,200;Salford21-ft.rockflexfinish disc,$9,000;BaleKingkickerwagons, $2,500;JD84512-rowx30-in.row cultivator,$2,900;JD28005-bottom variablewidthplow,$1,900;Atwater Ohio(614)307-3200

TRACTORS

JD 6330 CAB 4WD W/LOADER......................................................COMING IN 2015 JD 5065E 2WD, CANOPY, 3029 HRS .......................................$19900

2011 JD 6115D CAB, 4WD, 3045 HRS ..............................................$49900

2011 JD 6115D CAB, 4WD, LOADER, 3133 HRS ..............................$59900

2013 JD 8285R PS DUALS, NEW TIRES, ALL WTS, 5677 HRS., SHARP! ....................................................................$149500

JD 6130D OPEN, 4WD, 3020 HRS, LOADER ..........................................CALL

2018 JD 5085E 1882 HRS., MFWD, LOADER, 12/12 PR ................$41900

JD 2350 2WD, CANOPY, 3886 HRS ...................................................$17500

FORD 4630 MFWD, LOADER, 1340 HRS. ..........................................$25900

FORD 3930, 6600 HRS, REVERSER TRANS, NEW TIRES, NICE TRACTOR ................................................................................$12900

FORD 2000 GAS ....................................................................................$5950

LONG 2510 2WD 900 HRS. ..................................................................$8950

1972 IH 1066 4290 HRS. ...................................................................$19900

IH 444 GAS PS .......................................................................................$5950

COMPACT TRACTORS

2017 JD 1023 E WITH LOADER & DECK, 174 HRS. ...............................$16900

BATWING ..................................................................$13900

1810P HD 10 FT. PULL TYPE ................................................................$8450

1810 HD 10 FT. 3 PT ...............................................................................$6950

1808P HD 8 FT. PULL TYPE ..................................................................$6950

1808 HD 8 FT. 3PT ...............................................................................$5450

970 EXTREME DUTY 7 FT. 3 PT............................................................$5900

1607 HD 7 FT. 3 PT, DUAL WHEEL .......................................................$3900

306 HD 6 FT. 3 PT ..................................................................................$2550

CONSTRUCTION

DEERE 450G DOZER 3800 HRS EX. CONDITION ..........................$39,500

TROJAN 50 HYDRAULIC BREAKER. LOW USE. .................................$3500

2019 DEERE 30G EXC, THUMB, 415 HRS. .....................................$38900

2020 KUBOTA U25 EXC, THUMB, 499 HRS....................................$31900 FUEL TRAILERS

2023 MT 970 GAL FUEL TRAILER, ELECTRIC START PUMP..........$14900 USED ROTARY CUTTERS

Machinery & Equipment

JohnDeere 318Gskidloader,very goodtires,straightbucket,lowhrs (2,565),handcontrols,runsgreat;call formoreinfo(740)501-3060,e-mail shenknathan1@gmail.com

Mahindra7-ft. trailermowerwithcylinder,littleuse,$2,550;NI217spreader,$4,500;Tafe45DI,sameasMF , lowhrs,withloaderandcanopy , $7,500;FarmallB,$1,600;RhinoloaderoffofJD4000,littleuse,$4,250;IH 11-ft.disc,$850;12-ft.packer,$675; 9-ft.packer,$450;7shankchisel plow,$950;16x9x24tiresonJDrims, $850;hayfluffer,$875;smallhopper wagon,$750;16x9x30duals,very good,$600;Utica,(740)759-0877

; (330)465-4528

Machinery & Equipment

Korywagons andparts,8/10/12-ton gearsinstock;WestFarmington,Ohio (440)693-4687leavemessage Downsizing,like new2014McCormicktractorX60.40Perkinsdiesel 110-HP,hydrofront-endloaderwith bucketandbalespear,1,393hrs , $65,600;2014Enorossidiscmower , $7,200;likenewMasseyFerguson Hesston1745roundbaler,only737 balesmade,$20,000;2003ASL300 skidloader,Catmotor,31-HP,2,095 hrs,$12,500;NewHollandmanure spreader,520,$3,200;NewHolland rake,$2,500;3-ptbroadcastspreader, $350;bucketmountedbalespear , $250;contactJames(330)853-2058

2012

2015

2015 Mahindra eMax 22 22 Hp, 220 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Good Condition .....$11,900.00

2017 Kubota BX23S 23 Hp, 285 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, Backhoe, HST.........................$19,900.00

2022

2014 JD 1025R 24 Hp, 250 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Belly Mower, HST ......................................$12,900.00

2017 Kubota L2501 24 Hp, 190 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Good Condition .............$20,900.00

2021 Kubota LX2610 24 Hp, 15 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Like New! .......................$21,900.00

2019 JD 3025E 24 Hp, 285 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST ...............................................$19,900.00

2020 JD 3025E 24 Hp, 50 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Like New! ................................$21,900.00

2022 JD 3025E 24 Hp, 15 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Like New! ................................$21,900.00

2018 JD 3032E 31 Hp, 295 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Sharp! ...................................$24,900.00

2018 JD 3032E 31 Hp, 275 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Sharp! ...................................$22,900.00

2021 JD 3032E 31 Hp, 350 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Nice! .....................................$24,900.00

2022 JD 3032E 31 Hp, 60 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Like New! ................................$24,900.00

2004 Kubota L3130 32 Hp, 1,540 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 8/8 Gear, Good Condition ..$17,900.00

2015 JD 3033R 32 Hp, 310 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, Excellent Condition! ................$18,900.00

1995 Kubota L2900 32 Hp, 2,940 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 8 Speed Gear ....................................$7,900.00

2021 Kubota L3301 33 Hp, 440 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Nice Tractor! ...................$22,900.00

2018 JD 3038E 37 Hp, 315 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST ...............................................$24,900.00

2022 JD 3038E 37 Hp, 20 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Like New! ................................$26,900.00

2021 Kubota L3560 37 Hp, 90 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Like New! .........................$31,900.00

2022 Kubota L3902 37 Hp, 20 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Like New! .........................$26,900.00

2014 JD 3039R 39 Hp, 1,265 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST ............................................$26,900.00

2007 Kubota L3940 40 Hp, 999 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST, Good Condition .............$29,900.00

2017 JD 4044M 43 Hp, 475 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST ..............................................$29,900.00

2018 JD 4044M 43 Hp, 90 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, Backhoe, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ...........$42,900.00

2019 JD 4044M 43 Hp, 70 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, Backhoe, HST, Sharp! ....................$43,900.00

2021 JD 4044M 43 Hp, 245 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Sharp! .................................$34,900.00

2022 JD 4044M 43 Hp, 60 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, Like New! ..................................$28,900.00

2022 JD 4044M 43 Hp, 25 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, HST, Like New! ...........................................$28,900.00

2014 JD 4044R 43 Hp, 585 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST ...............................................$39,900.00

2014 JD 4044R 43 Hp, 490 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST, 1 Owner, Sharp! ...................$42,900.00

2015 NH Boomer 47 45 Hp, 595 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 16/16 Gear, Sharp! ..............$37,900.00

2016 Kubota L4701 47 Hp, 320 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, 8/8 Gear ............................................$16,900.00

2013 Kubota MX4700 48 Hp, 150 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 8/8 Gear, Sharp! .............................$29,900.00

2013 Kubota L4760 49 Hp, 375 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST, Sharp!............................$42,900.00

2005 Kubota L5030 50 Hp, 1,510 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST, Good Condition ..........$32,900.00

2019 Kioti DK5310SE 50 Hp, 560 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST, Nice! ...........................$31,900.00

2014 JD 4052R 51 Hp, 995 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST ...............................................$42,900.00

2021 JD 4052R 51 Hp, 65 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, HST, Like New! ................................$43,900.00

2022 JD 4052R 51 Hp, 25 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, Like New! .......................................$52,900.00

2005 JD 4720 58 Hp, 1,315 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, Good Condition ...........................$28,900.00

2007 JD 4720 58 Hp, 1,280 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST, Good Condition...................$32,900.00

2014 JD 4066R 66 Hp, 390 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST ...............................................$43,900.00

2017 JD 4066R 66 Hp, 625 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST ...............................................$49,900.00

2018 JD 4066R 66 Hp, 755 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, HST, Good Condition....................$49,900.00

JOHN DEERE

1967 JD 1020 43 Hp, 3,960 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, Loader, 16/8 Gear w/ Hi/Lo .......................$9,900.00

1995 JD 5200 45 Hp, 1,840 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 9/3 Gear, Sharp! ..........................$26,900.00

2021 JD 5045E 50 Hp, 185 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 9/3 Gear, Sharp!........................................$25,900.00

2021 JD 5045E 50 Hp, 145 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 9/3 Gear, Sharp! ...........................$32,900.00

2021 JD 5045E 50 Hp, 190 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 9/3 Gear, Sharp! ...........................$32,900.00

2022 JD 5045E 50 Hp, 5 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, Like New! ..........................................$34,900.00

2009 JD 5055D 55 Hp, 299 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 8/4 Gear ...................................... $21,900.00

2011 JD 5055D 55 Hp, 355 Hrs, 4x4, 2wd, 8/4 Gear ..................................................$16,900.00

2007 JD 5225 56 Hp, 2,650 Hrs, 2wd, Cab, Loader, Nice ............................................$29,900.00

2007 JD 5225 56 Hp, 1,950 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, 2 Owner, Sharp!......................$24,900.00

2015 JD 5055E 59 Hp, 450 Hrs, 4x4, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ..............................................$36,900.00

2015 JD 5055E 59 Hp, 350 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, 9/3 Gear ...................................................$19,900.00

2020 JD 5055E 59 Hp, 280 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 12/12 PR ......................................$39,900.00

2022 JD 5055E 59 Hp, 5 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 9/3 Gear, Like New! .......................................$28,900.00

2007 JD 5303 64 Hp, 1,340 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, 9/3 Gear, Nice! ........................................$16,900.00

2013 JD 5065E 65 Hp, 2,995 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Local Trade................$23,900.00

2018 JD 5065E 67 Hp, 215 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ......................................$31,900.00

2021 JD 5065E 67 Hp, 95 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ............................$42,900.00

2022 JD 5065E 67 Hp, 30 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, Like New! ...................................$35,900.00

2018 JD 5075E 73 Hp, 1,135 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR ................................................$29,900.00

2019 JD 5075E 73 Hp, 355 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 12/12 PR, Nice! ............................$39,900.00

2019 JD 5075E 73 Hp, 415 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, Nice!.........................................$42,900.00

2020 JD 5075E 73 Hp, 520 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Good Condition ...........$49,900.00

2021 JD 5075E 73 Hp, 550 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR ...................................................$34,900.00

2021 JD 5075E 73 Hp, 185 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Sharp! .........................$54,900.00

2022 JD 5075E 73 Hp, 80 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Like New!.......................$57,900.00

2023 JD 5075E 75 Hp, 425 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ......................................$32,900.00

2023 JD 5075E 75 Hp, 545 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ......................................$32,900.00

2023 JD 5075E 75 Hp, 515 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ......................................$32,900.00

2023 JD 5075E 75 Hp, 575 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ......................................$32,900.00

2023 JD 5075E 75 Hp, 599 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ......................................$32,900.00

2015 JD 5085E 85 Hp, 799 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR ......................................$52,900.00

2015 JD 5085E 85 Hp, 595 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Good Condition ...........$56,900.00

2017 JD 5085E 85 Hp, 1,640 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Good Condition........$54,900.00

2015 JD 5085M 85 Hp, 415 Hrs, 2wd, O/S,16/16 PR, Excellent Condition ................$37,900.00

2019 JD 5090E 90 Hp, 435 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Sharp! .........................$63,900.00

2019 JD 5090E 90 Hp, 199 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Sharp! .........................$69,900.00

2019 JD 5090E 90 Hp, 875 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 24/12 PR, Sharp! .........................$59,900.00

2022 JD 5090E 90 Hp, 120 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 24/12 PR, Sharp! .........................$68,900.00

2020 JD 5090M 90 Hp, 2,055 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 16-16 PR, Good Condition .......$46,900.00

2023 JD 5090M 90 Hp,

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NEW HOLLAND TRACTORS

1984 Ford 3910 50 Hp, 3,675 Hrs, 2wd, 8/2 Gear ....................................................................$6,900.00

2021 NH Workmaster 60 60 Hp, 99 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 8/8 Gear .................................................$26,900.00

2020 NH Workmaster 75 74 Hp, 155 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ...................$37,900.00

2022 NH Workmaster 75 74 Hp, 455 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ...................$49,900.00

2015 NH T4.90 86 Hp, 1,380 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Nice ....................................$54,900.00

2021 NH Workmaster 105 112 Hp, 90 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Like New .............$59,900.00

CASE IH

1964 IH 504 51 Hp, 2,420 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, Gas.................................................................................$2,900.00

1975 IH 674 65 Hp, 4030 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, Loader, 8/4 Gear............................................................$8,900.00

2002 McCormick CX70 73 Hp, 2,375 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 8/8 Gear ....................................................$21,900.00

2003 McCormick CX75 73 Hp, 1,520 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 16/16 Shuttle ...............................$42,900.00

2020 CIH Farmall 95A 97 Hp, 320 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, 12/12 PR, Sharp! ...........................................$49,900.00

KUBOTA

2013 Kubota MX5100 52 Hp, 295 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, 8/8 Gear, Good Condition ......................$16,900.00

2018 Kubota MX5200 54 Hp, 220 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 8/8 Gear, Sharp! .........................$33,900.00

2021 Kubota MX5400 55 Hp, 180 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 8/8 Gear, Like New!....................$44,900.00

2013 Kubota M5640 56 Hp, 1,850 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, 8/4 Gear, Good Condition .....................$14,900.00

2013 Kubota M6060 63 Hp, 1,175 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, 8/8 PR .....................................................$26,900.00

2004 Kubota M6800 70 Hp, 1,970 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 8/8 PR ........................................$32,900.00

2015 Kubota M7060 71 Hp, 999 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 12/12 PR, Good Condition .........$48,900.00

2020 Kubota M5-091 92 Hp, 670 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, 8/8 PR, Excellent.......................................$56,900.00

2008 Kubota M9540 95 Hp, 845 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, Loader, 8/8 Gear, Good Condition ...........$33,900.00

2017 Kubota M5-111 105 Hp, 520 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 8/8 PR ........................................$62,900.00

2014 Kubota M110GX 109 Hp, 825 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 24 Spd PS, Nice .......................$76,900.00

2018 Kubota M6-111 114 Hp, 965 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, 24 Spd PS, Nice! ....................................$67,900.00

2016 Kubota M7-131 128 Hp, 1,790 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 24 Spd PS...............................$72,900.00

2020 Kubota M7-132 130 Hp, 130 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, 24 Spd PS, Like New!.............................$99,900.00

2015 Kubota M6-141 141 Hp, 325 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 24 Spd PS, Excellent! ................$99,900.00

2019 Kubota M6-141 141 Hp, 260 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 24 Spd PS, Excellent! ..............$104,900.00

2020 Kubota M6-141 141 Hp, 1,180 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 24 Spd PS, Sharp!..................$89,900.00

2016 Kubota M7-151 148 Hp, 1,365 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, 24 Spd PS, Nice! .................................$84,900.00

2016 Kubota M7-151 148 Hp, 180 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, 24 Spd PS, Nice! ....................................$99,900.00

2016 Kubota M7-171 168 Hp, 815 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, 24 Spd PS, Sharp! .....................$19,900.00

2017 Kubota M7-171 168 Hp, 99 Hrs, 4x4, Cab, Loader, KVT, Like New! ...........................$159,900.00

MASSEY FERGUSON & AGCO

2010 MF 2605 38 Hp, 1,650 Hrs, 4x4, O/S, Loader, 8/2 Gear .....................................$19,900.00

2000 MF 243 52 Hp, 1,090 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, 8/2 Gear ...................................................$11,900.00

1989 MF 383 76 Hp, 1,745 Hrs, 2wd, 8/2 Gear, 1 Owner, Nice ..................................$19,900.00

1978 MF 285 90 Hp, 2,510 Hrs, 2wd, O/S, 8/2 Gear, Local Trade ..................................$5,900.00

MISC. EQUIPMENT

2016 NH C232 74 Hp, 480 Hrs, Cab, Tracks, 2 Speed ..................................................$56,900.00

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Machinery & Equipment

DiamondZ577 wrapper,excellent , $10,500;Unigripbalehandler,looks new,move60-in.bales,$2,000;My-D Han-Dgrainandhayelevator,36-ft. , paddleevery15-in.,$2,000;purchasednewandalwayskeptinside ; nearButler,Pa,callTom(724)3216469

NH1047 balewagon,selfpropelled , goodcondition,$11,500;(724)3509948

NH1412 discbine,540pto,flails,late model,$10,000;NH644silagespecialnetwrapbaler,$10,000;NI351B 2beatermanurespreaderwithslop gate,$6,500;NH310balerwithchute orkicker,$4,500;ShaverHD103-pt postdriver,$2,500;call(724)991-8934

NHbale grabber,singlecylinderfo r skidloader,hardlyused,$2,000 ; (724)345-3716

NHround baler,Model688,largesize bales,twineonly,highcapacity,absolutelyfieldready,$7,500;Ashland , (419)606-0865

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Poultry/ Poultry Equipment

Forsale 20-plusadultAmericanBuff geese,variousagesandgender,$5 each;emailmlsfarmer@yahoo.com

Printing

Printing,Publishing andDesign-fullserviceprinting,businesscards,customdesign,posters,letterhead,office forms,envelopes,brochures,mailers, catalogs,colorcopies,scratchpads , mailingservices,banners,yardsigns andmore;everythingyouneed-includinggoodadvice; rod@lyleprinting.com (800)837-3419

Recreational Vehicles

2005Phoenix cruise,26-ft.moto r home,Fordchassis,V-10motor , sleeps4,1slideout,newbattery,onboardgenerator,mileage75,800,very goodcondition,asking$23,500 ; (330)627-3644or(330)324-5969text

Roofing

Barnrepairs-metalroofingandsiding,beams,foundation,oldhome renovationandrepair;replaceroofing, windows,doors,barnadditions,pole buildings,anythingtobarns,sheds oldhomes;(330)428-0173

BentonRoofing specializingin shingleandmetalre-roofsservingall ofcentralandeasternOhio,freeestimates;callRobertMiller(330)6002921

33Dorper/Katahdinbredewes,due tolambendofApril;pleasecall,textor emailJerryat(440)759-6031orkjewell411@gmaill.com

Katahdinrams ,sixfullregisterable yearlingrams,alltwins,variedcolors andewelines,$400/hd;alsohaveKatahdincrosslambmeatsharesavailablefororder;(740)440-1916o r www.quarterpennyfarmsoh.com,near Cutler,Ohio

PurebredLle deFrancelambsfo r sale,ramsandewes,Januaryborn ; OlinKauffman,(440)636-5887

WhiteDorper breedingstock,lambs andbredyearlings,100%grassfed , deliveryavailable;Emlenton,Pa,814671-3922

Silos

Swine

Bredgilts andsows,readytofurrow; feederpigs,startingat$75;service boars;JD730diesel;(724)445-3336 or(724)822-2350call24/7notext

Forsale Berkshirefeederpigs,good for4-H,75-pounds,$150each ; (440)693-4254

Forsale JanuarybornHerefordpiglets,giltsandbarrows,$200,pictures uponrequest,ready3rdweeko f March;(740)827-6561

Forsale purebredHerefordboar,2yrsold,provenbreeder,pictureso f himorhisoffspringuponrequest , $200;(740)827-6561

(20)1 to5-yroldDorsetewes,ready tobreedformidsummerlambing , $325OBO;(330)771-8019

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Poultry/ Poultry

17-wksold,availableApril17,May27, A ug8andSept.26,2024;doyou needtenbirdsor2,000?wewouldlike toserveyou,pricestartsat$8.50each withquantitydiscounts;AlvinZOberholtzer,2463NelsonRd,Ashland , Ohio44805phone(419)545-0003