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Belleville-Henderson Ag Fair another success

by Kara Lynn Dunn Belleville-Henderson Central School FFA has put another successful Agricultural Fair in the Belleville, NY, record books.

On Friday, Sept. 23, the group welcomed National FFA President Riley Pagett of Woodward, OK. “It was quite the opportunity to have the National President of an organization with more than 500,000 members come to Belleville, NY, to tour our agricultural education program,” said J.W. Allen, New York State FFA President.

Allen and New York’s other state FFA officers traveled with Pagett throughout the state for the week prior to his visit to Allen’s alma mater.

“Our 1,500-mile tour provided great bonding experiences with Riley, who is an exceptional young leader, and gave us the opportunity to explain the diversity of New York State’s agricultural industry to him and to about 4,500 students in 25 different schools,” Allen said.

Allen said he was impressed with all the ag education programs they visited.

“Each school we visited had its own focus area which supports just how diverse our agricultural interests are in New York State,” Allen said.

Allen summed up Pagett’s message to students as a challenge to “be real, be unique, and be yourself.”

Among the more unusual attractions at the Agricultural Fair on Saturday was a newly-hatched ostrich owned by

FFA member Amanda Rhodes.

The FFA aquaculture tanks were a popular stop for visitors. Community members also brought their animals, including golden pheasants and rabbits, to show.

Past Belleville-Henderson FFA member and past Jefferson County Dairy Princess Rachel Zumbach brought her Toggenburg goat “Martha” to the event and had goat’s milk soap for sale.

Barb Fuller, who graduated from Belleville when it was Union Academy, had 36 percent goat’s milk soap for sale from Dancing Goat Farm. Barb and Rich Fuller have a herd of 17 dairy and four meat goat does.

“We were excited to participate in this community agriculture fair for the first time and to tell our farm story to the visitors. This school has always had a strong FFA program and I am glad to see so many girls participating,” Barb said.

First-year agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor Tedra McDougal credited the students with organizing the “meet and greet” with Riley Pagett, the Ag Fair and a 5k event.

“Having the National FFA President visit with an opportunity for the students to ask questions is a great way to get students involved; and although this area is a strong farming community, there are still a lot of people who don’t understand agriculture, and the Ag Fair is a great way to educate them,” Miss McDougal said.

Belleville-Henderson FFA Advisor Tedra McDougal (4th from right) stands with some of her FFA students and the Outstanding Award-winning corn grown by Zach Richter, Krystle Burger, Conrad Gehrke, and Adam Fields. From left to right: Krystle Burger, Nathan Leviker, Nichole Race, Jarred Brown, Heather Montgomery, Erik Shelmidine, Miss McDougal, Colton Ramsdell, Samantha Furman, Damion Broadhurst.

Photos by Brian P. Whattam

Jefferson County Dairy Ambassadors Krystle Burger and Samantha Furman served up lots of smiles at the Belleville-Henderson Ag Fair Ice Cream Social.

NOFA-NY announces 1st Annual Organic Dairy and Field Crop Education Conference

New York State FFA President J.W. Allen wrapped up a weeklong tour of the state with National FFA President Riley Pagett with a visit to Allen's alma mater Ag Fair at Belleville-Henderson Central School.

Join NOFA-NY on Nov. 4 for our 1st Annual Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference at the Crowne Plaza in Syracuse, NY, featuring experienced organic keynote speakers: Ed Maltby, Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance, and Mary-Howell Martens, Owner of Lakeview Organic Grain.

The following workshops will be presented at this year’s Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference: Conscientious Care of Organic Dairy Animals — Hubert Karreman, VMD Diversifying Your Dairy with Local Organic Meats — Bill Eklund Diverse Grazing Practices — Nathan Weaver, Robert Zufall and Brad Davis Crop Rotation, Cultivation and Weed Control in Row Crops — Klaas and Mary-Howell Martens Nutrient Density in Grain Crops — Kevin Engelbert, Professor Margaret Smith & Orin Moyer Healthy Soils for a Healthy Farm — Heather Darby & Cindy Daley

Growing & Marketing Food — Grade Grains — Glenda Neff, Elizabeth Dyck, Thor Oechsner & Ed Lentz NOFA-NY encourages new farmers and farmers interested in transitioning to organic to attend. NOFA-NY, Certified Organic LLC staff will be available throughout the day to answer questions.

How to Register: Register online at www.nofany.org/dairyconference or call Katie (Membership & Registration Coordinator) at 585-271-1979 ext. 512.

Registration Costs: • Early bird discount save $5 if you register before Oct. 24.

NOFA-NY Member: $35 Guests of NOFA-NY Member (2 person limit): $25 each Non-Member: $55 Children 12 and under: Free Lunch is a potluck-please bring a dish to share.

This conference is partially made possible through the generous support of Horizon Organic and Organic Valley.

by Elizabeth A. Tomlin Good old fashioned fun and games, laughter — and lots of free ice cream of course — highlighted New York State Herkimer County’s 2nd annual Family Day at the Farm on Oct. 1, at Raycliff Farm, in Little Falls, NY. In spite of the cold, pouring rain, approximately 1,500 people showed up in droves with their children in tow to take part in this family oriented, agricultural event.

Due to the inclement weather, most of the activities took place under the shelter of Raycliff Farm’s huge indoor arena where vendors lined the walls from end to end.

“It’s cold and rainy,” said Sue Keith of Creek’s Edge Elk Farm, “but, there’s a ton of vendors here with lots of things for sale!” Vendor space was free, as were all of the games and crafts. “We want to keep things free, to encourage families to come and spend the day as families,” said Ray Hulten, host of the daylong event.

Although the vendors kept surprisingly busy, the focus of the day fell on the old-fashioned games that drew hundreds of children all day long, including the kiddie tractor races, the spoon and egg races, and the sack races. And it wasn’t unusual to see the many teens whom attended also taking

part in the games — along with clown Sue Miller, who delighted children and adults with her antics.

“We want the kids to come out and enjoy some old-fashioned fun, and leave their video games and computers at home!” said Hulten.

The Herkimer County Dairy Princess Jennifer Hula and her Court were on hand to dish out nearly 36 gallons of ice cream that had been donated by Stewart’s. And folks helped themselves to the 1,500 cups of high protein Chobani Greek Yogurt, which came in several fruit flavors, and had been donated to the Dairy Princess program for this event, from the New Berlin factory in Chenango County, New York.

“Remember to consume three dairy products everyday to live a healthy lifestyle,” Hula reminded everyone, as kids lined up to spin the wheel at her booth to win a prize.

Representatives from 4-H groups around Herkimer County attended the event to take part in the festivities and to celebrate National 4-H week.

John Haughton, Supervisor of the Town of Manheim, reminded the attendees about the importance of 4-H in the communities.

“I urge the people of this community to take advantage of the opportunity to

Herkimer County Dairy Princess Jennifer Hula and Alternate Princess Stephanie Treadwell show off two of the 1,500 cups of Chobani Greek Yogurt that were donated to the Dairy Princess program for distribution at the 2011 Herkimer County Family Day at the Farm event.

The 2011 Herkimer County Family Day at the Farm’s Planning Committee included (rear) Farm Bureau Field Technician Tom Farnell, Herkimer CCE Bernie Armata, Draft Horse Association member Carl Stallman, Town of Manheim Supervisor John Haughton, (front) Herkimer Co CCE Program Educator Jill Turner, Donna Salamone, Judy Mijares, and Ray Hulten. Missing from photo are Pete Jaikin and Jack Carlin.

Photos by Elizabeth Tomlin

Children of all ages participated in the Kiddie Tractor races and other kid-oriented games, which took place all day long at the family event. become more aware of this special pro- hand-milked in a good-natured compegram that enhances our young people’s tition between members of legislature interest in their futures as part of — with Bob Drummond, an old hand at Herkimer County’s 4-H Youth Develop- milking winning the competition.

Folks were delighted to take part in ment,” Haughton remarked. He noted that “4-H is one of the largest youth de- judging the milk shake competition; velopment organizations in New York four delicious flavors concocted by State and the largest in the nation with Herkimer County officials. The winner six million young people participating of that contest was Herkimer County Legislator John Piseck, with the county in the 4-H. Members of the Mohawk Valley FFA Sheriff Chris Farber coming in a close also attended the event and set up a second.

“The contestants were provided with booth with information that explained about their agricultural leadership pro- milk and ice cream and they added their gram. They reminded people that they own ingredients to make their own speare looking for FFA alumni to form a cialty milkshake,” said Haughton.

“Our goal is to highlight agriculture group to mentor to the kids in the existing agricultural and character-building and old-fashioned fun,” said Judy Mijares. “I think we were very successful!” program.

“We got a lot of positive feedback!”

“The FFA has been discontinued in many schools,” observed Vice-President said Haughton. “We were astonished at Stephanie Arndt. “We need to make our the amount of people, the amount of program strong to teach other kids laughter and the sense of community, about the importance of agriculture and in spite of the weather!”

Raycliff Farm is already making plans agribusiness in our communities!”

People did see a bit of what farming is to hold Herkimer County’s 3rd annual as they crowded in to watch a cow be Family Day at the Farm in 2012.

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“Family” is key word in Herkimer County’s 2nd annual Family Day at the Farm

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Goat farming for beginners class Part 1: Deciding to raise goats

by Judy Van Put On Friday, Sept. 30, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County hosted the first of its four scheduled classes on Beginning Goat Farming. The daylong workshop was given in conjunction with the Watershed Agricultural Council, which funded the program, and was well attended.

The morning session was held at the Hamden headquarters; after lunch the group traveled to Glenanore Farm, Bovina Center, where Mike Noonan hosted a tour of his commercial

meat goat farm and provided hands-on learning experiences with his Boer goats.

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Janet Aldrich welcomed the group and introduced Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell University and State of New York’s goat specialist. Dr. Stanton provided an informative and interactive power point presentation to the group, and welcomed questionand-answer sessions throughout. Participants ranged from those just entering the work force who wanted to learn about farming to retired

Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell/New York State Goat Expert presented a Power Point program on Beginning Goat Farming on Friday, Sept. 30, at the CCE of Delaware County office, Hamden, NY.

dairy farmers who wished to work with animals again; as well as students who had some farming background and wanted to find a good use for extra land to others who were looking to make some extra money, in many cases to help pay their taxes.

Dr. Stanton told the class that goats are historically one of the most common sources of milk and red meat worldwide.

One of the advantages of raising goats over other animals is their small size, which enables them to be easily handled by women and children.

Their size also makes them less risky as an investment — as the investment is spread across several animals rather than just one, minimizing losses from illness, flood, etc. In addition, goats are multipurpose, providing fiber, meat and milk.

They also have very versatile eating habits, being ruminants and eating forages of fairly complex carbohydrates. Goats will thrive as browsers of forbs, broadleaf plants with succulent stems such as dandelions, curly dock, plantain, legumes and grasses; as well as tree legumes such as

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There are disadvantages in raising goats, however, in that they are very labor intensive. For dairy goats, there are many more animals to milk to get the same amount of milk as you would from one dairy cow. And dairy, fiber or meat goats also require very good fences and/or herding, as they are prey animals and need protection from predators such as coyotes and dogs, and they will also girdle trees and shrubs, and will eradicate brush rather than sustain brush. In addition, most goats are sensitive to photoperiod, which means that they are seasonal breeders; and as goats tend to breed when the days are getting shorter, it can be challenging deciding when best to breed for the meat market.

But as with any farm endeavor, there are always pros and cons involved. One of the major advantages of raising goats is the wide variety of businesses a goat farmer can choose to become involved with, such as: 1. Commercial: a. Many meat goats are raised primarily to sell commercially — the backbone of this industry is slaughter animals. b. There is also a strong market for dairy goats — not only goat milk, but goat cheeses and yogurts are steadily gaining in popularity.

2. Fiber: The fiber industry uses mohair from angora goats as well as cashmere and is prized for its softness.

In addition, fiber goats may be marketed for meat as well.

3. Seed stock for goat farming or for show: There is a viable industry that is geared toward selling seed stock to others who wish to get started in goat farming. In addition, showing meat goats is becoming a popular industry, especially for the South African Boer goat breed.

4. Land reclamation: Goats are being used to reclaim old pastures or other areas that have been taken over by weeds

The Beginning Goat Farming workshop was split into smaller groups; each worked with a goat and learned how to monitor a goat’s pulse, respiration and temperature as well as the goat’s condition and conformation.

Photos by Judy Van Put and invasive plants. and family labor.

They are especially effecAnd finally, you should tive in eradicating multi- be aware of your finanflora rose. cial expectations. Before 5. Family projects: embarking on a project many goats are multi- or business of raising purpose and can be goats, it’s important to raised for family uses of research what your costs fiber, milk or meat. will be to begin goat 6. Companion animals: farming. Some figures Goats are very gregarious you will need to get good and friendly, and have estimates of include: great recreational use.

1. The approximate anThey have been used as nual costs of rearing a draft or packing animals; doe and her kids in your therapy animals; and region. What is the price pets. In addition, there is of hay? Feed? What meda market for supplying icines or supplements goats that are used as 4- will be necessary? If you H projects. need to construct a barn 7. Training herding or build fence, you’ll dogs: goats can be used need to add in those for training herding dogs costs as well. for use on livestock farms.

2. What’s average marIn order to choose ket value of slaughter which industry best goats in your area? suits the purpose, a po- Which breeds might you tential goat farmer needs decide on that will work to examine his expecta- best for your farm? Is tions, taking into consid- there a local market for eration some important starting goats? issues, such as his 3. What is carrying califestyle: a person who pacity of your land and enjoys taking vacations facilities? Pasture and frequently or having forage area will vary and weekends “off” would not you’ll need to know what be a suitable goat to expect from the land farmer, as goats require you have available. daily care, and would not 4. What sort of producbe a good choice for a tivity can you expect from part-time business. a doe under your farm However, a person who conditions? Again, with enjoys working with peo- so many variables it’s imple and animals, as well portant to study different as doing some traveling, breeds of goats and famimight be happy pursu- lies of those breeds to find ing a career in showing what will be most suitgoats, for example. able to your situation.

It’s also important to The next column will take into take stock the be devoted to goat resources you might breeds, breeding goats have to start out with, and facilities necessary such as land, facilities for raising goats.

Cover photo by Brian P. Whattam Rachel Zumbach’s goat “Martha’ was a hit at the Belleville-Henderson Ag Fair. Rachel holds a bar of goat’s milk soap; with her is FFA Advisor Tedra McDougal who learned how to make goat’s milk soap at a teacher’s workshop this summer.

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Judging fleeces by their cover

by Sally Colby Tom McIlwain had some specifics in mind as he examined the row of bundled fleeces laid out on a table.

“First, I look for crimp,” said McIlwain, who had just finished judging the wool class at the Keystone International Livestock Expo held recently in Harrisburg, PA. “I also look for lanolin and length of staple. A 2 1/2 inch staple will stretch to about 3 1/2 inches. I also look for dirt in the fleece - chaff, straw, hay, grain, manure. The fleeces were quite clean this year.” To evaluate a fleece, which is the one-year growth of wool on a sheep, McIlwain begins by examining all sides of the fleece. Then he reaches deep into the center of the fleece, using his hands to find dirt and second cuts - short fibers that are the result of the shearer not shearing tight against the skin with the original stroke.

The fleeces entered in the contest were skirted to remove low-quality wool: belly wool, short wool from around the head and legs, and dirty sections from the hindquarters. After shearing and skirting, each fleece was rolled - first, the two sides are rolled toward the center and then the entire fleece is rolled from one end to the other to create a neat bundle. Although some fleeces were in open plastic bags, most were tied with paper twine, which is how all fleeces were tied years ago because paper dissolves during the wool scouring process. Although many shearers handled both the shearing and tying of fleeces, some shearers enlisted the help of a wool-tyer who pulled each fleece aside for skirting and tying.

Fleeces from wool-production flocks are often weighed so that shepherds can track which animals are the highest

producers of wool.

Many of the top-scoring fleeces in the wool show were from rams, which typically yield heavier fleeces than ewes.

Ewe fleeces are more subject to 'breaking', a weak spot in the fleece that is the result of stress of pregnancy and lambing or change of diet. “It's easy to tell when the sheep go from pasture to grain, or from being in the barn to being turned out to pasture” said McIlwain.

“It's also easy to tell when they start eating grain - there are dark places in the wool. It doesn't hurt the fleece, it just looks different.”

The owner of the grand champion fleece this year is Bob Calvert, a former extension agent from Mercer, PA, who brought 14 fleeces to the wool show this year. Calvert says that he enters fleeces from the youngest sheep because fleeces from sheep in production tend to lose quality. Calvert won several classes, and his Merino ram fleeces was named grand champion. Calvert raises Merinos and Shropshires, and although he is retired, he still has about 40 sheep.

“My Shropshire ewes aren't the real modern extreme type,” said Calvert.

“They're sort of middle of the road, so they're good for commercial breeders or for kids who are just starting.” Calvert says that some of the changes in the industry, with livestock becoming extremely tall, helped for a while but many breeders got carried away. “They've toned it down and gotten away from the big, tall animals,” he said. It's hard when you're trying to maintain ewes and rams with $6.00 or better corn, and most of those animals can't eat enough grass to maintain their weight. You can run into breeding problems.” When

Tom McIlwain compares the staple length and crimp of two natural colored fleeces.

Photos by Sally Colby

Bob Calvert, Mercer, PA exhibited the grand champion fleece at KILE.

Calvert purchases sheep, especially Merinos, he looks at something most sheep breeders don't consider - wool quality. He shears some of his sheep in March, then shears the majority in May and June. Because the Merino has such a heavy fleece, he crutches them prior to lambing.

McIlwain is quick to point out the val-

ue of good wool. “Wool stays warm when it's wet and it won't burn,” he said. “The quality of the fleece depends a lot on who is taking care of the sheep; whether they're kept inside or outside. Don't throw the grain at the sheep - try to put it down so you aren't putting it down on top of their heads. Same with hay - put it so they have to reach up to get it.”

Stress affects wool quality, so wool judge Tom McIlwain checks a section of the fleece for signs of stress.

Groundswell to host Ag Justice Workshop for farmers “Food Justice Certified” is a project of the Ag Justice Project that seeks to create a market for “Domestic Fair Trade”.

Agricultural Justice and Your Farm is a workshop for farmers and farm employees on improving labor policies and employer-employee relationships.

This workshop, led by Elizabeth Henderson, organic farmer and co-founder of the Agricultural Justice Project (agriculturaljusticeproject.org), will help you learn how you can improve working relationships on your farm with

employee policies that go beyond legal requirements to agreements that are negotiated and fair.

The Agricultural Justice and Your Farm workshop will be held at the EcoVillage FROG Common House, Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY, on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 5-8 p.m., with potluck supper. A $5 suggested donation will be accepted at the door.

Consider enrolling in the pilot phase of the new “Food Justice Pledge” or “Food Justice Certified” program,

designed to provide market recognition of farms with just working conditions and prices that cover full production costs. The Food Justice label is based on the Standards of the Agricultural Justice Project. All kinds of farmers are encouraged to participate — organic, “conventional” and otherwise.

The workshop is co-sponsored by Groundswell, NOFA-NY, Cornell Farmworker Program, the Agricultural Justice Project, and the Cornell Small Farms Program.

The Groundswell Center for Local

Food & Farming is an initiative of the EcoVillage at Ithaca Center for Sustainability Education, which is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.

To register, visit the NOFA-NY online registration page or send an email to info@groundswellcenter.org or call 607277-0180.

For more information, visit the Agricultural Justice Project’s Web site or contact Elizabeth Henderson, elizabethhenderson13@gmail.com, 585764-8471.

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Crop Comments

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

They seem to smooth out some of the bumps existing between the end of one growing season and the beginning of the next. Cooler and damper April spilled into May, delaying corn plantings throughout most of the region. When farmers complained that they had very little corn planted by the last week of May, I tried to console them by saying that they really hadn’t lost much functional growing season. Heck, shad blossoms didn’t appear until mid-May in most of the Northeast.

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

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

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

Practically speaking, this means that if the southern branch of the jet stream bounces way north in the springtime, we can expect the northern branch to bounce way south six months later. The southern jet stream heading way north has a dramatic trademark, namely a se-

rious, very summer-like thunderstorm. When the northern branch of the jet stream heads way south, its classic trademark is a killing frost.

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

That year dairy farmers needed weather to cooperate with them… milk prices certainly didn’t. I was employed by Otsego County Cooperative Extension as dairy and field crops agent. I planted four corn demonstration plots, each with 26 varieties. Tiny seed packages had been prepared, one for each variety (Cornell 110 was one of them).

Some of the seed companies donating seed were Asgrow, Agway, Doebler, Funk, Hoffman, and Pioneer, plus some “public” varieties from other state

colleges. My locations of these demos were East Springfield, Morris (the Fairgrounds), Oneonta, and Worcester.

Corn planted May 3 in East Springfield (wonderful Honeoye soils) was out of the ground, with visible rows formed, on May 7. Corn planted a day or two later outside Oneonta on well-drained Susquehanna flood-plain was seven feet tall on July 7. 1975 was a forgiving growing season: even sprayed poorly fields yielded lots of corn silage. I remember one farm in southern Montgomery County (occasionally we agents crossed borders) had two parallel corn cribs, about 50 feet long, with a drivethrough bay, with a roof over the cribs and the bay (where equipment was normally stored after harvest). That year not only were the cribs full of ear corn, so was the bay in the middle. And the corn was mature enough that this huge mass of corn was able to cure

with little or no storage loss. Haven’t seen a “normal” year since.

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

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

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

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

Hartwick the morning of Oct. 4… and again on Oct. 5. By the jet-stream polar drift thing, first killer frost should have hit the afternoon of Oct. 5. Actual attack by Jack Frost hit within 36 hours of target. Not bad.

Prior to this year, there have been 21 seasons where I have kept track of jet stream polar drift behavior. During four of the seasons, I recused myself from making forecasts because of really weird el Niño behavior. This year el Niño was normal during the spring. The jury is still out as to whether later misbehavior of el Niño gets some of the blame for Irene and Lee. Of the remaining 16 years, 13 years were perfectly on target, less than 36 hours off. So add 2011 to the correct column, raising my batting average from 81.25 percent to 82.35 percent (14 out of 17), better than most of my college chemistry grades.

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by Ann Swanson The Joy of Cooking Recently I picked up a copy of the Joy of Cooking.

I knew about this little book, but I had never read it. The paperback cover told me this is volume one, main dishes. It noted that there is a second volume. The forward says “This is America’s bestselling basic cookbook of all time. …Everything needed for the success of a recipe is clearly explained and illustrated.”

The index is adequate.

It is easy to find things.

A calorie chart is provid-

ed allowing cooks to balance their meals and track calorie intake if they wish. There is even an extensive section on coffee even recommending the best type of water to use.

When I checked out the casserole section I could not believe there was no recipe for goulash. I looked again.

Maybe they called the dish something else.

Then again, maybe this book did not have the simple things that I was looking for. Upon closer inspection this is certainly an inaccurate conclusion. There are many

rather than the ones that look the best. The books that were used the most hold the key to the food history of that family.

Old cookbooks often have approximate measurements such as pinch of this, a dash of that.

When you attempt to replicate that recipe you go by taste. You add what your family prefers.

When I got married I came with a love for cooking. First, I cooked for my mother. She arrived home from work later than I finished school so I was responsible for cooking supper.

This was not a hardship for me. I enjoyed cooking. I thought I brought more than adequate knowledge of cooking to my marriage.

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The kids who worked for us did not complain.

They were happy for a big meal. Haying was a social time for them, a chance to eat someone else’s cooking instead of their mom’s. We fed the people who worked for us in those days. My cooking cannot have been that bad because there were few leftovers after a haying meal.

The years have passed and my cooking has improved. Maybe I just learned to cook to my husband’s taste. In the end he praised the meals

that I fixed, but he never really ate with relish. I have come to the conclusion that he was probably a “non-taster”. I heard this term used on a television program.

People who are nontasters do not really care if they eat. My husband, his father, and our daughter are like that.

They eat more because they have to than because they want to. I definitely do not fit into this category (unfortunately) and neither does my son.

We like to eat and we both like to cook. Our figures show it as well although neither of us is morbidly obese since we both get a lot of exercise.

The cooks in the family need to be aware of how food influences family health. “To present these essential nutrients in the very best state for the body’s absorption is the cook’s first and foremost job,” says the Joy of Cooking. “Usually taste, flavor, and color at their best reflect a job well done.”

Being the family cook is a huge responsibility.

I find that using fresh ingredients helps. The new measure of health these days is “My Plate.”

I like this concept better than the pyramid that was used previous to this. My grandson looks at his plate to see if he has what he is supposed to when he eats here. He knows that half of the plate should be fruit and vegetables.

That is definitely to his liking. The other half should provide protein and grains. Milk accompanies the balanced meal. He tells me when he eats in school he does not have a balanced meal — I suspect they count some items that should not be counted. Of course, the children have a choice so the fault may be there instead.

I found a recipe for ravioli that I definitely will try in my issue of the Joy of Cooking. You make both the pasta and the filling. I have a round ravioli cutter, but I just may try to make the square type since it sounds easier.

At any rate the book was a really good read; however, I suggest that you read it when you are full!

Ann Swanson writes from her home in Russell, PA. Contact at hickoryheights1@verizon.net

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common ordinary dishes in this cookbook.

The details about the copyright indicate that the first book was published in 1931. Since then there have been at least a dozen more with it going to paperback in 1974.

This book was compiled by a mother/daughter team.

In the book dedication the daughter shared how her relationship with her mother for her and her husband was strengthened by this endeavor.

What a unique relationship they must have had. It was a chance for her husband to become intimately acquainted with his mother-in-law as well.

Cookbooks represent history. When I find cookbooks at an estate sale I look for the ones that show the most wear

an, as the tolerance to selenium is low, and toxicity can occur rapidly if too much is provided.

Vaccination programs for common disease issues should begin pre-breeding, Dally said, and proper nutrition for successful fertilization and fetal growth begins now.

Flushing of ewes by increasing the nutritional content of their diet just prior to breeding, and for a very short time during breeding, can increase the ovulation rate, Dally said, resulting in a 15 to 20 percent increase in lambs being born.

Flushing is performed by increasing the carbohydrates, either by moving to a more lush pasture on a rotational grazing system, or by gradually increasing the amount of grain being fed. However, this same increase in carbohydrates will cause embryo loss once the implantation phase is reached, so should only occur briefly during the breeding phase, Dally cautioned.

“Mature ewes benefit more from flushing than young ewes,” he said.

The role of the ram For those not choosing artificial insemination, the sterility of the ram can be affected by an increase in temperature or humidity. Hot and humid weather, with no cool down, will cause spermatozoa to die off, and the recovery period for regaining vitality in the ram is six weeks, Dally said.

Rams should be sheared one month prior to breeding, and should be kept in a cool pasture.

It is important to palpitate the testicles and to check for scrotal circumference. Thirty-two centimeters is the size which indicates maturity to breed. A diet with 12 percent protein is optimal before breeding, Dally said, and too much protein causes problems.

The use of a marking harness can help to determine if there are libido or fertility issues.

The harness should be changed to a different color after 17 days, and checked periodically for snugness, as breeding rams lose weight. If too many ewes are marked with two colors, the conception rate was low.

Dally recommends

breeding females at 12 months, which gives a higher lifetime productivity than breeding younger — by about 20 lambs per lifetime, a significant difference.

Young ewes should be bred three weeks after mature ewes, but weaning should occur at the same time, which helps with recovery. Mature ewes will seek out a ram, while young ewes do not.

The ewes ideally would be no less than 65 percent of their mature body size at breeding.

Lambing “The last six weeks of gestation are the most important,” Dally said.

There is less room in the rumen for food, so its important to provide a high nutritional content from a small amount of food. The quality of feed needs to increase, and larger operators typically separate ewes carrying twins from those with singles to help with proper feed management at this stage.

Breeding overweight ewes, or having ewes that do not get enough exercise, or are being fed improperly, increases the chances of ketosis, Dally said. Ear flicking is one sign of ketosis, and a Vitamin B shot is needed if this is observed. Dally emphasizes that “if one has it, the probability the others have it is high,” and need to be treated quickly. Do not hesitate to call the veterinarian at the first signs of ketosis, he urged.

The key to successful lambing is to “maximize

observation and minimize interference,” Dally, who has lambed over 70,000 ewes, said.

Hypothermia is a manageable problem, requiring constant checking of the jugs, and a quick response if necessary. Immediately taking the temperature of any questionable lamb is the first step. If the head is down and the lamb is unable to swallow, a glucose injection directly into the stomach is the only chance of saving the animal, Dally said, and must occur before warming or using a feeding tube. The rumen is not developed yet, so the injection is uncomplicated. For those lambs who can swallow, but have low temperature, drying with a towel, warming back up and feeding by stomach tube is the proper response. Cleaning any equipment between animals is extremely important.

Dally also emphasized that colostrum from heavy milkers can be frozen for up to one year, but should not be heated in the microwave, which will damage the beneficial microbes.

Colostrum is only beneficial for the first 24 hours of life, he added.

Other herd management issues Worming is recommended pre-breeding and post-weaning, Dally said. Rams should be wormed every 28 days.

Prior to worming, take the animals off feed the night before, to increase the medication’s contact with the gut. Keep animals inside, so the

worms are dropped in the bedding and not in the pasture, then move the animals to pasture.

Drug resistance can become a real problem, and Dally recommends rotating drugs from year to year — no more often — to best avoid resistance in the flock. Proper pasture management is also vital, and pastures should be replanted each year to help curtail worm problems. Some breeds are more prone to worms. Humidity increases the worm popu-

lation, and having too large of a pasture allows the sheep to select the best-tasting plants and to eat them to the ground, while avoiding less tasty ones, increasing the exposure to worms. Pasture grasses should be kept at about three inches, no less, and pastures should be small enough that the flock will graze evenly, not selectively, and rotated before the grass is shorn down too low, Dally said.

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by Tamara Scully Martin Dally, renowned sheep-breeding and expert on laparoscopic artificial insemination, addressed the Garden State Sheep Breeders, discussing flock management techniques for lamb optimization, as a part of the group’s annual Sheep and Fiber festival at the Hunterdon County Fairgrounds in Flemington, NJ. Dally also served as a judge for the show, and gave pointers on the proper way to show the animals in another preshow seminar.

Dally identified three phases of management needed for successful breeding: post-wean, pre-breed, and herd management. He cautioned participants that “the most powerful word” in lamb production is “cull,” and encouraged breeders to keep very accurate lambing records.

Large teats and entropian eye — an inverted eyelid — are reasons to cull, Dally said.

“You can’t afford to have a ewe on your farm who has not lambed for two years in a row,” he said.

For the next phase, Dally suggests that special attention be paid to “select out ewes who need a little bit of help.”

These ewes, he said, may have a poor conditioning score due to such factors as having had twins or large lambs, or having done a very good job lactating. Though they may be thin, these ewes are ones that a breeder would want to keep healthy, and may need assistance in gaining back their weight.

Dally said condition scoring is very important, as the process helps to identify nutritional or other issues that need to be addressed prior to beginning to breed the animals. The scoring reflects the weight of the animal, which in turn impacts the ability to successfully lamb and wean, as well as the weight of the weaned lambs.

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Thoughts from an old goat herd fighting the “deer worm” Excerpt from ESMGPA August 2011 Newsletter, by Deb Borden. President, Empire State Meat Goat Producers Association You should always contact your vet for veterinary advice. I am not a veterinarian and do not prescribe treatment. I am just suggesting some things you may wish to discuss with your vet — things that seem to work best for me.

The hay is in (mostly), the kids (human) have started school, the nights are getting cool and the recent rains have greened up the fall pastures. As I sit here watching one of the small breeding groups of a buck and does feeding on the green pasture I wonder which one will be the next victim of parelaphostrongylus tenuis (p-tenuis.) Now, you old timers know all about p-tenuis, which we all call “deer worm” or “brain worm,” but some of you who haven’t been goating it so long may not.

As I said above, I am not a vet and I do not prescribe medication, but I’ll share with you in hopes that you can avoid some of the problems I’ve experienced over the years. P-tenuis is a parasite of the Whitetail deer. It does not seem to affect them but it causes serious problems for goats. The larvae are passed in the deer’s droppings, injested by snails and slugs, which, in turn, are eaten by browsing goats. Apparently, not only the slug, but the slime trail left by the slug contains the p-tenuis larvae. The larvae then migrate to the goat’s spine where they burrow around causing inflammation and damage to the goat’s nervous system.

If you have Whitetail deer in your goat pastures you have potential ptenuis problems, especially on pastures where deer typically “hang around.” Problems seem to be more prevalent in the cool, damp late summer and fall weather.

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by Phoebe Hall

Visiting the old farm again We’ve had a full house all week with three generations visiting all at once.

Four of our children, 15 of the grandchildren, and our great grandson all pack into this old house. We cooked dinner for all of them, but they didn’t eat all at the same time. Some went fishing for the afternoon and didn’t return in time, so no family pictures this time around.

I guess that was our mistake, one of many that would follow the day. When

they finally returned everyone was happy. Some were leaving, so they waved a hello and good-by to each other from their cars. But the fishing had been very good as they caught a 40-inch salmon and a smaller lake bass. They wouldn’t be able to eat the fish, something about too many contaminates, so my daughter took them home for the freezer. But they will make good bait strips for the coming trapping season.

As the last evening wound down, we still had to wait for the bonfire to go out. So everybody took a few minutes and did there own thing. Some sat by the fire, dreaming of times gone by.

The kids were wresting in the livingroom; I was watching television

Thoughts from A11 tion within the spinal cord (all under the supervision of my vet).

My experience has been that the goats seldom get better with treatment, however, they don’t get worse. This may be luck and not treatment, I don’t know for sure. Even if the goat gets no worse, a doe may have kidding problems later or a buck may have breeding problems as in sterility or falling off does sideways after mounting. I have had goats experience these problems while others have not.

So what can you do?

• Take the goats off pasture before the weather gets cool and damp in late summer — I can’t afford to do that.

• Give your whole herd a continuous treatment of Ivermectin all the time — this is expensive and time intensive.

• Shoot the deer — impractical and illegal.

Practically: • I try to rotate my pastures so my

goats spend less time on the “deer hang around” pastures in the fall.

• I am trying the continuous Ivermectin treatment with my most valuable animals.

• I encourage my hunter friends to reduce the deer population during legal hunting season.

• I am considering feeding the goats molasses blocks containing a wormer in the pastures where there are deer.

Hopefully, the deer eat the blocks also and self-medicate themselves killing the parasite before it can be passed on in the droppings — this was a recent suggestion by one vet.

Bottom line, it a thorny issue with no great and easy solution but true goat breeders never give up!

Sources: Smith & Sherman (1994) Goat Medicine, 2d Ed, Wiley-Blackwell, www.vet.ohiostate.edu/docs/ClinSci/camelid/me ning.html

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ley Camp in Milford, NY. The kick-off panel discussion entitled: Demystifying private label milk, was led by Kelly Shea, VP of Industry Relations & Organic Stewardship for WhiteWave Foods and Horizon Organic, George Konovalov, Eastern Division Sales Manager for CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley and Peter Miller, Northeast Regional Pool Manager for CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley who gave an in-depth look at

building relationships with retailers and how the private label organic milk issue impacts the pay price and why consumers identify with branded products.

The open format farmer and industry meeting cited many accomplishments and challenges for organic dairy production. The implementation of the “pasture rule”, a 12 percent growth in demand

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NODPA’s from A13 for organic dairy products and bringing new farmers to dairy farming topped the list of optimism while the high price and availability of organic grains, the pay price to keep up with soaring inputs and regulatory demands of organic production and weather challenges concerned farmers for the future.

Francis Thicke, Ph.D. in Soil Science, Iowa organic dairy farmer, retired National Program Leader for Soil Science for the USDA-Extension Service, former candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and author of “A New Vision for Iowa Food and Agriculture” keynoted the evening’s activities of networking and sharing local food. His proclamation: “We need to prepare for change in agriculture based on the end of cheap fossil fuels, the scarcity of fresh water, concentrated markets and society’s continued demand for good food and animal welfare.”

Through a series of slides and scientific graphs, he said, “America has lost 3/4 of its ecological capital and with the advent of farming practices since 1940 has led to a leaky environmental system in regards to soil erosion, fertilizers, herbicides and nutrients leaving the land. We are losing two gallons of soil

for every gallon of ethanol we produce.”

His ‘soul’-tion for the future: Harness knowledge, think big, eat local, produce farmstead energy and use an organic grass-based system of perennial forages for feeding animals. He sees agriculture as the leader for prosperity. “Many of the ideas and technologies we are working on today, such as pyrolysis from biomass, wind and solar energy, grass farming and local food systems were spurred from yesteryear and we need to bring them to the forefront in the 21st century.

This creates local jobs and rebuilds communities without losing soil.”

Other pertinent issues explored during the field days and trade show focused on building more organic grain capacity, ramifications of the ongoing House Ag Committee Colin Peterson’s (DMN) draft supply management bill on the organic industry, the 2010 Farm Bill, impacts of natural gas exploration on organic certification, the importance of advocacy groups in the organic marketplace, planned grazing management and flooding mitigation.

The two day event was sponsored and supported by Horizon Organic, Lakeview Organic Grain, Organic Valley/ CROPP

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Peter Miller (L-R), and George Konovalov from Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative and Kelly Shea from WhiteWave Foods and Horizon Organic discuss working with retailers and marketing organic dairy products.

2011 DISTRICT MEETING NOTICE The Board and Staff of the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc invites all dairy farmers to attend this year's District Annual Meetings.

The grassroots efforts of ADADC depends on involvement and input by our dairy farmer members. The purpose of our meetings are to present updates on budgets and programs that are used to sell milk to consumers in New York, northern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania.

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by Sally Colby About 40 years ago, when many farm-size sheep flocks dotted the northeast, the economics of raising sheep was rather simple: ideally, the sale of wool would pay for the feed and upkeep for the ewes, and the sale of lambs would be profit. That isn’t the case for most flocks today, but Chuck and Heidi Simmons, along with Heidi’s father Wilson Ham, are operating fairly close to the ideal model.

The family raises sheep in Upper Red Hook, NY, under the name Wil-Hi Farms. The flock includes 100 purebred Suffolk and Rambouillet (white and natural colored) ewes. The Rambouillet flock base includes bloodlines from the Cunningham Sheep Company, one of the old-

est and most respected Rambouillet breeders in the country. As they increased their flock size and quality, the family came up with ways to market lamb, fleeces, yarn and breeding stock.

Every other week, Chuck takes four lambs a USDA facility for processing, then Heidi and Wilson sell lamb cuts at farmers markets in Red Hook, Clermont and Westchester.

Careful records of market sales help ensure that lambs are processed into the cuts customers are looking for. “We keep a log every week so we can find a trend as to what people are buying,” said Chuck. “If shoulder roasts aren’t selling, we’ll have it cut into something different.” Chuck noted that they maintain an ample supply of

ground lamb because it’s one of the most popular items. They also sell packages of four lamb patties, which is convenient for small families or singles. Chuck says that although some customers have questions about how to cook lamb, he’s found that people who live outside the city have more questions than those who live in the city. In addition to answering questions personally at the markets, Heidi and Wilson have a supply of recipes provided by the American Lamb Board.

Chuck says that customers often ask if the lambs are grass-fed.

“They’re always grassfed,” he explains, “whether they’re eating grass from the ground or

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Wil-Hi from A15 hay in a hay feeder. Ours are fed grain every day, year-round. I think that’s what makes the sweetness in the meat.

When people find out that ours isn’t grass-fed only, some will try it, some won’t.” Chuck says that Heidi has received a lot of positive feedback from lamb they’ve sold, and that they get a lot of repeat customers.

Heidi explained how the family began raising the 30 or so natural-colored (black and shades of grey) Rambouillets that are in the flock. “As the ewes age, they get brown markings on their noses, which is perfectly acceptable,” she said. “But I didn’t want them in the flock — I want the white ewes to stay really white.” Heidi separated the ewes that had dark noses and bred them to a black ram. She says that even with white ewes, the cross resulted in about 3/4 of the ewes producing black lambs. Once the family had achieved the quality in the natural colored flock, they started to exhibit their natural colored sheep.

Heidi exhibited the reserve champion white fleece at a show recently, and entered the same fleece in the New York Sheep and Wool Festival.

As for marketing the fine Rambouillet fleece, Chuck says that Heidi has always been interested in processing and marketing the wool. In addition to their own raw wool, the family collects enough wool to send 1,000 pounds to Bartlett Yarns in Harmony, Maine, to be made into skeins and roving. They send some of their best white and natural colored yarn to a neighbor who has a sock machine and have socks made. This gives them another product to offer at farmers’ markets.

Since Rambouillets will breed out of

s

Wilson Ham, Wil-Hi Farms, with one of the farm’s natural colored Rambouillets.

Photos by Sally Colby

season, the family aims for fall lambing. This ensures that potential show animals will be the correct age and size for shows, and also ensures a supply of lamb for both cut lamb sales and the ethnic market. Although they haven’t had a problem with predators, Chuck says that the Great Pyrenees that live with the sheep keep the coyotes at bay.

The family attends several shows each year, starting with local county fairs. They travel to the Big E in Massachusetts, KILE in Pennsylvania, the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival and NAILE in Kentucky.

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HARRISBURG, PA — Antique and collectible Holstein breed ceramics, signs, milk bottles, advertising, awards and artwork were the highlight of the 14th All-Dairy Antiques and Collectibles Show during the All-American Dairy Show, Sept. 16-21, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, PA. The All-Dairy Antiques and Collectibles Show has developed a reputa-

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Contributing Holstein breed items to the show were: • Gene and Carol Schurman of Clymer, Indiana County, exhibited a collection of Holstein items including artwork, books and brochures; • Larry Specht of Boalsburg, PA, Centre County, exhibited a 1923 Holstein model cow and bull plus other Holstein breed pictures and memorabilia.

• Darwin Braund of State College, Centre County, displayed a 1922 framed True Type model Holstein bull; and • Jeffrey Reasner of Newburg, Cumberland County, exhibited a True Type model Holstein cow and bull, plus a 1922 framed history of the development of True Type model Holstein cow.

Other interesting displays included: • Martha’s Milk House, owned and operated by Jim and Martha Roberts of Scio, NY, offered their educational portable 1900’s milk house containing

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Memorabilia from A17 all the equipment associated with such a dairy facility. The exhibit also included many other interesting and unusual turn-of-the-century dairy pieces.

• Robert Dunn of New Ringgold, Schuylkill County, exhibited a variety of dairy utensils, milking equipment, milk bottles, cream separators and butter churns; • H. Duane Norman of Fulton, MD, brought a few ceramic dairy figurines from his collection which is thought to be unmatched in the country; • John A. Piazzese of Shipley, NY, put together a grand display which featured Borden’s Elsie the Cow items from his personal collection; • Charles Itle of Newville, Cumberland County, exhibited milk bottles from 12 of the 21 Pennsylvania dairies known to

have advertised Pennsylvania Farm Show Milk Quality awards on their milk bottles; and • David Evans of Litchfield, MI, exhibited a varied and extensive collection of dairy industry aritfacts.

As in previous years, exhibitors displayed extensive milk bottle collections, including: Jean Gilmore, also known as “The Milk Maid,” of Ligonier, Westmoreland County; Earl Bennett of Holbrook, MA; Larry Ibach of Lancaster, Lancaster County; David Kuntz of Lancaster, Lancaster County; Ray Crilley of East Springfield, Erie County; John & Maxine Tutton of Front Royal, Virginia; Judy Meck of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County; Claude Wambold of Perkiomenville, Montgomery County; Bob Lanpher of N. Attleboro, MassachuJim and Martha Roberts, Scio, NY, included this unique display of five milk testing centrifuges in “Martha’s Milkhouse,” one of the most popular exhibits at the show.

Photos courtesy of Charles Itle setts; Carl Onufer of Murrysville, Westmoreland County; Duane Rader of Mansfield, Ohio; Ralph Riovo, also known as “The Purple Cow,” of Macungie, Lehigh County; Harry Metzger of Dillsburg, Cumberland County; and Margin and Ellie Stout of Tunkhannock, Wyoming County.

This year’s Show also welcomed one new exhibitor in Clyde Scheib of Phoenixville, Chester County who stated that he and his wife had a great time and plan to return for next year’s Show.

Visit www.allamerican.state.pa.us for more details about the All-American Dairy Show.

Robert Dunn, New Ringgold, PA, is a picture of concentration as he “stables” his cows during the show set-up.

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

Oxbo has over 400 employees, mostly in the United States, and Ploeger employs 140, largely in Europe. Executives of the two companies say that together, their organizations can more efficiently pursue opportunities in new markets such as Brazil, China and fastgrowing countries in Eastern Europe.

“After nearly 20 years of collaborating infor-

mally, this new partnership positions both of our companies for a brighter future,” said Gary Stich, president of Oxbo. “Working together, we can accomplish things that we just could not do as individual companies. For example, we could sell more Oxbo olive harvesters in Europe, and more easily offer Ploeger potato and fine bean

harvesters in North America,” Stich stated.

“This new arrangement allows our companies to freely exchange technology and product information, and to cooperate in complex initiatives such as offering our products to customers in new countries,” said Ad Ploeger, general manager of Ploeger Agro. “We will build on our individual

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

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

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

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

In new international markets, however, they will do business as the Ploeger Oxbo Group.

Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy Program enrollment COR TLAND, NY — The next enrollment date for the Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy Program is Friday, Oct. 28.

Livestock Gross Margin — Dairy (LGM-Dairy), is a federally reinsured dairy insurance program supported through the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA).

Jeremy Forrett, Vice President Crop Growers, LLP, urges interested dairy farmers to begin the application/target marketings report process well in advance of Friday, Oct. 28.

RMA replenished Livestock Gross Margin Programs funding at the same amount as last year ($20 million), but has allocated less to LGM-Dairy ($7 million vs. $16 million). “We anticipate a high level of national interest during this enrollment period and emphasize that this program is available on a first-come, first-serve basis” said Forrett.

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

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

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

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

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The Montgomery County Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Committee has had a very active year, visiting schools all over the county. Projects included the “What is a Pancake?” program, Ag Awareness Day, displays at the Fonda Fair, a June is Dairy month program at the Manna House, and Sundae on the Farm.

Thanks goes out to the volunteers who helped clean up the ag building at the fair after the floods. The next meeting will take place at the Travers Restaurant in Gloversville at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 10.

Source: Montgomery County Farm Bureau county newsletter, Fall 2011

The Montgomery County Farm Bureau held argriculture promotion and education events throughout the county during 2011, including serving free ice cream.

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

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

Both programs require a one-to-one cash match from the recipient. Applications are due Oct. 30.

To download the complete application, visit www.lambcheckoff.com.

For additional information, call the ALB office at 866-327-5262.

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

Source: American Sheep Industry Weekly Oct. 7

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The ninth annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge will be held on Oct. 27 through Oct. 29, in Watertown, NY. Committee Chair Cathy Wickswat of Cargill Ani-

mal Nutrition and Host Superintendent Beth Keene from Morrisville State College are leading a team of more than 25 industry volunteers in organizing the event.

They expect a total of 120 students from colleges and universities across the northeast and Canada to participate in the three-day program hosted this year by Morrisville State College.

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

To accomplish this, students are placed on mixed-university teams.

Dairy Challenge strives to incorporate a higherlearning atmosphere

with practical application to help prepare students for careers in the dairy industry.

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

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The next day, teams present their findings to a panel of judges where presentations are evaluated based on student analysis and recommendations. An awards banquet will be held to recognize winning teams.

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The Northeast Regional program is under the guidance and support of the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, established in April of 2002 as a management contest to incorporate all phases of a specific dairy business.

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Seedway holds 48th Annual Kickoff Meeting River Hybrids and Novozymes-Optimize® participated in a trade show for attendees with representatives on hand offering product and program sessions.

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

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A large number of SEEDWAY dealers from across the Northeast attended the Annual Kickoff Meeting for farm seed dealers.

HALL, NY — SEEDWAY recently held its 48th Annual Kickoff Meeting for farm seed dealers, marking the culmination of the Company’s 48th year and beginning of the 49th.

The two-day event was held in Geneva, NY at the Ramada Inn Lakefront and at SEEDWAY’s Hall, NY, facility and adjacent corn and soybean product demonstration trials.

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

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Pro-Ag Sponsors Dairy Farmer Trip To Washington The Progressive Agriculture Organization will be sponsoring a trip to Washington, D.C. for interested dairy farmers and consumers on Oct. 25 and 26. The bus will leave Walmart in Tunkhannock, PA at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, arriving in Washington at 6 a.m. on Oct. 26.

The group will meet with several Congressmen and their aides in an attempt to get their support of the new dairy bill that Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA) has introduced in the Sen-

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

What works well for southern cotton growers or farmers in New England is probably not the best way to help midwestern soybean farmers or western wheat growers get through a difficult year so they can keep putting food on market shelves. Even from one year to the next, different programs can make up stronger or weaker threads in the fabric of the food and farm safety net, depending on volatile markets and weather.

That’s why the American Farm Bureau recently sent Congress farm bill recommendations that call for a “big picture” approach — one that maintains most current farm programs

rather than depending on just one or two — to provide a safety net for different types of farmers in all regions.

The ax has to fall somewhere, however. A congressional “supercommittee” is meeting this fall to come up with at least $1.2 trillion in budget cuts. Every part of the federal budget is likely to be trimmed. The cuts to the farm bill, including farm, conservation and nutrition programs, could be anywhere in the range of $10 billion to $40 billion.

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

Unlike some groups that have called for absolutely no reductions in favored programs, Farm Bureau is taking a more practical stance. It recommends that an equal proportion, 30 percent, of the needed funding cuts be made in commodity, conservation and nutrition programs, with another 10 percent made in the increasingly important crop insurance program.

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

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

asking Congress to do with cuts to farm bill programs — spread them around, but still keep everyone “covered.”

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

Also, cotton and wheat yields are low, in some places nonexistent, because of drought in the Southern Plains. If a

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation farmer doesn’t have a crop or livestock to sell, good prices don’t benefit him much. Through the current dual structure of risk management and income support programs, the farmer can make it through to another year, ensuring that all of us have a top-quality, stable and economical food supply.

The farm safety net has evolved over the last seven decades. And it

will continue to change, as it should — to make farm programs work their best in today’s budget environment.

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

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

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

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

The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center was authorized in the current Farm Bill with $1 million in mandatory funds and up to $10 million in appropriations authorized per year of the legislation. A formal regulation to implement the center for grantmaking capability was published in late 2010, and the board of directors was appointed by the Secretary with its inaugural meeting held in January of 2011. The program is eligible for at least $10 million in mandated spending in the Farm Bill and is considered critical to the top national priority of increasing the U.S. sheep inventory.

The Loan Deficiency Program (LDP) for wool and unshorn pelts with nine categories of graded wool-loan rates based on a national rate of $1.15 per pound grease and a non-graded rate of $0.40 per pound. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) analysis supports a national rate of $1.20 to make graded loans actually available to the industry. Since

2002, there have only been a few months for very limited categories where a graded loan was usable versus the non-graded category. The nongraded category was intended to provide marketing assistance to flocks too small to justify quality grading of wool with laboratory testing. The 2009 cropyear loan deficiency payments total was approximately $8.5 million with nearly 15,000 sheep producers participating. The 2010 LDP total was $7.5 million. The wool market increased worldwide in 2011, so there were no payments for the year. Approximately 10 percent of applicants are producers from the Navajo Nation.

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

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

The spending cap currently in place for livestock insurance at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Man-

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

Source: American Sheep Industry Weekly, Sept. 23

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NTTC President John Conley said that his organization took this unusual tactic because the Secretary can provide political cover to his Pipelines Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) which developed the wetlines regula-

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

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

NTTC pointed out to the Secretary that House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Corrine Brown (D-FL) urged PHMSA Administrator Cynthia Quarterman to not proceed with the wetlines rulemaking. The wetlines regulations resulted from pressure from certain members of the T&I Committee in the last Congress and in no longer an issue of interest to the majority of the current Congress.

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ARLINGTON, VA — In testimony on Oct. 7, American Trucking Associations asked the State Department to issue a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, a project that will provide jobs, as well as affordable access to reliable energy, for the trucking industry and the entire U.S. economy.

“Diesel fuel is, and will likely continue to be, the

lifeblood of the American trucking industry,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said. “The State Department can help ensure that the 18-wheelers that deliver America’s essential goods like food, fuel and medicine have reliable access to that fuel by approving the Keystone XL project.

Approving this project would give a green light to thousands of new jobs

and a much needed economic stimulus.”

“Trucks move 70 percent of our nation’s freight tonnage and earn 82 percent of the nation’s freight revenue, consuming over 35 billion gallons of diesel fuel and 14 billion gallons of gasoline to deliver virtually all of our nation’s food, clothing, medicine, and other essential commodities,” Graves said.

Richard Moskowitz, ATA vice president and regulatory affairs counsel, testified on behalf of the federation during the State Department’s hearing that importing petroleum from Canada, rather than unstable regimes in other parts of the world, will help the trucking industry, he said, by increasing the stability of supply and making the price of

diesel less susceptible to price spikes.

“Recent events in the Middle East should serve as a wake-up call on the need to improve U.S. energy security,” Moskowitz said.

“The development of Keystone XL will provide a stable, long-term supply of crude oil from Montana, the Dakotas and Canada — one of our strongest and most

loyal allies — to refineries in the United States,” Moskowitz said.

“The United States reliance on imported oil places U.S. consumers at greater risk of supply disruptions and damaging price spikes. Volatile diesel prices harm the trucking industry and jeopardize the U.S. economy.”

ATRI AND FHWA release bottleneck analysis of 250 freight significant highway locations The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released the findings of their annual report on congestion at freight significant highway locations. The research, which assesses the level of truck-oriented congestion at 250 locations on the national highway system, uses ATRI-developed analysis methods,

customized software tools and terabytes of data from trucking operations to produce a congestion severity ranking for each location. This ongoing research, which is part of the Freight Performance Measures (FPM) initiative, is sponsored by FHWA’s Office of Freight Management and Operations and operated by ATRI. Kevin Knight, Chairman and CEO of Knight

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Fortunately, ATRI’s report goes far in using real-world data to tell us where the impediments lie.”

The “FPM” congestion monitoring effort combines anonymous truck GPS location information with sophisticated software applications and analysis techniques to assess the levels at which truckbased freight was affected by traffic congestion in 2010. The result is a clear documentation of system chokepoints, especially during peak travel times in

urban locations.

“The impact of traffic congestion on truck travel is well known, but rarely in a fashion where we can pinpoint projects for resource allocation and reconstruction,” said Keith Bucklew, Manager

of Multimodal Planning for the Indiana DOT. “The FPM program continues to provide real value to public sector transportation managers.”

ATRI and FHWA will be building upon the list of 250 locations for

future analyses; if there are freight-critical transportation points that should be added, stakeholders can offer suggestions through the Web site highlighted in the report.

ATA highlights burdensome nature of unnecessary Hours-of-Service proposal ARLINGTON, VA — In a letter to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, American Trucking Associations urged the Obama administration to live up to its promise to relieve the burden of unnecessary regulations as it considers changes to the hours-of-service rules.

“Late last year, DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA proposed costly changes to truck drivers’ hours-of-service rules which, if finalized, would result in reduced wages for hundreds of thousands of drivers, significant administrative and efficiency costs for trucking companies, and most importantly, billions of dollars in lost productivity,” ATA Senior Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs Dave Osiecki wrote in a Sept. 2 letter to Sunstein. “These inefficiencies and costs would deal a serious and sustained blow to the huge ‘tangible goods’ economy that trucking supports, affecting not only shippers of freight, but ultimately consumers.”

Proposed after political pressure from outside groups, the FMCSA’s proposed rule would enact drastic changes to driver’s lifestyles and carrier operations without providing any safety benefit.

“DOT described its proposal as a means to further improve trucking’s highway safety record. Yet, FMCSA’s own regulatory impact analysis showed that the proposal’s costs outweigh any potential crash reduction benefits,” Osiecki wrote.

The current hours-of-service rules, in place since 2004, he said, have allowed for trucking to move 70 percent of the nation’s goods and achieve record low levels of crashes and fatalities.

“Just two days ago, on Aug. 31, 2011, FMCSA released even more evidence demonstrating that compliance with the current HOS rules is ‘strongly correlated with crash rates,” Osiecki wrote. “In other words, carrier compliance with the current rules is directly linked to safer trucking operations.”

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Dairy antiques attract, educate visitors, exhibitors at Third Annual All-American Auction HARRIBURG, PA — The All-Dairy Antiques Auction was the culmination of activities at the 2011 All-American Dairy Show’s 14th Annual AllDairy Antiques and Collectibles Show. The third annual auction raised more than $2,000 to support the national dairy show.

This year’s sale featured the Holstein breed,

with a model True Type Holstein Fresian Cow and matching model True Type Holstein Fresian Bull bringing $310 and $320, respectively.

The high-selling item was a Delaval Cream Separator Ring, which brought $400.

Others in the 19-item sale included a butter cutter, a Purina dairy scale, a 1924 Delaval

Calendar, a glass onequart butter churn, a surge milk machine and a milk tester.

More than a dozen antiques exhibitors displayed a plethora of dairy-related items, including vintage signs, magazines and paintings.

But commanding attention most often were the many collections of milk bottles. Spanning

Twelve of the 21 Pennsylvania dairies known to advertise their PA Farm Show Milk Quality awards on their milk bottles were represented in these quart and pint bottle sets exhibited by Charles Itle, Newville, PA. Photos courtesy of Charles Itle

Jack Haley, Seaford, DE (right) was interviewed by Will Nichols of the PA Department of Agriculture Press Office. Jack provided a lot of interesting information on the show.

decades and sizes, milk bottles represent a period in the dairy industry when production and distribution was less centralized. The different designs and illustrations of the bottles keep collectors searching for unique bottles to add to their collections.

“I own more than 100 unique bottles from

dairies near my hometown,” said Jack Haley, a collector from Seaford, Delaware. “Dairies used many different styles of bottles and lettering, so there are a lot to look for.”

From half-pints to gallons, square-sided or round, clear or amber, tin lids or paper caps, milk bottles identified the unique brand of each

dairy’s milk. Even rarer were 1/3 pint and 2/3 pint bottles.

Some collectors look for bottles from a specific dairy. Haley is working to collect a bottle of each design from each of the United States. He has several complete collections, but admits that he’ll never achieve his goal.

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Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland on Sept. 29 announced that DEP will provide $1 million in funding to help West of Hudson businesses recover from flood damage as a result of Hurricane Irene and the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Statewide estimates of the damage as a result of these storms exceed $1 billion, with some of the most severely affected communities in New York City’s watershed. During and directly after the storms, DEP provided significant assistance from its upstate and in-city crews to help watershed communities clear debris, open and rebuild roads, and clean and rehabilitate sewer lines, with in-kind contributions of manpower, equipment, and materials valued at roughly $1 million. The additional $1 million in funding for businesses will supplement a $5 million Flood Recovery Fund established by the Catskill Watershed Corporation and approved by DEP and other CWC board members.

The Catskill Watershed Corporation is a regional not-for-profit established in 1997 to administer water quality protection and economic development programs in the Catskill and Delaware watersheds as part of New York City’s program to retain and unfiltered drinking water supply.

“The recent storms have been devastating to our partners upstate,” said Commissioner Strickland. “The impact of Hurricane Irene in the watershed in particular was much stronger than anticipated, and the cumulative effects of Tropical Storm Lee made it even worse.

To do our part to help the region recover, DEP personnel have been providing equipment, and emergency response and technical assistance during and since the storm. Now, to build on that effort, DEP will contribute $1 million to help damaged businesses get back on their feet. The city depends on its 2,000-square-mile upstate watershed to provide drinking water for nine million New Yorkers, and local businesses and residents are stewards for this vital resource. This contribution will help reestablish vibrant communities and is in the long-term interest of the New York City drinking water supply.”

“This funding and assistance to help our communities rebuild from Commissioner Strickland and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is an important step in the

healing process,” said Congressman Paul Tonko. “It’s this kind of partnership that is critical if we are going to make a full and complete recovery from this devastating disaster.”

“I applaud today’s action by the DEP, which will provide critically needed funds to help upstate communities rebuild,” said Congressman Chris Gibson. “There is an intrinsic link between our local waterways and New York City, and this disaster assistance is recognition of that connection. I look forward to continuing to work with DEP to build a strong and mutually beneficial partnership for the future.”

“This welcome contribution to the CWC’s Catskill Fund for the Future, which we will use to support the 2011 Flood Recovery Fund, will help repair damage to many small, family-run businesses,” said Alan Rosa, Executive Director of the Catskill Watershed Corporation. “They are the backbone of the Watershed economy and our communities will not be whole again until these businesses are back on their feet. We thank DEP for its valuable assistance during and immediately after the flood, and for contributing to the Watershed’s long-term recovery.”

The DEP funding will add to the Catskill Fund for the Future (CFF) — which was established in 1997 as part of the watershed Memorandum of Agreement and is administered by the CWC — to support flood recovery efforts. The CFF supports responsible, environmentally sensitive economic development projects in the West of Hudson watershed by making loans or grants to Qualified Economic Development Projects. CFF-funded projects encourage environmentally sound development as well as watershed protection and job growth in the watershed communities.

The Catskill Watershed Corporation has also established an account to accept private donations to assist with storm recovery efforts. Individuals interested can contact the Catskill Watershed Corporation at 845- 586-1400 to make private contributions to assist flood victims.

In addition to this funding, DEP continues to work with local communities to assist in the recovery and rebuilding while making sure to protect the watershed. The monetary value of all of this work is estimated at roughly $1 million. DEP took several actions

ahead of, during and after the storm: • Ahead of the storm, DEP increased water release rates at its reservoirs to enhance the reservoirs’ ability to absorb storm inflow and minimize any potential negative impacts on the surrounding community or to drinking water quality.

• From the start of the storm, DEP Police assisted with search and rescues throughout the watershed.

• In order to ensure that cleanup efforts were implemented as quickly and efficiently as possible, DEP suspended enforcement of certain watershed rules and regulations in its West-of-Hudson watershed provided they are taken in response to Hurricane Irene and are immediately necessary to protect life, health, property, and natural resources and are conducted with easily adopted, common-sense protections.

• DEP deployed equipment and personnel to Prattsville, Windham, Margaretville, Phoenicia, Arkville, Mill Brook, Fleischmanns, Wawarsing, and other communities. Dozens of water-

shed maintainers, construction laborers, and supervisors used dump trucks, backhoes, excavators, loaders, and chainsaws to remove debris.

• A Vactor truck and crew from the city was deployed to clean manholes in Margaretville as were crews from sewer maintenance, which deployed flusher trucks and rodders to clean the collection system in the village.

• DEP wastewater treatment personnel from the city pitched in at the Tannersville Wastewater Treatment Plant, where a 150- foot section of road was washed away near the plant. They also assisted with repairing a broken sewer pipe which crossed a stream.

• DEP deployed engineers to assist in inspecting bridges throughout the watershed.

• DEP is also providing technical assistance for the cleanup of Catskill streams after the flood.

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The first northeastern NLFA Leadership School For the first time, the annual Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School will be held on the East Coast in close proximity to the large eastern ethnic markets in the major metropolitan areas of New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The dates for the 2012 school are July 8-11, and applications to attend must be submitted by April 16, 2012.

Laurie Hubbard, shepherd for Pennsylvania State University, and Joanne Evans, president of the Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers, are the 2012 coordinators.

“The focus will be on educating the participants about the non-traditional marketing of lamb,” said Hubbard.

“Tour sites will include the New Holland Sales Stables, which is a hub for the non-traditional ethnic trade, an ethnic custom harvesting facility, traditional lamb packers and a sheep dairy that utilizes their lambs for the meat industry as well as other private, non-traditional marketers.”

The school will discuss the customs of various countries to help explain certain aspects of raising lambs for the non-traditional lamb market. This information would be of assistance to

any sheep ranch or lamb feedlot operation, regardless of location, in planning alternative marketing options to increase profitability.

Interested individuals may apply by completing a brief application and a short essay. A group of 26 participants, age 20 or older, will be selected to attend. The registration fee is $200 per person and participants are responsible for their own travel expenses. The National Lamb Feeders Association (NLFA) will cover the cost of food, lodging and tour-related expenses during the school. No fee is required until applicants are selected. Applicants will be notified in May 2012.

Applications may be submitted online at www.nlfa-sheep.org or requested from NLFA by phone at 503-3645462 or e-mail at info@nlfa-sheep.org.

Source: ASI Weekly Sept. 30

Dairy from A30 “That’s okay,” Haley said. “Half the fun is in the hunt.”

One of the most gratifying aspects of this hobby is when he can give bottles to descendants of their original owners.

“That connection is important,” he said, recounting the gratitude of the granddaughter of a local druggist who received one of his bottles. “It provides a great link to real people from a different time.”

Charles Itle’s collection of Pennsylvania Farm Show gold medal milk bottles offers a unique glimpse to when the Farm Show included a milk quality contest from the early thirties to the mid-sixties. Participating dairies shipped fresh, refrigerated milk to the Farm Show for evaluation of flavor, bacterial plate count and

butterfat content.

First place, gold medal dairies could print the Farm Show Gold Medal graphic on their bottles for the next year. Itle estimates that 21 dairies received the award. He has bottles from 20 of those dairies and a paper bottlecap from the 21st.

One unique display was the milk bottle return machine displayed by Jim and Martha Roberts. Shaped like a giant milk bottle, this short-lived effort by dairies enticed customers to return deposit bottles sooner.

“People soon learned they could return bottles from other dairies, and still get their reward — a stick of chewing gum,” Jim Roberts said.

“That just proves that no matter what the age, people have always found ways to get around the system.”

Earl Bennett, Holbrook, MA (Left), Roger Thomas, Cortland, NY (Right) and Bob Lanpher, Attleboro, MA (2nd from Right) confer with an interested visitor at the show.

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Otsego County celebrated National 4-H Week Otsego County 4-H Youth made a difference just in advance of National 4-H Week on Saturday, Oct. 1. 4-H members, leaders, parents, and friends reached out to help 20 homeless families in Schoharie County. The New Lisbon Town Hall became a 4-H Community Service workshop site for the day.

The results: Youth assembled 60 gift jars with recipes for brownies, M & M cookies, and chili and packaged trail mix for each family. Pillow cases were cut, sewn, and pressed. For families that have lost everything, a homemade pillow case can help create a sense of normal home life. 4-H members delivered the food and pillow cases to the Schoharie 4-H Afterschool Program youth on Oct. 5.

These 4-H youth from urban neighborhoods, suburban schoolyards and rural farming communities stand out among their peers. Otsego County 4-H members are involved in a variety of projects from animals to robotics. They actively participate in public communication events, community service, project shows, and competitions. 4-H volunteers guide youth by using Land Grant University research, their individual expertise, and mentoring youth throughout the year.

Learn how you can be involved in 4-H by calling Cornell Cooperative Extension Otsego County at 607-547-2536, extension 225 or e-mail Patti Zellmer at psz2@cornell.edu.

Otsego County 4-H families (L-R), Nadine & Michaela Lasher, Kaitlyn, Madison & Jennie Rivera help in the construction of pillow cases sent to Schoharie County 4-H families for flood relief.

Photo courtesy of Otsego County CCE

Dreary beginning ends with sun, 4-H friends, and family fun Sunday, Oct. 3, started out wet and quite dreary but luckily the day transformed into a warm and sunny afternoon filled with 4-Hers, friends and families having lots of fun.

Over 150 people gathered for the third annual 4-H ‘FUN’ Day at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Walton, NY. Both the Extension 4-H Team Coordinator, John Hannum, and the Extension 4-H Community Educator, Emily Roach, were in attendance for this enjoyable day. The afternoon began with lunch and then transitioned into fun activities hosted by local 4-H clubs: The Colorful Clovers from Hobart hosted the 4-H Clover Bake-Off Contest and 4-H Toss Game, Kids and Kritters from Masonville hosted the Relay Races, Rocking Cows from East Meredith hosted the

Ankle Balloon Pop Game, Delaware County Wild-n-Wooly from Walton hosted Tug-o-War, Independent Member, Thalia Alonso from Delhi, provided Face Painting, Thistle Be the Best Little 4-H Club from Hobart hosted the Trivia Bowling, and the 4-H World Explorers from Walton hosted the Jell-O Eating Contest. Cloverbuds (members ages 5-8 years of age) enjoyed a day of coloring, bean art mosaics, building blocks, and extreme bubble making. The main highlight of the day was the Ross Park Zoomobile which featured a skunk, ferret, turtle, alligator, kestrel, and chinchilla. Everyone enjoyed learning about these amazing animals.

The 4-H staff would like to thank all the 4-H families that came to enjoy the afternoon and also a special thanks to

4-Hers listen to a presentation by Ross Park Zoomobile Educator at 4-H Fun Day. the clubs who hosted an activity.

Emily Roach at Cornell Cooperative ExIf you would like to find out more tension at 607-865-6531 or e-mail about Delaware County 4-H, contact esc33@cornell.edu.

4-H Growing Green Fundraiser starts Oct. 22

Wheelbarrow races was just one of the many activities 4-Hers participated in during the 3rd Annual 4-H Fun Day. Photos courtesy of Delaware County CCE

by Tara Truett; 4-H Foundation Board Member Madison County 4-H begins their farm and local product fundraiser just in time for the upcoming holiday and gift giving season. Everyone always appreciates healthy, tasty food items and this sale is an opportunity to deliver such treats. Whether purchasing for your holiday table or to give as gifts, the products our 4-H members will be selling are sure to be enjoyed. You can choose from such items as local maple syrup and honey, carrot cake jam, chocolate covered nuts, cheddar cheese, local coffee, fruit salsa and even “doggie donuts” for your faithful friend!

This sale helps to promote local and farm products, as well as helping fund local 4-H clubs and the 4-H Foundation. There are over 25 4-H clubs throughout Madison County which

serve a large number of children ages 519. The Foundation supports our 4-H members by providing: college scholarships, trip scholarships, Career Exploration at Cornell, Public Presentation trips, awards and recognition for Youth Fair, and many other valuable programs. For an overview of Madison County 4-H and the many wonderful and exciting opportunities it provides for children, please log on to www.madisoncountycce.org.

Nineteen products will be sold doorto-door beginning Oct. 22. If you would like to learn more about the products or place an order, please call the 4-H office beginning Oct. 22 at 315-684-3001.

Pumpkin Spiced Pancakes with real maple syrup are just one of the scrumptious products you can be enjoying while supporting your local 4-H clubs in Madison County.

Local businesses support 4-H community Rensselaer County 4-H Snack Bar is Teen Council’s biggest fund raiser of the year. Not only do we raise money for a Scholarship Fund, Awards, Educational Activities and Trips; it also allows youth to gain experience through hands-on learning which gives them the

life-skills to become a more constructive member of our community.

We would like to take the time to thank the local businesses that see the value of 4-H and donated generously this year.

Bornt Family Farm for the 50 pounds of pota-

toes that made our Roast Beef Sundaes so delicious, Capital City Roasters for the industrial coffee pot that keeps the coffee flowing every morning, Dennison Farms that agreed to donate lettuce and tomatoes until Hurricane Irene took most of their crops, Gem

Farm for the delicious corn on the cob, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters for the organic coffee, cups and lids, Honest Weight Co-Op for the three gallons of hummus, Krug’s Produce for the cucumbers, Lansingburgh Hannaford for the ten packages of hotdogs

and rolls to accommodate, LaPosta Brother’s Market for the cole slaw, Patricelli’s Deli and Catering for the five gallons of chicken noodle soup, Schaghticoke Shop N’ Save for giving us a deal on the Roast Beef, Thomas’ Poultry Farm for 20 flats of eggs, Tremont

Lumber for the tent over our eating area, Quality Retail Systems for the cash register, Wertman’s Farm for the peppers and Wynantskill Hannaford for the two cases of white wraps. Your openhandedness is greatly appreciated, we can’t thank you enough.

Donna’s Day: creative family fun

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

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

Apple Blackberry Crisp Filling: 5 apples or about 4 cups when peeled and sliced 1 cup frozen blackberries, thawed slightly 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon flour Juice from one lemon Topping: 1 cup all-purpose flour

Fall is here Did you know Fall is finally here? There’s nothing more delicious than pumpkin pie to welcome Fall. My name is Stephanie Hallenbeck and I am your Jefferson County Dairy Ambassador. With cold weather coming, it’s important to make sure we get our 3 dairy products every day. We need essential nutrients’ in dairy to help us keep going.

But lets save our pies for Thanksgiving and make pumpkin ice-cream instead! You will need: 1 (15 oz.) can of pumpkin 1 cup of white sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. ground ginger 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. ground nutmeg 1 cup chopped pecans 1/2 gallon softened vanilla ice-cream 36 vanilla wafers In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg and mix until well blended. Stir in the pecans and fold in the ice-cream.

Then line a 9 inch by 13 inch dish with 18 cookies. Repeat into layers and freeze until firm. Then enjoy the pumpkin ice-cream and watch the leaves fall.

2 cups quick oats 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Pinch of salt 1/2 cup melted butter 1. To make the crisp, peel the apples. If your children are skilled at using a vegetable peeler, make peeling the apples a game. Start at the stem, and peel in a spiral motion. Try to make the longest strip without breaking it. If your kids are competitive, they’ll have the apples peeled in no time!

2. Cut the peeled apples into 1/4-inch slices.

While you are at it, for a surprise, cut an apple in half widthwise to reveal a star design in the middle.

Place the slices in a large bowl. Add slightly thawed blackberries, sugar, flour and lemon juice. Combine and spoon into a medium-size 8-inch-by-11-inch baking dish.

3. For the topping, in another bowl, stir together the flour, oats, sugars, cinnamon, salt and melted butter. Mix lightly until crumbly. Sprinkle this topping mixture with fingers over apples and berries.

Press lightly.

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

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

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

2. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage on

5. Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a sprig of mint on top. Then give yourselves a standing ovation!

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

medium 6 minutes, breaking up sausage. Add fresh sage leaves; cook 1 minute, stirring. Add pumpkin and reserved pasta water; mix well.

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

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

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

For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our Web site at www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/. (c) 2011 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved

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UNCERTAINTY IS CERTAIN Issued Oct. 7, 2011 The slippage in dairy product prices took a breather the first week of October and rallied some

but crystal balls are pretty cloudy, or should I say “milky” right now.

The 40-pound Cheddar blocks closed the first Friday of October at $1.7650 per pound, up 4

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

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

The lagging NASS-surveyed U.S. average block

price fell 4.2 cents, to $1.7589, while the barrels also lost 4.2 cents, and slipped to $1.7276.

Cheese prices could dip to $1.50, warned Jerry Dryer in his September 30 Dairy & Food Market Analyst, however “others say the order flow is gaining momentum and buyers and end users are comfortable owning cheese at $1.65.”

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

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

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

NASS butter averaged $1.8084, down 8.3 cents.

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

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

Cash nonfat dry milk was unchanged with Grade A holding at $1.49 and Extra Grade at $1.58. NASS powder averaged $1.5164, down 2 1/2-cents. Dry whey averaged 60.55 cents, up a half cent. The whey market remains strong.

Looking “back to the futures” combined with the announced Class III prices, the Federal order Class III contract’s average for the last half of 2011 was at $19.63 on September 2, $19.36 on September 9, $19.49 on September 16, $19.21 on September 23, $18.72 on September 29, and was close to $19.07 just before the spot market traded on October 7.

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

U.S. skim milk powder (SMP) for November delivery traded at an average $1.40 per pound while it saw a weighted average of $1.45, down 0.3 percent from the September 20 auction, and the lowest price since December, according to the CME’s Daily Dairy Report (DDR). Anhydrous milk fat averaged $1.68 per pound, down 3.5 percent, and whole milk powder was $1.50 per pound, down 0.7 percent.

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Mielke from B1 Cheddar cheese for industrial use received an average winning bid of $1.72 per pound, down 4.9 percent. The tradeweighted average price for all products was down 1.6 percent from the previous event, according to the DDR. New Zealand had a great flush, according to Levitt in an interview at this week’s World Dairy Expo. There have been record levels and there were even reports of some delays in pickups as plants struggled to process the milk, he said.

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

“People don’t want to carry a lot of inventory now; they don’t want to take the risk so that causes a little bit of push back on the buying side as well.”

I’ll report more on U.S. dairy exports next week from our interview at Expo with Margaret Spe-

ich of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

Levitt also reported in his DDR that massive volumes of milk went into butter/powder in August. Butter production hit 133 million pounds, down 1.6 percent from July, but a whopping 31 percent above a year ago, according to USDA’s latest Dairy Products report.

Year-to-date output is up 16.1 percent.

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

However, demand from domestic and overseas customers has prevented powder inventories from building, according to the DDR. American type cheese production totaled 347 million pounds, down 0.9 percent from July, and 1 percent below a year ago.

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

Total cheese output

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

Pricewise; California’s September 4b cheese milk price was announced at $16.33 per hundredweight, down $2.27 from August but 85 cents above September 2010, and $2.74 below the comparable Federal order Class III price.

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

The prices reflect changes made to the pricing formulas as a re-

sult of the June 30-July 1 hearing, according to the DDR, which said the new formulas added 40 cents to the 4b price, but removed 16 cents from the 4a price.

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

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

Milk production in Western Europe is maintaining a level that is higher than last year at this time. Many milk handlers and producers attribute the extended

production season to favorable weather for early fall. Reports indicate that milk production for the first 7 months of 2011 was up 2.2 percent from the comparable months in 2010, although during the months of April to July, milk output was only up 1.8 percent.

Milk production in the Oceania region continues to increase seasonally. The NewZealand season got off to a strong start and indications are that milk volumes are

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AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, October 17 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. A flock of 35 sheep & lambs from one farm ranging from 50 - 100# good quality. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

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

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

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

& Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Roberts Auction Service, 802-3342638.

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

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &

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

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

85 head of Quality Dairy Cattle.

“Super Milk” every year since 1986.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

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

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

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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AUC TION CALENDAR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

100 head of quality all breeds sell.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

54-83.50.

Heifers: Sel 74-81; Hols.

56-84.50.

Calves: 2-84/ea.

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

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

Roaster Pigs: 74-88/ea.

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

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

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

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

Sheep: .75-1; Lambs 1.552.10.

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

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

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

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

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

Rabbits: 1-6/ea.

Poultry: .25-13/ea.

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

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

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

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

Total 29.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

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

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

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

300-800; Started Hfrs. 150400.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10-30.

Slaughter Sheep: M 6061.

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

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No report.

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

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

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

Bulls: Bulls/Steers .60-.70.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

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

Vealers: 65-100# 12-57.

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

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

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

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

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

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

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

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

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

Sheep: all wts. 80-138.

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

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Simmental Bull.

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

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

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

US 2: 18 hd, 109# 85.

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

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

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

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

Bulls: 1190-1270# 7275.50.

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

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

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

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

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

Hay: 11 lds, 200-800/ton.

Oats: 1 ld, 3.50/bu.

Wood: 2 lds, 72-145/ld.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.

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

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

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

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

Vealers: Util 60-100# 20-45.

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

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

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

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

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

Feeder Steers: L 3 Hols.

435-505# 75-77.50.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-60.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Billies: Sel 3 100# 30.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

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

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

Graded Bull Calves: Hols.

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

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

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA No report.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vealers: Util 60-120# 20-60.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA No report WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA October 12, 2011 Loads: 24 Alfalfa: 2 lds, 140-150 Mixed Hay: 7 lds, 120-300 Grass: 6 lds, 120-210 Baleage: 2 ldsa, 45-65 Fodder: 1 ld, 142 Rye: 2 lds, 13.50-14 Firewood: 2 lds, 75

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Mielke from B2 running heavier than last year at this time.

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

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

“It’s time consumers learned that the price of their milk is being artificially inflated by a maze of government regulations,” said Connie Tipton, IDFA president and CEO. “Our campaign is about encouraging consumers to tell big government to get out of their milk.”

The commercial, which calls for the elimination

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

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

IDFA also praised legislation submitted by President Obama that would allow for implementation of the pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama and urged Congress to pass the agreements quickly.

“We’re pleased the administration recognized the extreme importance of these trade agreements to the U.S. economy, and we now urge swift passage in Con-

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gress,” said IDFA’s Connie Tipton. “The pact with South Korea is particularly important because it would reduce tariffs and expand market opportunities in a high-value market and add 10,000 or more additional U.S. jobs throughout the dairy supply chain.”

South Korea is the U.S. sixth largest dairy export market, representing $145 million in exports year to date, according to IDFA, and nearly double the value of exports during the same time period last year. U.S. Interna-

tional Trade Commission estimates say full implementation of the agreement with South Korea would increase U.S. dairy exports by as much as $336 million a year and the Panama and Colombia agreements are expected to produce gains of an additional $25 million each in exports per year.

Meanwhile, Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) introduced a farm bill proposal this week that includes dairy policy reforms advocated by National Milk.

Lugar, a former chairman of the Senate Ag Commit-

tee, and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), a freshman member of the House Agriculture Committee, have jointly introduced a bill they call the Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger Act. The bill would reduce farm program spending by $16 billion, and save a total of $40 billion compared to current policy, according to a NMPF press release.

The legislation includes the key elements of the Dairy Security Act of 2011, which was introduced in the House as HR 3062 by Reps. Collin

Peterson (D-MN) and Mike Simpson (R-ID) and is modeled after reforms first proposed by NMPF. National Milk testified this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee that current labor and immigration policies “put the U.S. dairy farm sector at a disadvantage and that a change in laws is necessary in order to address the realities of dairy production in America.”

The Federation warned that there’s a persistent shortage of

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native-born workers interested in employment on dairy farms which is why farmers cannot find enough American workers to milk cows and perform other critical job functions.

“Even in this time of high unemployment, our dairy farmers universally report an inability to find enough American workers, even if they offer better pay than other jobs,” said NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak. “Sufficient numbers of local workers are simply

not available or not interested in working on dairy farms.”

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

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Call Lee Publications 518-673-0106 518-673-3237 x 232 or email lprice@leepub.com IRIS HILL REGISTERED HOLSTEINS COMPLETE DISPERSAL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011 - 11 AM HUBBARDSVILLE, NY ( Southern Madison Co )

135 Registered Holsteins - 70 milkers, 31 bred heifers, 18 yearlings, 15 heifer calves & 1 started R&W bull calf.

Approximately 50% or more of herd is R&W. RHA 22,011m 4.1% f 905 f 3.1% p 682 p, scc 250,000 - BAA 105.6% w/ 2 Ex, 30 VG, 28 GP, 6 G. This will be one of the top herds to be sold in a long time, with perhaps the best Red & White genetics in the Northeast USA. The herd features high performance cows with superior type and powerful pedigrees. There are several excellent show prospects. This certainly presents a tremendous buying opportunity for those who want the best.

The sires include: Advent ( 28 - 17 R&W, 24 milking incl 9 VG ) Rubens, Reality-Red, September Storm, Lakeside, Triple Threat, Blitz, Redman, Toystory, etc. Service sires include: Lakeside, Reality-Red, Pembroke RC, Liesel, Clark, Bookman-Red, Toystory, Mazda - Red, etc Ones to Watch For: Delila - 92 2E Legal dtr w/25,000 @4.1%bf - 160,000 LT - her dam 91 4E Charles w/ 29 K @ 4.4% bf. Delila is due in March to Lakeside and still looks like a 5 year old. Delila's black-red 2 yr old Advent dtr sells just fresh looking very much like a 3rd generation Ex. Delila's maternal brother by Advent ( Iris Hill Advent Donnie - VG 86 2Y ) was used heavy in the herd and he made some good ones. 24 Donnie dtrs sell; 8 are R&W - 15 are bred heifers.

Kara - R&W Sargent dtr VG 88 - Ex Mam, milking 120#/ day w/ 28,000 ME Roseann - R&W Lakeside dtr VG 87 w/ record in progress 6-2 318 32,412M 5.3% 1705F inc - Her 4 yr old record was 365d 30190m 4.7% 1427f. The next 2 dams are both VG. How about her for a flush cow?

Rain - Fancy R&W Reality Red dtr due w/ 1st calf at sale time - Her dam VG Advent w/ 3y record in progress over 22,000m & 800f Kit - eye catching jr 2 yr old Advent dtr w/ fancy udder - scored GP 81 on 10-8-11. Her August heifer calf by Lakeside sells along w/ 2 VG maternal sisters.

Reality - VG 86 2y Redman dtr w/ 2-0 328d 19675m 3.7% 734f due after sale w/ 2nd calf. Her dam VG 87 Integrity - 2nd dam VG 88 and VG 85 mat sister by Advent also sells.

Cunning - VG 85 Regancrest HHF Marcus dtr w/ 2-9 353d 27,753m 3.9% 1079f due November w/ 2nd calf. Her VG 87 dam w/ 4-3 365 26,790m 4.0% 1070f also sells.

Bunsy - VG 87 Rubens dtr w/ 3 consecutive records over 30,000# milk to 5-10 365d 37,097m 4.1% 1512f. Sells w/ VG 85 2y dtr by Advent.

Lassie - Ex 90 recs to 365d 30806m 4.3% 1310 Lottie - VG 87 Lance dtr w/ 4-11 365d 31,260 4.1% 1284f Jana - VG 88 Triple Threat dtr w/ 3 consecutive 365d records over 30,000# milk. Her dam is VG 87 Rubens. She is due before sale to Goldwyn Clark RC. Ivy - VG 87 Advent dtr w/ 2 yr ME of 23,000m & 1000f. Due Dec w/ 2nd calf. Ivy's stylish 12-10 September Storm show calf also sells. She was 4th Winter Calf at 2011 Central NY Show and class winner at Oneida Co Show.

Cup - GP 83 Marcus dtr w/ 1st lactation ME of 25,000m Nala - GP 84- 2 yr R&W Advent dtr w/ 1st lactation ME of 24,000m due Dec w/ 2nd calf Lassie - Ex 90 w/ 6-5 365 30,806m 4.3% 1310f Plus these tremendous show prospects: Stunning R&W Bookman-Red dtr born 10-1-11 from VG 87 R&W Advent dtr, a March 2011 Donnie dtr from GP 84 34,000m dam, B&W Liesel dtr from R&W September Storm born 65-11 and surely a few more. For years Iris Hill has been known as an excellent source for show calves. This will be your last chance to buy an Iris Hill winner!

Herd Summary: 24 1st lactation and 15 2nd lactation cows sell. For the VG cows; 2 are 88, 8 are 87, & 8 are 86.

Twelve cows sell with records over 30,000m. Calving schedule - 5 heifers ( 3 R&W ) & 3 cows due in Oct, 6 heifers & 4 cows due Nov, 9 cows due Dec. This herd represents over 40 years of top breeding by Glen Kobler and his father,, the late Wayne Kobler. All cattle except for 2 are homebred.

All cattle will be vaccinated for shipping fever and appropriate cattle vet checked for pregnancy. Interstate testing will be accommodated, if necessary.

Sale under tent. Catalogs at ringsidde. Good food and comfort stations on site.

PEDIGREES: Wayne Conard - Sharon Springs, NY 518-673-2809 TERMS: Cash or good checks, ID required, nothing removed until paid for. Out of state checks need bank letter of credit made out to sale manager.

OWNER: Glen Kobler - Hubbardsville, NY 315-899-7761 - The farm is sold and Glen is pursuing other interests.

Directions: From E. Hamilton on St Rte 12 approx 25 mi north of Norwich & 25 mi south of Utica, turn east on Larkin Rd 2.7 mi to farm ( 8887 Larkin Rd ) - signs

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Otsego County Farm Bureau challenges other county Farm Bureaus to help farmers purchase rollover protection COOPERSTOWN, NY — Thanks to a collaboration between the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and the Otsego County Farm Bureau, Milan Djurdjevich, a dairy farmer from Mt. Vision, was awarded the funding necessary to purchase rollover protection and a canopy for a tractor on his farm.

Djurdjevich was presented with a $400 check

by Otsego County Farm Bureau President John Walrath at the organization’s annual meeting on Oct. 4 in Worcester. The funding will be used to purchase a canopy for a 1970 John Deere tractor that Djurdjevich also outfitted with a rollover protection system (ROPS) using a $765 ROPS rebate from NYCAMH. Djurdjevich said he is

honored to receive the funding in memory of David Huse, a wellknown beef farmer who died in a tractor accident in Carlisle a year and a half ago. Djurdjevich also thanked Cazenovia Equipment Supply in Cortland, where he purchased the ROPS, and Springers Incorporated in Richfield Springs, where he bought the canopy.

“The heat and sun exposure are really a health hazard for farmers who spend a lot of hours in the tractor seat working the land,” noted Djurdjevich, “and so I’ve been wanting to put a canopy on the tractor for some time.” The ROPS was installed on his John Deere tractor earlier this year.

“My dairy, Sunbeam Hill Farms, has a lot of hilly terrain,” said Djurdjevich. “I’ve had some close

calls where the wheels started to spin, have had the tractor jackknife, and a baler and wagon push me down the hill while baling hay in a muddy season like we’ve had this year. You don’t realize how much safer you feel until you’ve got both the seatbelt on and the ROPS installed.” Djurdjevich has six tractors on his farm and all of them now have rollover protection.

The Otsego County Farm Bureau has issued a challenge to other county farm bureaus to follow its lead and pro-

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Otsego County Farm Bureau President John Walrath presents a check to Mt. Vision dairy farmer Milan Djurdjevich. Farm Bureau and NYCAMH partnered to help outfit a John Deere tractor on Djurdevich’s farm with a rollover protection system that included a canopy.

Photo courtesy of Otsego County Farm Bureau

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Saturday, Oct. 15th - Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHM Club Sale - 11 AM. Chairman - Brad Ainslie 315-822-6087. Watch for future ads. Brad says this will be the best group ever! Catalog online on our website.

Monday, Oct. 17th - Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. A Flock of 35 sheep & lambs from one farm ranging from 50# - 100# good quality.

Saturday, Oct. 22nd 11AM - Fall Machinery Sale. We will be accepting Machinery on Thurs. 20th & Fri. 21st. Already consigned: Case 5220 Tractor 4WD loader, cab; NH L150 Skid Loader; HLA sand/sawdust shooter; Rissler 510 feed cart mixer; Farmerboy Ag systems feed bin w/augur; 6' utility trailer; misc. gates & panels; 5 replacement over the curb tie stalls; new corral w/12' gates; load of misc. farm items. Please call to get into the following ads. Spring sale was a big success lets keep it going. Pictures on website.

Friday, Nov. 11th - Fall Premier All Breeds Sale - held at the sale facility in New Berlin. Consignments are coming in watch website and next week ad for details.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension, in cooperation with the New York Farm Bureau and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has established the CCE Forage Exchange to assist farmers affected by

the recent flooding. It can be reached via the front page of the Main Cornell Cooperative Extension webpage at http://cce.cornell.edu.

The Forage Exchange provides an electronic venue for farmers who

have available feed and forage to post it, and for farmers who need it to locate it. All transactions (including making arrangements for transportation) will take place between the farmers themselves.

Cooperative Extension Educators and Farm Bureau staff across the state will be available to assist farmers in using the exchange.

Tractor overturns are the primary cause of fatal and permanently crippling injuries on farms across the

country. In the event of a rollover, the use of ROPS and a seatbelt reduces the risk of injury by 99 percent. Tractors built after 1985 have built-in rollover protection, but most tractors in use today are older than that and lack this safety feature.

Since the ROPS Rebate Program was first launched, NYCAMH, Farm Family Insurance, the New York Farm Bureau and the Northeast Equipment Dealers Association have partnered to help retrofit nearly 1,000 tractors on farms across the state with rollover protection systems. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,412 workers on farms died from tractor overturns between 1992 and 2005. NYCAMH’s efforts have likely saved many New York farmers from potential injury and death.

New York State Senator James L. Se-

ward (R-51), a supporter of the ROPS rebate program, noted, “Agriculture is our state’s number one industry. It is vital to our economy and our way of life.

Ensuring our farmers have proper safety equipment is crucial, and that is why I have strongly supported the ROPS rebate program since its inception.”

Farmers should call toll free 877ROPS-R4U (or 877-767-7748) for more information. By calling the “ROPSR4U” hotline, farmers can both receive information on the program and allow hotline staff to do the legwork for them. In addition to saving farmers money, the ROPS program is specifically designed to reduce the hassle of retrofitting a farm tractor with an approved rollbar and seatbelt. The rebate provides 70 percent of the cost of purchasing and installing rollover protection on a tractor, up to $765.

Otsego from B12 vide the funding necessary to help a farmer retrofit a tractor that lacks rollover protection.

PUBLIC AUCTION

October r 29,, 2011 1 8:30am Estate Auction for Ross "Tiny" Miller Location: 102 Old Dutch Hollow Rd. Greenwood Lake, NY 10925 Directions: From the Rte 287/87 Interchange. Follow 17N to 17A W into Greenwood Lake. Bear right onto Mountain Lake Ln then take a slight right onto Old Dutch Hollow Rd. Follow the signs to the auction.

Old-Fashioned Estate Auction 26' Aluminum Steam Boat w/Wooden Roof; Rumely Oil Pull Tractor; 1919 White Stake Body Truck; 1908 Stanley Steamer 10HP James Beggs & Co. Steam Engine; IH TD-14 Crawler w/Crane; 5 Cletrac/CAT Crawlers; 15 Old Stake Body Trucks; 10 Old Farm Tractors; 25 Hit & Miss and Steam Engines; Several Antique Riding Mowers Auctioneer's Note: Mr. Miller was an avid auction attender and antique collector. The house & sheds are full. All announcements day of auction take precedence over printed material.

Call or check our website, wolgemuth-auction.com, for updates and pictures.

Bring a friend! We will be selling at several auction rings at the same time.

“All New” Building & Remodeling Materials HUGE 1-Day Auction

*Attention* *Attention*

Terms: Cash or check with proper ID.

WOLGEMUTH AUCTION LLC (#2357) CALL DENNIS (717) 656-2947 FAX (717) 656-6011 For more information call or visit our website www.wolgemuth-auction.com Email: wolgemuth-auct@juno.com

Yoder Auction Farm Machinery, Saw Mill, Household and Misc.

Thursday,, Octoberr 20th 10:00 0 A.M.

Our Supplier is Sending us Extra Inventory For This Auction for Local Flood Victim Demand BC Fairgrounds, Route 11, Whitney Point, NY 13862 (Exit 8 Off I-81)

Saturday October 22, 2011 10:00 AM OUR LARGEST BUILDING MATERIAL AUCTION OF THE YEAR!!! A SUPER AUCTION OF ALL TYPES OF NEW HOME IMPROVEMENT ITEMS & LOTS OF NEW ITEMS Including: (35) Complete New Kitchen Sets; Granite Countertops; HUGE Qty. Hardwood (Finished & Unfinished), Laminate & Cork Flooring; Porcelain & Ceramic Tile; Travertine & Marble Flooring; Carpet; Carpet Pad; Fancy Center Ent. Doors; Int. & Ext. Doors; Vanities; Plywood & Sheet Material; Dimensional Lumber Moulding; Cross Country Trailer; SPECIAL: New Asphalt Architectural Roofing; High Quality Vinyl Siding; PLUS: Qty. Name Brand Tools; Etc.; Removal Within 2 Hrs. Of End Of Auction. Terms: 13% Buyers Premium, 3% Waived For Payment In Cash Or Good Check.

Payment In Full Day Of Auction.

Sales Managers & Auctioneers Licensed Real Estate Brokers In NY, NJ & PA Whitney Point, N.Y. 13862 607-692-4540 / 1-800-MANASSE www.manasseauctions.com

Located at: 1687 State Highway 11 B. Potsdam, New York 13676 Directions from Potsdam: Take Highway 11 B east 8 miles to location.

Items include; (2) goats, Frick O sawmill, 4 head block - steel carriage, John Deere 4 cylinder power unit with turbo, Swedger hand crank saw sharpener, 40"x 12' evaporator, all S.S. pans with hood & preheater, 30 gallon S.S. filter tank, 1000 tree saver spouts, old tubing, vacuum pump, 2010 Nolts deluxe raised bed mulch layer, Green house supplies; 11 ft. x 4 ft. space heater, hundreds of trays, lots of labels, 6 packs, pots, large green house stove, Bee supplies; Bee hives, honey supers, S.S. 10-20 extractor (electric), Large S.S. uncapping tank, in hive feeders, hive insulation, Farm Equipment; fore cart w/dry fertilizer attachment, 2010 1 horse produce sprayer w/(2) 10' booms, bean planter, farmers market wagon, 5 ft. double disk, 6 ft. single disk, JD 1 row cultivator, (2) NI hay rakes, (2) MCD hay rakes, MCD 6 ft. mower, sickle bar mower for Farmall C, small Papec filler, filler pipe, spike tooth harrow, potato plow, potato digger, (2) sets disk hillers, (2) fanning mills, 500 gallon bulk tank, bob sled, #45 McCormick hay baler w/Wisconsin engine, (2) 275 gallon cage tanks, (3) 300 gallon stock tanks, large Rockford drill press w/2 speed power feed, band saw, table saw, small forge, SS milk strainer, (2) piston water pumps, pump jack, (3) 3 way pumps, (2) 4 inch cylinders, (1) 3.5 inch cylinder, (3) 6 inch flat belts, some white vinyl siding, aluminum roofing, steel roofing, drywall trowels, axes , shovels, junk pile, 200 gallon fuel tank, ice tongues, cross cut saw, shop tools, wagon load of misc. items. Collector items; Sears & Roebuck piston water pump with 1/2 HP engine - runs good, old hay cars, Harpoons with steel track. Household items; Ashland cook stove w/reservoir, Hitzer wood-coal stove, 40 gallon S.S. kettle, drop leaf table, sewing machine, night stand, New Perfection 4 burner oil stove, 2 burner oven, oak half bed, dresser, night stand, school desk, inversion table, Coleman sad iron, pots and pans, Enterprise sausage stuffer, No. 32 meat grinder, certified double dial scale. Consigned items; fishing reels, life jackets, boat oars, (2) buzz saw arbors, 12 ft. fiberglass boat, MCD potato digger, Int. mower, 1 row cultivator, (2) Perfection heaters, (3) burner Perfection oil stove, treadle sewing machine, horse eveners, neck yokes, Kerosene incubator, horse stalls with doors, chain saw, Patz 20 ft. bottom silage unloader, cement mixer, variety of electric motors, fireplace insert, (3) compound bows, Misc. hand tools.

Note: We do not have a lot of small items at this sale therefore we will only sell in 1 ring. Be there on time and enjoy the day.

Terms: Cash or check with proper I.D. There will be sales tax charge on household items.

Lunch stand

Owners, Mr. & Mrs. Dan J Yoder 1687 State Highway 11 B Potsdam, NY 13676

Auctioneers, Steve Chupp and Daniel Weaver 330-465-4725

HILLTOP DAIRY AUCTION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST @ 11:00 AM

At the facilities 3856 Reed Road Savannah, NY 13146 just off Rte. 89 - 6 miles north of Savannah, 6 miles south of Wolcott, NY FOR OUR OCTOBER AUCTION: - a group of 5 fresh Holstein 1st calves from a Tioga County herd with 24000M RHA - a group of 3 fresh Jersey cows in a good flow of milk and 5 Jersey yearlings from a good herd - 2 Holstein springing heifers from a top herd due in November - a group of 15 heifers, open and ready to breed; 2 short bred - a group of 7 Holstein cows some milking, some dry - a group of 5 Holstein open heifers - a group of 6 close or fresh Holstein heifers from a local farm - a group of 10-12 fresh 1st and 2nd calf heifers in a good flow of milk some with heifer calves by their sides Plus our usual consignments of fresh cows, 1st calf heifers, bred heifers, open heifers, calves and service bulls - We marketed over 275 head at our heifer auction with a good demand for fresh and springing cattle

TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK

LUNCH AVAILABLE

TO CONSIGN OR ARRANGE TRUCKING CALL: ELMER ZEISET, SAVANNAH, NY cell 315-729-8030 OR 315-594-8260 OR HOWARD W VISSCHER, AUCTIONEER, NICHOLS, NY 607-699-7250

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Cornell Cooperative Extension announces Forage Exchange

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Returning to your flood-damaged home ALBANY, NY — Owners whose homes were flooded during Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee are urged to proceed cautiously and prepare carefully before returning to their flood-damaged homes.

Your home and its contents may look beyond hope, but in many cases your property can be restored. If done right, your flooded home can be cleaned up, dried out, repaired and reoccupied sooner than you think.

State and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials advise homeowners to use caution when returning to a flood-damaged dwelling.

Don’t return to your flood-damaged home before the area is declared to be safe by local officials. Your first concern after a disaster is your family’s health and safety. Mud left by floodwater can contain chemicals from various sources and homeowners should assume that anything touched by floodwater is contaminated.

Play it safe. The dangers are not over when the water goes down. Your home’s foundation may have been

weakened, the electrical system may have shorted out and floodwaters may have left behind things that could make you sick. Walk carefully around the outside and check for loose power lines, gas leaks, and structural damage. If you have any doubts about safety, have your residence inspected by a qualified building inspector or structural engineer before entering.

Ask for help. Many people can do their own clean up and repairs. But if you have technical questions or do not feel comfortable doing something, get professional help.

• Be aware of exhaustion. Don’t do too much at once. Pace yourself. Get enough rest.

• Drink plenty of clean water. Eat well.

Wear sturdy work boots and gloves.

• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and clean water often when working in debris.

Call your insurance agent and take pictures of damages for future reference. Keep good records of repair and cleaning costs.

Before beginning to work on flooded

A NNUAL FALL AUCTION Fred R. Bell & Son 125 Corbin Road, Bainbridge NY • (607) 343-0183

Saturday Oct. 22, 2011 • 9:00 AM (Rain or Shine!!)

Directions: From I-88 take the Bainbridge exit, turn on to 206 West. Go to traffic circle, go 3/4 around, take county route 39 South 2 miles. Take 2nd left hand road (Corbin Road).

TRACTORS: John Deere 2955 Tractor w/cab, Deutz Allis 6265 4WD Tractor w/loader, Case/IH 275 4WD tractor w/loader, Case/IH 5130 4WD Tractor w/loader, Kubota B8200 4WD w/loader, Bobcat 642B SSL, International 784 4WD Tractor w/loader, New Holland 555 SSL, Kioti LB1914 4WD Compact Tractor, Case Backhoe, Mitsubishi D2650 4x4 w/loader, Same 80 4WD EQUIPMENT: New Idea Spreader, Hale Pump, Snow Plow & Frame, Ditch Witch (Walk Behind), Ford 5B 3 pt. Plow, Offset Disc, Kuhn 4 star Tedder, Vermeer 804HDS RD. Baler, Lowe Auger SSL attachment, Ranger Truck w/Lickety Split Processsor, Diesel Chipper, Lowe Auger SSL Attachment, SSL Grapple Bucket, SSL Blade, John Deere 385 RD. Baler, John Deere 328 Sq. Baler w/Thrower, John Deere 1360 Disc Mower w/Flails, Bush Hog Finger Wheel Rake, China Diesel Generator, Pincor 20kw Generator, Vermeer Stump Grinder, M&W 4407 RD. Baler, Pulltype Disc, Kverneland RD. Bale Wrapper, FC300 Kuhn mower, KM 500 Dutz Farr Tedder, NH 489 Haybind, 3 pt. MF Disc.

Misc: Parts cleaner, Greaser, New IH rim for (farm all) H or M, tedder tires, Go cart, new implement rim, lots of other small stuff etc....

Lots more coming - Ad was printed 2 weeks prior to sale, if you have consignments call *Not responsible for no show equipment - Call to make sure its here (607) 343-0183 *Comfort facilities on site, watch Actionzip.com #21675 for additions *Food by Hitchin Post Terms of Sale: Cash or GOOD NYS checks, standard 10% buyers premium on $500 and under per item.

ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT!!!! EVERYTHING MUST BE PAID FOR ON SALE DAY!!!!

NOTHING REMOVED UNTIL ITS PAID FOR!!!!

Auction By: Fred R. Bell & Son Auction Service 125 Corbin Road Bainbridge, NY 13733 (607) 343-0183 Auctioneer: Fred Bell • Sales Manager: Dan Ingham - (607) 316-8811

homes, make sure the electricity is turned off. Then unplug appliances and lamps, remove light bulbs and remove the cover plates of wall switches and outlets that got wet.

If your basement has flooded, pump it out gradually (about one-third of the water each day) to avoid damage. The walls may collapse and the floor may buckle if the basement is pumped out while the surrounding ground is still waterlogged.

Don’t let floodwater sit for long. Use a mop, squeegee or wet/dry vacuum to remove standing water. Always wash your hands with soap and clean water after working in flood-affected areas.

Remove as much mud as possible.

Once you’ve checked the water system for leaks, hose down the inside of the house and its contents. It’s best to use an attachment that sprays soap to wash and rinse the walls, floors, furniture, sockets, electrical boxes and other major items that got muddy.

Remove heating and cooling registers and ducts, then hose the ducts to prevent contamination from blowing through the ducts at a later date.

After hosing duct work, wash with a disinfectant or sanitizer. If ducts are inaccessible, have them cleaned professionally.

If pipes are damaged, turn off the main water valve. Check with local authorities before using any water; the water could be contaminated. Pump

out wells and have the water tested by authorities before drinking. Do not flush toilets until you know that sewage lines are intact.

Throw out all food and other supplies that you suspect may have become contaminated or have come in to contact with floodwater. Be alert for objects that may fall from shelves and cabinets.

Reduce the humidity so everything in the home will dry more quickly.

You can speed the process by ventilating the house, opening closet and cabinet doors and using fans and dehumidifiers.

• Materials that absorb water — called desiccants — can be useful in drying closets or other closed areas to help retard the growth of mold and mildew. A solution of household bleach and water can be used to wash down walls, floors and other moldcontaminated areas. Use no more than 1 1/2 cups of bleach per gallon of water. This will reduce mold problems and their inherent dangers. Follow directions on containers and take particular note of warnings.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Eastern New York Fall Heifer Sale Sat., Oct. 22, 2011 • 11:00 AM Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY 100 Head - Open, Bred & Recently Fresh Young Cows ~ Buyers Wanted • Consignors Still Welcome ~ Sires of early consignments include: Lheros, Delaware, Roy, Dundee, Mr.Sam, Terrason, Renaldi

Sale Chairman-David Hammond Auctioneer-Dave Rama Contact: Kathleen 845-702-3643 • 607-746-2226

Bennett Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal Friday, October 28, 2011 • 11 AM • Bloomfield, NY 100 Head Will Sell • 75 Cows • 20 Bred Heifers • 5 Calves Located just 20 minutes East of Coyne Farms and the Legends Of The Fall Sale being held the day before!

Honest cows, tremendous bred heifers and deep pedigrees will be the features of this outstanding herd sale. The family of Bennett-Farms Mariner Adele (3E 92) will be well represented as nearly 40% of the animals selling will trace back to her! 30 head will sell fresh within 60 days of the sale! Service Sires include Baltimor, Destry, Guthrie, Sid & Windbrook Equipment Selling Five 50" fans - 4 direct drive, 1 belt drive; Uebler 810 feed cart w/ 9 hp gas motor; Rissler 175 mixer with front scale; Bradford White 80 gallon LP gas water heater; Five SURGE mini cups; Automatic Surge washer; Surge vacuum pump; 400 feet of stainless steel pipeline & 400 feet vacuum line Herd Health: Herd is in excellent condition and all cattle will be inoculated against Shipping Fever and tested for immediate interstate shipment. Trucking will be available to go anywhere!

Directions: GPS address is 2321 Rt. 64, Bloomfield, NY 14469. Bloomfield is located on Rts. 5 & 20, halfway between Avon and Canandaigua. From 5 & 20, take Rt. 64 North for 2 miles to the farm. Watch for auction arrows!

See the entire catalog online at www.cattlexchange.com!

Owners: Bennett Farms, Inc. 2321 Rt. 64, Bloomfield, NY 14469 585-520-4642 (Jackie) jackieb@frontiernet.net

Sale Managed By/Catalogs

4236 CTY HWY 18, • DELHI, NY 13753 DAVE M. & MERRY RAMA 607-746-2226 OR FAX 607-746-2911 EMAIL: DAVERAMASR@CATTLEXCHANGE.COM WEB:WWW.CATTLEXCHANGE.COM

Week ending Oct. 7 Politics — governor says no: With this distraction out of the way, the governor will have more time for issues important to New Jersey: continued education and fiscal reform, COAH/affordable housing reform and economic development. Farmers hope for long-awaited Highlands policy revisions, support for a handful of ag legislative priorities and

continued improvements at the DEP. Congress-free trade: President Obama sent Congress long-anticipated free trade agreements (FTA’s) with South Korea, Columbia and Panama. These agreements are strongly endorsed by Farm Bureau and are thought to be capable of generating an additional $2.5 billion in additional exports for the U.S. farm sector and up to 22,500

U.S. jobs. The House Ways and Means Committee promptly cleared the bills and put them in a position for a final vote in the House soon. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid expects the Senate to pass the bills before the end of October.

Said AFBF President Bob Stallman: “Without these agreements, over the last four years, (these countries) have opened their doors to our competitors.

A further delay will provide more benefits to our competitors at the expense of our economy.”

Labor-guest workers: On Oct. 4, consideration of a workable guest worker program shifted to the Senate in the wake of House Judiciary Committee action in recent weeks. New York’s Senator Charles Schumer, who chairs the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on immigration, called

the hearing and immediately cited the problems for agriculture from EVerify proposals. He and other senators on the committee (John Cornyn of Texas, Dianne Feinstein of California) went on to pledge their support for a solution for ag employers even as Congress contemplates tougher immigration enforcement measures.

Schumer invited Farm Credit East vice-presi-

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dent Robert Smith to present testimony to the committee. He said immigration enforcement and ag workers is “a jobs and food security issue.”

He warned the senators that agriculture could move off-shore and the country could lose control of its food supply if labor-intensive agriculture is unable to maintain the necessary workforce. Senator Feinstein announced that she will introduce a revised version of her Ag Jobs bill.

USDA grants to New Jersey agriculture: The NJDA received formal notice that the USDA has awarded a block grant for $792,000 to support specialty crop initiatives throughout New Jersey. This money is well suited for New Jersey agriculture, where specialty crops are estimated to account for 80 percent of the industry’s annual sales receipts. This block grant to New Jersey and other Northeast states also helps to address criticism of farm bill spending being too heavily concentrated in the farm belt states. (see NJFB.org Web site for more details on the funded projects).

For further information, contact the New Jersey Farm Bureau, at The Farmhouse, 168 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608. Phone 609-393-7163; fax 609393-7072; e-mail mail@njfb.org; Web site www.njfb.org

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New Jersey Farm Bureau Focus

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October marks the First National Farm to School Month Farmers, chefs to visit classrooms across the country The first ever National Farm to School Month is taking place this October.

In 2010, Congress designated October as National Farm to School Month, which demonstrates the growing importance and role of Farm to School programs as a means to improve child nutrition, support local farming and ranching economies, spur job growth and educate children about agriculture and the origins of their food.

“Farm to School programs are a win-win.

They provide our kids with fresh, healthy food that actually tastes like food and benefits our farmers and communities as well,” said Kathie Starkweather with the Center for Rural Affairs, a member of the National Farm to School Network and a partner organization of the 2011 National Farm to School Month.

“These programs are widely recognized as an effective way to encourage healthy eating and boost local agriculture sales by bringing local vegetables, fruit, and other products into schools.”

According to Starkweather, a focus on farmto-school local food programs is overdue. Twothirds of school children eat a National School Lunch Program lunch and consume about onethird of their total calories from that meal. Unfortunately that food travels between 2,500 and 4,000 miles before reaching their plates.

To celebrate the first National Farm to School Month, schools across the country will be inviting farmers and chefs to visit their school during the month of October.

Food service professionals, teachers, parents, farmers and ranchers can visit farmtoschoolmonth.org for assistance organizing an event.

Over the past decade, the Farm to School movement has exploded across the United States. There are now more than 2,300 Farm to School programs in schools across all 50 states, according to the National Farm to School Network.

For example Joyce Rice, who served as Food Service Director for a small central Nebraska community, was dissatisfied with the food the students were eating and made it her personal mission to get locally grown fresh food into the schools. Joyce wanted to feed students at the elementary, middle and preschool (500 students) delicious, healthy and fresh food. Rice started the Farm to School program

by identifying local farmers who could supply food for school lunches.

She has also gotten them involved in giving presentations at school. This teaches the children more about how food is grown, where it comes from, and the importance of supporting local growers.

“One local grower who raises asparagus, actually came to the school, donned a hair net, and

helped cook and serve the asparagus,” commented Starkweather.

According to Rice, “Most of the kids had never even SEEN an asparagus, but they cleaned their plates and are now asking their parents to buy the vegetable.” The farmer now sees the students and their parents regularly at his stand at the local Farmers Market.

Rice continued saying

the children love eating the fresh food and their consumption of fruits and vegetables increased by nearly 200 percent since she started buying locally according to data that she has tracked since starting this program.

United States Department of Agriculture is preparing to announce the availability of competitive Farm to School grants worth up to $100,000 for planning

and implementing Farm to School programs — including supporting staff salaries, purchasing equipment, developing school gardens and other activities. For more information on these grants and about the National Farm to School Network, visit www.f armtoschool.org The National Farm to School Network has established contacts in every state to help connect

schools with local farmers.

To find one in your state visit www.farmtoschool. org/states.php For additional information on how schools and farmers can take advantage of Farm to School programs visit www. cfra.org/renewrural/far mtoschool for a host of ideas. Or contact Kathie Starkweather at the Center for Rural Affairs at kathies@cfra.org or 402617-7946.

Great Bend 330 Loader - Fits Ford 4000 Series Tractors, Valve, Mounting Brackets Included, Quick Attach Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,675

Meyer Self Unloading Wagon. Working Condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AS IS $3,975

Kill Bros. 375 Gravity Box - 255 Bu. Capacity w/Sides, 10 Recent Arrival UFT Grain Buggy . . . . . .Call For Pricing Ton Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AS IS $1,475

Recent Arrival New Holland 354 Grinder Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call For Pricing

Recent Trade In Automatic 1200x4 Ear Corn Mill, Cob Crusher, Roller Mill, Blower . . . . . . . . . .Call For Pricing

Uebler 810 Feed Carts - 30 Bushel Capacity, Serviced and 2007 Knight 8114 - 300 Bushels, 1,400 Gallons . . .$9,875 Ready For Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,875 - $3,995

Kverneland Bale Processor KD-824, 3Pt Hitch, Excellent Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,275

New Idea 177 Hay and Grain Elevator, PTO Drive, 50’ Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,975

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Recent Arrival Claas Dominator 76 - Perkins Diesel 150 2007 Sunflower 9412 - 12 No Till Drill - 12’ Width, Tow HP, 4 Row Corn Head, Approx. 3,439 Hrs.Call For Pricing Hitch, New Disc Openers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,675

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USDA extends deadline for public comments on new animal ID rule WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Oct. 7 that it was extending the deadline for public comments on its proposed rule for mandatory animal traceability, following a request by 49 organizations for a deadline extension.

The organizations had sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack requesting an extension to allow sufficient time for the people who will be affected to analyze the rule and submit comments.

“We have significant concerns about the substance of the rule, and we appreciate the USDA providing more time for public comment,” stated Judith McGeary, Executive Director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance and vice-chair of the USDA Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health. “Our farmers are already struggling with the poor economy and terrible weather conditions in many parts of the country, and they needed additional time to be provide comment to the

agency about the impact this proposed rule will have.”

While the USDA already has traceability requirements as part of existing animal disease control programs, the proposed rule goes much further to require animal tracking even absent clear and documented disease threats. The proposed rule has raised significant concerns among family farm and ranch advocates, who accuse the agency of pushing a program to benefit corporate agribusiness interests rather than animal health.

“The USDA keeps saying that this is an animal health program, but it has failed to provide valid animal health reasons for it,” argued Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA. “The real push for this program comes from the giant meat packing corporations who want international standards to help their export markets.” Farm advocates have suggested that meatpacking companies that wish to export meat should enhance the current voluntary programs that compensate farmers and ranchers for the ex-

D SALES STABLES , IN HOLLAN W NELocated 12 Miles East of Lancaster, PA Just Off Rt. 23, New Holland C.

Annual Dairy Cow & Heifer Show & Sale Wed., October 26, 2011 Dairy Show 9:00 AM Fresh Cow Sale 10:30 AM Show Winners 12:00 Noon 8 Classes will be judged (4 fresh & 4 dry)

by Mike Heath, Westminster, MD Show is open to everyone, all show winners must be SOLD.

Many Top Quality Deep Pedigreed Registered & Hi Grade have been purchased from this SALE in past years.

If you want: (1) Fancy show animals (2) Good uddered 1st calf heifers (3) Grade cows milking over 100 lbs.

(4) Springers due now till end of year DON’T MISS THIS SALE Thank You & Good Luck Consignors PLEASE send all necessary info w/ truckers on Tues., Oct. 25th All Show Cows must be in our barn by 6:00 PM!

SALE MANAGED BY: New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. David Kolb 61-L

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

tra paperwork and costs involved with complying.

The USDA draft rule greatly expands what animals must be identified, including young feeder cattle, which are processed at a young age and never enter the breeding herd.

“While any animal can become sick, there is no evidence that tracking feeder cattle will do anything to address animal disease issues in this country,” continued Ms. McGeary. “To the contrary, requiring the

large numbers of feeder cattle to be tagged and accompanied by paperwork could actually harm our ability to respond to animal diseases by swamping the system with unnecessary stacks of paper.”

While expressing appreciation for the extension to the comment period, the groups continue to argue that the agency needs to reconsider the substance of the rule as well.

“For the sake of all Americans, the USDA

should put the interests of family farmers ahead of the meatpacking lobby,” stated Mark A. Kas-

tel, Senior Farm Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute.

Claas 870 Sp

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

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

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ALBANY, NY — After Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee hit New York State in late August and early September, residents in declared counties became eligible for federal assistance. Yet some people who suffered losses and damage in the wake of the disaster have failed to seek help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

“There are many misconceptions about getting help,” said FEMA’s Federal Coordinating Officer Philip E. Parr. “Often people who would qualify for assistance miss out because they are mistaken or misinformed.”

Commonly asked questions about disaster aid: Q: Does FEMA charge a fee for a home inspection?

A: No. FEMA never charges for an inspection.

Q: I have applied for disaster assistance before, do I need to apply again?

A: Yes. Even if you applied for assistance for a previous disaster, you must apply again for this disaster.

Q. I already cleaned up and made repairs to my property. Am I still eligible to register with FEMA? A. Yes. You may be eligible for reimbursement of your clean up and repair expenses.

Q: Will FEMA assistance affect my Social Security check?

A. No. Any aid you receive from FEMA will not affect your monthly Social Security check.

Q: Are disaster relief payments taxable?

A: No. Qualified disaster relief payments are not taxable.

Q: Does my income need to be under a certain dollar amount to qualify for disaster aid?

A: No. FEMA’s Housing Assistance program is available to anyone who suffered damage or loss in the declared counties, re-

LARGE PUBLIC AUCTION Thursday, November 3RD @ 9:30 AM Directions: On Location at 745 Harry L. Dr in Johnson City, NY. Exit 70N off I-86 (17), turn left at red light on Harry L Dr, auction located a half mile on right; Next to Binghamton.

Due to the unfortunate flooding in the area, Goodrich Implement has decided to sell all used inventory affected by the flood at absolute auction.

Some tractors will be running come sale time, they vary in condition from original to fully restored from Ed’s Collection.

70 Tractors Affected by flood 20 Construction items flooded Plus Farm Machinery, Golf carts, parts, weights, lots of items.

ALSO NOT FLOODED Tractors, Compacts, Skid Steers, Back hoes, Farm Machinery, Demo Plant, watch next weeks ad for complete listing.

Note: Great Opportunity for the handyman

GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE, INC. Newark Valley, NY 13811

(607) 642-3293

www.goodrichauctionservice.com

AUCTION • ON SITE •

October 22ND at 10:00 AM FARM MACHINERY DISPERSAL 330 Arcadia Rd., Goshen, NY 10924 10AM: Tools, Parts, Odds & Ends 11AM: Tractors: JD 4840, JD 4440, JD 2550, JD 310SE Backhoe Machinery: JD MoCo Discbine, Gehl 1315 Spreader, BBE Round Bale Carriers, JD 582 Round Baler, NH 315 Baler, 4 Star Tedder, Mack Dump Truck, 3 JD Quick Hitches, Snowplow, Bale Chopper, Log Splitter, 2 Tractor Pull Sleds, Head Locks, Veal Stalls, Woodworking Equipment.

Terms: Cash or good check (sorry no plastic)

Miedema Family Auction Service 324 Minisink Turnpike, Port Jervis, NY 12771 845-856-5651 ~ 845-313-5527

Go to Auctionzip.com #11800

gardless of income. Some aid under the Other Needs Assistance program is income dependent and officials make decisions on a case-by-case basis.

Q. Isn’t there a lot of paperwork to register with FEMA? A. No. There is no paperwork to register with FEMA. You can register with one simple phone call. Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-6213362. Phone lines are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET, seven days a week until further notice.

People with hearing disabilities can use the TTY number, 800-462-7585.

Applicants can also register online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or with any web-enabled mobile device or smartphone at m.fema.gov. Follow the link to “apply online for federal assistance.”

Q: If I got help from the American Red Cross, can I also get help from FEMA? A: Yes. FEMA and New York State coordinate a number of programs to help disaster survivors.

These programs differ from the emergency food, clothing and shelter provided by the American Red Cross and other voluntary agencies.

Q: When I get help from the American Red Cross, am I automatically registered with FEMA? A: No. Registering with the American Red Cross or any voluntary agency is not the same as registering with FEMA. If you are a homeowner, renter, or business owner who has damages from Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-6213362 to register.

Q. I have flood insur-

ance. Should I still register with FEMA? A. Yes. Everyone with flood insurance should register with FEMA. FEMA may be able to help with uninsured costs.

Q: Do I have to own a business to apply for a loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration?

A: No. The SBA is the primary source of financial assistance following a disaster and provides low-interest loans to homeowners, renters, businesses, and non-profits.

Q: Do I have to be turned down by my bank before I can apply for a disaster loan?

A: No. The SBA has its own criteria for determining each loan applicant’s eligibility.

Q: If I rent an apartment, can I get help to re-

place my damaged personal property?

A: Yes. A renter may qualify for a FEMA grant or a SBA low-interest disaster loan to replace personal property.

Q: Will FEMA pay for all home repairs or contract work?

A: No. FEMA does not pay to return your home to its condition before the disaster. FEMA provides grants to qualified homeowners to repair damage not covered by insurance but the grants may not pay for all the damage. A SBA loan may return a home to its pre-disaster condition.

Q: Do I have to repay money I receive for disaster relief?

A: No. You do not have to repay grant money but you must repay SBA loans.

Cornell class to showcase beef merchandizing skills Cornell University is hosting its 6th Annual Beef Replacement Auction on Oct. 29. This auction is organized and managed

by Cornell students in the Beef Cattle merchandizing class, directed by Dr. Michael Baker.

The Beef Cattle Merchandising class allows students to gain a real world experience of merchandizing animals and marketing an auction.

The class is responsible for all aspects of the auction, including contacting previous buyers to better the current year’s auction, advertising to the greater New York area, and putting together a new catalog each year’s animals. Students in this class range in background, from city-bred to

farm-bred and varying majors, allowing the class to focus more on the merchandising aspect of auctions. The course incorporates guest speakers from the central New York area to encourage students and offer advice on important decision making for the smoothest running auction. Jeanne White from Simme Valley Simmentals (Groton, NY), spoke on advertising and putting together an easy to use auction catalog to please bidders. Phil Trowbridge of Trowbridge Angus (Ghent, NY) and Rance Long of the American Angus Hall of Fame worked with students on what traits to look for in cattle when selecting them for the auction, as well as auction ring set-

"Complete" Cattle Dispersal AUCTION 90+/- * AI - HI-GRADE HOLSTEIN DAIRY CATTLE * 90 +/-

Wed. Oct. 26 @ 11 AM

On-Site: Cortland Auction Sale Pavilion* 4722 State Rt. 41; Cortland, NY 13045 (half mile off I-81 exit 10)

For Ulmer Farms

Sale Order: Milking herd - bred heifers - calves. Lunch Available.

COWS: 45 +/- cows mostly Select Sires & ABS Breeding (used to barnyard/pasture) tie-stall (30+/are 1st & 2nd lactation!) Ave. Age 43 +/- Months!

COMPONENTS (3.9 F & 3.1 P) Herd ave. 60#/day, 2X, no BST. Some of the best proven AI sires: Herd Sires: Toy Story, Blitz, Damion, Stan, Toby, Patriot, Sharky, Marmax, Jordan Red, Payday & Dain. (18) 1st lact, (12) 2nd lact,. fresh heifers & close ups. 11 dry cows. 20+ confirmed preg. cows w/ 3 cows due in Nov; 4 due in Dec.; 9 due in JanMarch. 6 Just fresh in last 30 days! SCC: 250,000 +/-. All on service or too soon to breed. Year round dairy milking well. Years of AI. Cows milking 80+#'s, Beautiful udders, VG condition! Feet trimmed & no warts.

HEIFERS: 15 + AI bred heifers checked safe due Nov.- May w/close ups.

20+ "NICE" Open Heifers, 4+ started calves & 5+ calves on milk.

Heifer Sires: Lynch, snap shot, payday, mobile, Duce, Ancino including many Durham G daughters & more! Heifers right kind! Consignments accepted. VISIT: Zoggbros.com Terms: Cash, check, Visa, Discover & MC. All sold "As Is, Where Is", Driver's lic. req. Catalog @ Ringside. Inoculated for shipping fever. Preg. checks done. Interstate test avail.

ANOTHER AUCTION MANAGED BY...

A.V. ZOGG, JR. AUCTIONEERS “Since 1952” Zogg Brothers Auction & Cattle Co. 1264 NYS Route 392, Cortland, NY 13045 Office: 607-835-6599 Fax: 866-889-9866

Zoggbros.com • “A COMPLETE AUCTION SERVICE”

up. Mike Shanahan of Shanahan Cattle Promotions gave the class an insight on picturing and presenting the cattle both before and during the auction to attract bidders to all the animals. Tom Burke, also from the American Angus Hall of Fame, helped excite students for the day of the auction, giving a run through of actually working with bidders and the auctioneer, as well as what to expect from guests at the auction. All guest speakers are familiar with the beef industry, and helped the class to merchandize towards the beef industry, sharing tools and tips to be successful. The class would like to thank all the speakers who have helped so far, and any others who will be involved as the auction gets closer.

Refreshments will be served at noon, with the auction starting at 1 p.m.

The auction will be held at Cornell’s Teaching and Research Barn, 681 Cornell Lane, Dryden, NY 13053 (off Route 38). The auction will consist of 2025 Registered and Commercial beef animals, including Angus and Simmental breeds. EPD and ultrasound data is available to bidders on all the heifers. These animals were hand selected, with the farmer in mind, for optimized performance and calving ease.

Cornell University’s 2011 Beef Cattle Merchandising class would like to invite everyone to our sale, supporting not only the beef industry, but also the future of agriculture.

For more information, visit the auction Web site at www.wix.com/beefcattle/beefsale) for updates, catalog and cattle information. You may also contact Dr. Mike Baker at mjb28@cornell.edu or 607-255-5923.

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Commonly asked questions about disaster aid

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Beef Cattle FOR SALE: Registered Angus Herd Bulls & Weaned Feeder Steers. 518-868-9322 after 6pm

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Midlakes Metal Sales • Metal Roofing and Siding in Many Colors 24 ga, 26 ga, 28 ga, 29 ga, Plus Aluminum

• Gluelam Poles, Lumber, Trusses (Direct Shipments - Wholesale, Retail)

• Polebarn Packages - Any Size up to 80x600 ~ Quick Turn-Around, We Ship Anywhere ~ Located in the Heart of the Fingerlakes

607-869-9483

Jim Pirrung

2845 Rte 364 Penn Yan, NY 14527 315-536-0944

Wayland, NY

518-245-4439 REG. ANGUS BULLS Embryo Yearlings out of Final Answer, $2,000; show heifer and market steer prospects. 802-3766729, 518-436-1050 REG. RED ANGUS BULL for sale, 3 years old, $1,700.00.

315-868-2315 WANTED: Quality grain finished beef cattle. Now booking for November. 518-2310239 WANTED: Steers 200# & up.

570-561-8488

Empire Rib

PBR pannel

t direc Buy ave! s And

Standing Seam

Metal roofing available cut to your length 18 + colors painted • Galvalume • Galvanized aluminum • #1 & #2, material in stock.

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Building Materials/Supplies

Cow Mats

Cow Mats

Custom Butchering

110 WELL-GROWN freestall trained Holstein heifers due November & December. Had all shots. 315-269-6600

#1-40YR painted steel, galvanized & galvalume, also #2 available w/all trim & accessories. Complete Building Packages. Before you buy call Mohawk Metal Sales, 315-853-ROOF(7663)

(33) ORGANIC DAIRY cows for sale, $1,500 per head, Holsteins, Jerseys, and cross breeds. Most are dry and due soon. Call evenings: 716-7613131, 216-401-1052

INSULATION 1/2” to 4” - 4x8 sheets foam insulation. 1x6, 2x6 tongue & groove, white pine siding. Large quantities available!! Beachy’s Lumber & Insulation. 585-765-2215

Buildings For Sale

Custom Butchering

FA R M R A I S E D H O M E BUILDER, featuring Bill Lake Homes. Your plans or ours. www.kdhomesny.com Call Dave KD HOMES 315-841-8700 kdhomes@frontiernet.net

LARRY’S CUSTOM MEATS

Buildings For Sale

Buildings For Sale

Double O Builders LLC

518-673-1073 or 518-774-7288 • Dairy Facilities • Machinery Sheds • Pole Barns • Free Stall Barns • Tie Stall Barns • Garages • Gravity Flow Manure Systems • Horse Barns • Riding Arenas

• All Processing Available • Smoking Done on Premises

3528 St. Hwy. 205 Hartwick, NY 13348 (607) 293-7927

Rt. 8, Bridgewater, NY

Now Open & Booking Animals No Lines ~ No Waiting Cutting & Wrapping Rate

.65¢ per Lb.

All Cuts Vacuum Packed and Bar-Coded for Tracking and a Complete Printed Inventory of Your Product

315-204-4089 or 315-204-4084

Cars, Trucks, Trailers

R A R E & FA S T ‘06 Caddy CTS-V

New York Custom Processing, LLC

Call For Appointment

Call today and join our family of satisfied customers!!

Cars, Trucks, Trailers

Dairy Cattle

Custom Butchering

Custom Services

Custom Services

Custom Services

Spanish Translation Assistance. One on one trainingmilking, sick cows, calving, AI, etc. CNY area. 315-730-5756 cowfarm5@yahoo.com

CUSTOM BAGGING

Custom Services

USE BAGS FOR YOUR EXTRA SILAGE NEEDS

CUSTOM ROUND BALING • Wet or Dry • Wet Bale Wrapping Use Our Roto-Cut to Make Your Bales More TMR Friendly

RICK AUSTIN

315-331-0633

(4) BRED HOLSTEIN Heifers.

Bred to Registered Holstein with Red Factor. Due Oct. 28 thru Nov. 12. All shots and wormed, $1,500 each.

Fabius,NY 315-677-4013 50 TIESTALL HOLSTEINS, 20,000 lb. DHIA herd average.

Charlie Reed, Carlisle, NY 518-234-4559, Cell:518-7052506 50 WELL GROWN Freestall Heifers due within 60 days.

Joe Distelburger 845-3447170.

BOSS LIVESTOCK: WANTED Holstein Jersey or Mixed Dairy Herds, immediate payment and removal. Also Dairy Cows For Sale: One or 100your choice, quality replacements. Call Chris Boss 315219-0590(cell), 315-8581651(home).

CORNER CREST FARMS: Heifer raising plus winter boarding. Tiestall & freestall barn. Excellent feed & grain. $1.25 per day. 315-408-6712 FOR SALE: 14 Good Big Holstein Heifers, Springing, Close, take your pick. 315695-5671

SHORT OF FEED? We board heifers, reasonable rates, good care, experienced. 607334-3463

FOR SALE: Reg. Holsteins from a good, solid herd with excellent pedigrees. All ages & prices. Must reduce numbers ASAP. Call 802-748-4038 or arshla_farm@hotmail.com

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Cattle

Eastern New York Fall Heifer Sale Sat., Oct. 22, 2011 • 11:00 AM Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY 100 Head - Open, Bred & Recently Fresh Young Cows ~ Buyers Wanted • Consignors Still Welcome ~

6.0 liter V-8, 6spd std, all options, black w/tan leather interior, 46,000 miles.

$26,500

518-221-4103 3 orr 518-673-0104

Sires of early consignments include: Lheros, Delaware, Roy, Dundee, Mr. Sam, Terrason, Renaldi

Sale Chairman-David Hammond Contact: Kathleen 845-702-3643

Auctioneer-Dave Rama 607-746-2226

ATTENTION FARMERS

Collectibles

Operating 6 Days~Monday thru Saturday

WANTED TO BUY: Old Grit newspapers (not the Grit magazine). 518-568-5115

WANTED

Construction Equipment For Sale 1990 JOHN DEERE 310C backhoe, 4WD, $10,000. Will deliver. 518-358-2419

Down, Disabled & Fresh Dead Cows for Rendering

PINE TREE RENDERING Route 37, Brier Hill, NY

315-375-8459

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Dairy Cattle

Dairy Equipment

WANTED

SEVERAL USED Double 6 and 8 parlors w/ATO’s and 3” low lines complete. Several 2”: pipelines, used vacuum pumps, receiver groups, claws, ATO’s, washer boxes, etc. 585-732-1953

HEIFERS

Herd Expansions

WANTED

300 Lbs. to Springing Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds

All Size Heifers

Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal

315-269-6600 JERSEY BULLS, 7 months, $180, 6 months $150. Prices firm. 518-774-8382 ORGANIC COWS, Jersey’s and Crosses. Intensive grazing/parlor herd. 25 cows, 14 bred heifers (mostly fall bred) Young stock also available.

Little Falls,NY. 315-868-4905 PICK 50 OUT OF 65 cow tie stall herd young. Mostly winter freshening. Priced Right! Call Joe 845-344-7170.

REG. & GRADE Springing Holstein heifers. Wrapped and dry round bales for sale. 845985-7866 REG. PUREBRED Holstein Service Bulls, several to choose from, $900.00. Call James Loomis 315-427-6568

USED COWS WANTED

(ALL SIZES)

BASKIN LIVESTOCK 585-344-4452 508-965-3370

- WANTED -

WANTED: 50 used freestall loops in good condition. Prefer double loop for side longe space. 607-836-4512, Cortland,NY

Jack Gordon (518) 279-3101

Dairy Equipment

Heifers & Herds

Providing Complete Grain/Dairy Facility Installations, Facility Power Distribution & Lighting, Motor Control Centers, Automation & Troubleshooting, and New Services & Upgrades.

Call Jeffrey at Agri-Fab & Repair, Inc. dba AFR Electrical Service

@ 585-584-9210

Farm Machinery For Sale

APPROX. 100 APPLE BINS for sale, excellent condition, $50.00 each. 518-929-9172

02 HOULE Multi-purpose lagoon pump, 540PTO, 8” discharge, new impleller, no sand, $8,500. 315-374-3396 $1,000 OFF Most any corn heads & grain heads in stock.

Huge selection. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

JD 5730 chopper, 4wd processor hay & 4 row chain heads. 585-746-5050 RICHARDTON 1400 dump wagon, no roof, $4,000. 585746-5050

1981 JD 4420 COMBINE, excellent condition, small grain head, 3,300 hours, $12,400. 315-334-4605

Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment

Dairy Equipment

We have clients in need of herds, fresh cows, bred, and open heifers. Call Us with your information or email jeffking@kingsransomfarm.com

518-791-2876

Now with Changeable Hookups

www.cattlesourcellc.com

Dairy Equipment 2000 GALLON MUELLER bulk tank with compressor & washer. 315-776-4110

USED DAIRY EQUIPMENT Bulk Milk Coolers, Stainless Steel Storage Tanks, Pipeline Milkers, Milking Parlors, Vacuum Pumps, Used Milking Machine Plus Agitator Motors, Stainless Steel Shells, Weigh Jars, Etc.

Call 607-722-5728 Anytime

COMPLETE pipeline milking system: 220’ of stainless pipeline, 5 hp vacuum pump with oil recovery, complete washing system, 1,000 gal.

Mueller bulk tank, (6) universal units. 315-729-4769

AMERICAN RENDERING CO. BINGHAMTON, NY

DOUBLE 8 HERRINGBONE Boumatic Parlor for sale, $25,000. Call for details. 607847-6809

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Cattle

1-800-777-2088

Let our 35 years of electrical experience go to work for you.

Farm Equipment

PACK YOUR SILAGE TIGHT

MARTIN’S MACHINING & WELDING 717-892-2717 Dogs REGISTERED miniature Australian Shepherds, $500$850; All colors, shots, wormed and socialized. 607244-1644

CJM Farm Equipment 802-895-4159

DEAD - DOWN - DISABLED CATTLE

Electrical

ATTENTION FARMERS

WA N T E D

Down - Disabled & Fresh Dead Cows For Rendering - Courteous Service

315-793-0043

ALWAYS AVAILABLE: Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or a large herd, we have a quality selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.

Herds ranging in size from 30-200+ tie or freestall.

Farm Equipment

Employment Wanted Highly motivated, experienced and educated individual looking to secure a feed manager position on a dairy farm. Would prefer Livingston or Ontario county but am open to other locations for the right opportunity.

Contact me at ctrewer@gmail.com

Farm Equipment

FA L L B A R GA I N S NH 8160 4WD, ROPS, Canopy, 100 HP, LH Reverser, Frt Tires 70%, Rear Tires New . . . . . . . . . . .Was $25,000 NOW $22,000 JD 2750 4WD w/Cab, 7200 Hrs., Good Tires, Nice Looking Tractor w/JD 240 Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,500 JD 2155 2WD w/New Woods 720 Loader, 6 Ft. Bkt, 2 Remotes, Canopy, Nice Unit! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,500 ‘06 Landini PowerFarm 105 4WD w/New Alo Q30 Loader, ROPS, 2 Hyd., Warranty, 99 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000 Ford 8210 Series 2, 4WD, Cab, 7200 Hrs., Good Tires, Runs Good, 95HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,000 IH 1086 w/Cab, 4600 Hrs., Great Buy! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,750 New 2011 McCormick X10-55 4WD Tractor w/Cab, AC, 55 HP, Special Cash Deal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 Landini PowerFarm 105 2WD, Cab, 99 HP, Very Low Hours, w/Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 MF 383 2WD, 200 Original Hours, Looks New . . . . . . . .$20,000 Claas 62 Round Baler, 4x5, Good Condition Includes 2nd Baler for Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,500

USED PARTS FOR ALL MAKES OF TRACTORS

Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.

Check our web site for more good deals!

Visit Our New Troy, NY Location!

MACFADDEN & SONS INC.

DISTELBURGER LIVESTOCK SALES, INC. Middletown, NY (845) 344-7170 buycows@warwick.net

1457 Hwy. Rt. 20 • Sharon Springs, NY 13459

518-284-2090 or www.macfaddens.com

Concrete Weights setup for quick hitch & 3pt CAT. 2, 3, 3N, 4’ & 4N, 3500 lb, 5000 lb, 6000 lb, 7000 lb & 8000 lb.

HARVEST TIME IS HERE IH P& W

HITE

COMBINES & JD 4650 MFD, new PS . . . . . . . . . . .$28,500 Case IH 9170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,500 CIH 4366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 IH 966 Fender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 1066 Black Stripe, new engine, exc. cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 IH 1066 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 1066 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH 1066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,900 IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 IH 656 weak hydro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 IH 424 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 IH 656 diesel, RBT eng . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 Kilbros 350 gravity wagon . . . . . . . . .$2,200

HEADS

LOWS

& PARTS

JD Combines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 9510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 JD 915 flex head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 843 corn head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,900 JD 643 corn head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,750 Gehl CB1200 chopper w/heads . . . . . . . . .$2,000 JD 4-8R corn head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 8300 drill w/seeder . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,750 Case 8430 Round baler . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Elwood 4WD unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH & White plows 3x-10x . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH 100# Front End wgts.. . . . . . . . . . . .$105 1st Choice GS520-4 tedder . . . . . . . .$4,500 Chisels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call

Alternative Parts Source Inc. Chittenango, NY •

315-687-0074

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Use Dual-Cut Rolls For Peak Performance

Y QUALIT EED T N A GUAR

Questions? Call us. PH#

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Farm Machinery For Sale 2004 NH TL-100A, 52LC selfleveling loader, 850hrs., 4WD, full cab, very clean, $39,500.

518-872-1386 2010 EDGE high-flow snowblower, used one season, 36”H 86”W, chute hydraulically controlled, $8,900. 518872-1386 24’ PARKER aluminum dump trailer, 10x22 tires, corn chute, tub in excellent condition. 413584-0782 300 GALLON LIQUID, galvanized steel cage protected storage tanks for water, molasses, maple sap. Large 6” cap opening on top with 2” ball valve opening on the bottom. $100.00 OBO. 315-5345568

Farm Machinery For Sale 4-ROW KEMPER corn head, fits JD 5000 series choppers, good condition, field ready.

585-365-2700 (6) GRAIN CARTS. Brent, Killbros, Parker. All Nice. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 CASE 930, 86hp Comfort King cab, tires 95%, 3000 hrs, dual remotes, $5,000; New Holland 2-row corn head model 822, $450; Jeep snow plow, came off CJ7, $250; Case 1951 SC Antique, good shape runs good, $1,500.

Herkimer,NY 315-825-8497 FARM ELEVATOR: Extra wide 2x20’, good for silage or sawdust, excellent motor, $1,500.

315-677-5366 FEED/GRAIN BIN: Holds 8 tons, new plastic boot, 12’ auger, $1,800 OBO. Little Falls,NY, 315-868-4905

Farm Machinery For Sale

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GOTTA GO! Large selection of JD 6620 & 7720 combines.

We dropped prices! Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

IH 1086, 130hp, duals, $9,000; JD 4040, 90hp, dual remotes, saddle tanks, rebuilt motor, hyd. pump, $9,750.

607-588-6723

JD 6600 Diesel combine, has 404 engine, looks & runs very good, $3,800; JD 215, 218 & 220 flex heads, stainless bottoms, poly skids, $3,200; Westfield 8x36 transport auger w/5hp motor, $1,500; JD 443 low tin, oil bath, $3,800; JD 7000 planter, 6x30 cross auger, $4,200. Mike Franklin 607-749-3424

JOHN DEERE Model 70, gas, wide front, 95% tires, perfect tin, second owner. 585-7270350

H&S Rear unload forage wagon, (3) 9’ 5-ring hopper beds. Case IH 1063, JD 893, NH 824, 2 Row Green JD corn heads. 585-732-1953

IH 5100 GRAIN DRILL 15’, very good condition, $3,000; Farmall 666, very nice condition, 3400 hrs., $7,500; 1966 Mack single axle road tractor, good cab, $2,500. 315-6266779

JD 922 FLEX HEAD, fore & aft reel, poly skid plates w/header cart, $5,850. 607-533-4850 eves, 607-279-6232 days.

HUSKY 3500 gallon tank spreader, 3 like new 18.4-26 tires, unit rough, $3,500; JD 956 haybine, good condition, $10,500; IH corn shredder, 14’, $3,600; Oliver 5 bottom 256 plow, $1,600; 18’ steel truck forage dump body, VGC, $2,100; 740 JD loader and bucket, exc. cond., $4,500; 2, 3/4” cable alley scraper drive units, make offer. Holmes Acre, 315-662-3625

IH 843, 4 row corn head, good shape, $3,000 OBO. 315-2711005

JD 2310 mulch finisher, 21’.

Call 585-370-5367

JOHN DEERE 4240 tractor with cab, quad range, 6100 hrs., $10,000. Will deliver.

518-358-2419

Farm Machinery For Sale

JD 4020 w/loader, Alamo boom mower, 20’ reach, 5’ cut.

Call 585-370-5367

JOHN DEERE 4720 forage harvester, base unit, field ready. 518-744-1763

JD 4960 MFWD, recent engine OH; JD 4760 MFWD, duals. both good rubber. www.zeisloftequip.com 800919-3322

JOHN DEERE 653A, row crop head, good condition, $3,000; 88 4650 John Deere, 7000 hrs., 4WD, duals, good condition, $37,500. 315-335-2210

JD 5830 self propelled chopper w/kernal processor, 4 row corn, 4 row snapper, winrow pickup, $45,000; Rotopress 8’ bagger, $10,000. 607-6568244

JOHN DEERE 6620 hydrostatic combine, 6 row, 4WD w/grain & corn head. 518-2793751

NEW ARRIVALS ~ NEW & USED 702309

CASE-IH PUMA 165 4WD TRACTOR W/LOADER CALL

INT. 1460 COMBINE, 4WD, new radiator, rebuilt rotor, $8,000. 315-271-7091 INTERNATIONAL 574 diesel; Ford 7710, 4WD; Allied 794 loader, fits Ford 7710; 30hp electric motor. 315-691-2927

JD 643 6 row corn head, low tin, $4,850; pair 28Lx26 12 ply radial combine tires, new, $3,500. 607-286-3391 JD 8420, 8200, 4955, 4560, 7920, 7810, 7700, 7210, 7405, 5500, 4020. FORD TW20, TW15, 8560. 585-7321953

701777

AUTOMATIC 1820 ROLLER MILL

Farm Machinery For Sale

$12,800

JOHN DEERE 1 row snapper head, fits 35/38 or ? $800/ OBO. Jerry 315-447-5018 JOHN DEERE 2950, 4 wheel drive with cab, $17,000. 607544-4632

JOHN DEERE 930 flex head, Crary air reel 00-10 Series hook-ups, Contour Master dial-a-matic, 1/2” thick MayWes poly skids, stored inside, w/header cart, $14,995.00.

585-704-5762

We Rebuild Your Hydraulic Pumps, SCV Valves, Steering Valves, etc.

All units are Bench Tested Many Used Tractor Parts Already Dismantled CALL FOR YOUR NEEDS

NELSON PARTS 800-730-4020 315-536-3737

JUST ARRIVED! 1997 JD 9500 sidehill 4x4, very nice, last year made. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 JUST ARRIVED: 1997 2166 very very nice; Case IH 2144, very high quality; Case IH 2188, loaded. Being trucked now. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800919-3322 KICKER BALE WAGONS $2,350; 8 & 10 Ton Running Gears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’ Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’s Welding, 585-526-5954

WANTED

Massey Ferguson

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

W/TRANSPORT

$3,900 CALL FOR RENTAL ON USED ROLLER MILLS & HAMMER MILL BLOWERS LOOK UP AND ORDER YOUR PARTS ONLINE THRU OUR WEB SITE: www.whitesfarmsupply.com 4154 State Rt. 31, Canastota (315) 697-2214 (800) 633-4443 962 State Rt. 12, Waterville (315) 841-4181 (800) 859-4483

©2007 CNH America LLC. All rights reserved. Case IH is a registered trademark of CNH America LLC. CNH Capital is a trademark of CNH America LLC. www.caseih.com

•4430 qd, cab 6420 burnt •JD L3020 dsl PS •E4020 •3010 •2630 •2950 4WD •L4020 PS •2640 •2010 •JD 5400 4WD burnt

814-793-4293

WESTFIELD 8X51 AUGER

www.whitesfarmsupply.com

Many New Parts in Stock RECENT MODELS IN FOR SALVAGE:

JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS. Winter discounts for baler repairs. New hay equipment.

Nelson Horning 585-526-6705

701014

8207 State Rt. 26, Lowville (315) 376-0300

JOHN DEERE TRACTOR PARTS

MABIE BROS., INC.

MabieBros.Com 315-687-7891 • 315-510-2400

165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

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KILBROS 350 gravity wagon, like new, $3,500; Little Giant gravity wagon, $1,500; Keenan 115 mixer, $5,000; 1969 Chevy dump truck, $1,500. 315-364-8596, 315246-1032

LOOK! 1993 JD 9500 that is exceptional! Central Illinois.

Fresh from farm. None better, $54,500 firm. Save $2,000 Off any head with this combine.

Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT on your land. Earn top $$$ for hunting rights. Call for a FREE quote and info packet toll free 1-866-309-1507 or request at www.BaseCampLeasing.com

McCONNELL 12’ silage dump wagon, same as a Richardson, very good condition; 420 John Deere tricycle tractor w/belt pulley. 315-896-6144

NH TB 110 TRACTOR, 90HP, FWD, Loader w/Quick Attach, 4 remotes, new clutch in 2010, good shape, very reliable, $25k/OBO. Little Falls,NY 315-868-4905

PRICES REDUCED. Case IH 2366 combine, reduced $2,000; JD 9550 LL, priced reduced to $89,500. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

MODERN MIXMILL w/feed factory, equipped w/grinder & 4-10 ton bins. 315-822-6883

Call 888-596-5329 for Your Subscription

Kennedy Tractor (315) 964-1161 Williamstown, NY “We Deliver”

LARGE SELECTION OF FARM TRACTORS available.

Call for great pricing. BUYING good tractors too! Located just below LJ HANDS Farm Center, 518-922-6301

MATURE STANDING CORN for sale, will sell by acre or ton, for silage or grain, harvesting storage and trucking available; set of Int. 735 6 bottom variable width moldboard plows, $4,000. 607-329-2302

Charles McCarthy Farm Machinery TRACTORS • FARM MACHINERY • UTILITY TRAILERS

BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADE PH: 570-869-1551 Cell: 607-759-4646 4698 ST. RT. 3004

570-833-5214 MESHOPPEN, PA 18630

Combine Salvage

K & J Surplus 60 Dublin Rd. Lansing, NY 14882 (607) 533-4850 • (607) 279-6232

3Pt Snowblowers 4’, 5’, 6’, 6 1/2’, 7’ & 7 1/2’, new/used Fr. Mt. Snowpushers 7’thru 15’, new/used 4x4 Ford 545D Heated Factory Cab & Ford Ldr 65+HP Dsl, 1000 hrs, wheel wts $12,900; NH 256 Rake $675; Sander / Spreader for Pickup w/Controls $675; 4x4 Long 50HP Dsl ROPS Canopy w/reverser, work ready $6,950; 4x4 NH TC45D w/NH 16LA Ldr Adj. ROPS, 40+ HP Dsl, 1500 hrs, hydro, outlets, rabbit/turtle control on joystick $14,500; 4x4 Kubota B1750 w/Kubota Ldr & belly mower, 20HP Dsl, hydro, 800 hrs. $7,950; 4x4 Kubota L3410 w/Heated Cab hydro w/3pt snowblower package $9,650; PTO Generators: Dayton 50/25KW on nice cart $2,750 & Winpower 70/30KW on pallet $2,450; Int 504 row crop gas $3,500; Farmi 3pt Winches New/Used; Quicke 980 Ldr & 7’ Bkt w/mts to fit MF, Agco & Challenger (for 70HP-up tractor) new $4,150; Landpride RCR2510 10’ Rotary Mower trailer type, (3) gearboxes, 540 pto, hard rubber tires, demo $5,500; 3Pt (New) Rototiller 4’ w/slip clutch $1,599; Int 450 (3) Btm Plow Spring Reset $1,450; Ford NH 4630 Fully Heated Factory cab, 55-60HP Dsl, 1800 hrs, dual outlets, super clean inside & out! $11,500; Vermeer Trencher w/front blade, Dsl, low hrs $3,500; Lots more tractors & equip in stock

Includes Motor & Wheels Other sizes available Call for prices.

We Custom Build Wagon Gears - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Ton

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

New Skid Loader Attachments, Buckets, Pallet Forks, Manure Forks, Round Bale Grabbers, Bale Spears, Feed Pushers, Adapter Plates, Skid Steer Hitch

MARTIN’S WELDING

315-531-8672

MACK ENTERPRISES Randolph, NY

(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768 Ship UPS Daily www.w2r.com/mackenterprises/

Smiley’s Farm & Ind Equipment Excavator, $12,500; Case 450 Dozer, $8,500; JD 350C Dozer, $11,500; White 4x4 Loaderhoe, $9,500; Case Loaderhoe, $6,000; MF 4x4 Hoe, $10,000; IH diesel Dump Truck, $4,000; GMC pickup, $1,500; JD Lawnmower, $600; 4x4 Ford, $4,500; Hesston 4x4 & cab, $8,500; JD 4230 Tractor, $12,500; 1020 JD, $4,500; David Brown, $3,500; New Dump Trailer, $5,000; 9 Ton Trailer, $1,500; Baler, $2,000; Round Baler $1,500; Corn Picker, $1,500; Corn & Flail Choppers, $1,200 up; Brush Hogs, Discs, Harrows, Plows & More.

Buying Machines Dead or Alive

Silo 14x30, aluminum roof, concrete stave, good cond . . .Must Be Taken Down Badger Barn Cleaner gear box and chute in good cond . . .Best Offer Steinhorst 530 gallon Bulk Tank with Copeland Copelamatic compressor, Model #3RK2-0310 CAB800, 230V, 1ph, 60Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Best Offer Barns from Early 1800s Must be Taken Down

CALL

New & Used Tractor & Logging Equipment Parts

518-634-2310

518-882-6239

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Massey Challenger Allis White Krone Perkins Hesston Gleaner

1 1/2” square tubing, 14 gauge 24’ - 48’

315-536-8578

NEW HOLLAND 824 2 row narrow corn head; 79 Mack tandem parts truck. 518-4361050

PARTS for JD 4640, snapper head for Gehl chopper. 315868-2120

RECONDITIONED 4-6-8R 7000 and 7200 planters. Also, one and two row sweetcorn, vegetable, pumpkin planters w/JD Max-Emerge. FrameMount no-till coulters. Custom b u i l d p l a n t e r s . Pe q u e a Planter, 717-442-4406

MABIES OEM PARTS

TRANSPORT HAY ELEVATORS

MILO MFG. • PENN YAN, NY

NEW & USED tires & rims of all sizes. Parting out Int. 1460 combines & NH choppers; Also Case 970, 1070 & 1370, 2470, 886, 986, 1486. 585732-1953

315-687-7891 315-510-2400 Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

“BUYERS OF GRAIN” “Call for Market Information and Bids” 518-272-7212 or 800-833-3636 Clayton Charles - Ext. 131 - Corn • John Maloy - Ext. 102 - Soybeans Matt White - Ext. 115 - Oats

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Farm Machinery Wanted

WANTED

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

Your Forage & Grain Crops May Have Challenges This Year MOLD YEAST MYCOTOXINS

WANTED: FORD 9N or 8N tractor for parts. Call B24B25 B26B24315-439-2685

We Have Unique and Proven Tools to Help Get You Through

Farm Supplies

ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLER REPAIRS. Factory authorized warranty center for Zereba, ParMak, many others.

No charge for estimates. Quick turn-around time. Send or bring to our shop, any make, any model. 518-284-2180

Fencing

HIGH MOISTURE SHELL CORN

Waldon, NY (Orange County)

Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

(315) 549-8226 Romulus, NY 14541

Quality Services You Can Count On Custom Farming “Since 1995”

HI-CAL Lime & Lime Spreading Big Square Baling Liquid Manure Spreading & Pumping Electronic Rate Controlling GPS Guidance Clinton Zimmerman Savannah, NY

315-729-1066 Save Money ~ Call Us

Reduce your bedding costs!

For Rent or Lease

And Improve Soil Naturally!

4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160 RUSTIN WILSON

FARM FOR RENT: Cooperstown School District NY. 4 bedroom farm house, plus 2 large fenced pastures, with water, $1,100/month. Call 203-948-4926

• Cheaper than sawdust shavings or straw.

• Reduce mastitis & cell counts.

• Use in place of Hydrated Lime.

• Improves your soil • Available in bulk.

(315) 364-5240

GRIP X 1 Barn Dry 2033 Brothertown Rd., Deansboro, NY 13328 Phone: (315) 841-4910 Fax: (315) 841-4649 Summer Hrs.: Mon.-Fri. 8am-4pm; Sat. 8am-Noon

• Barn dry filling your gutters & tanks? Gypsum dissolves.

• Use less! More absorbent than lime products.

www.williamsfarmfence.com

WE SELL: • Treated Posts • Horse Stalls • Bale Feeders • Horse Mats • Gates • Energizers • Waterers • Electrobraid • Cattle Handling Equip.

• And Much More!

Supplier of Organic Feed and Fertilizer

Improve Your Farm Efficiency

ALL TYPES OF FENCES Quali Guara ty nteed

FALL DISCOUNTS NOW

Try Grip X1 Today! www.usagypsum.com • Phone 717-335-0379 Dealers wanted in select areas Also Available at: Central Dairy & Mech.

Delmarva Farm Service Elam Miller Himrod Farm Supply Homestead Nutrition Genesee Valley Nutrition Levi Fisher Martin’s Ag New Bedford Elevator Norm’s Farm Store Robert Rohrer Steve B. Stoltzfus Walnut Hill Feeds

Martinsburg, PA Kennedyville, MD Fort Plain, NY Penn Yan, NY New Holland, PA Piffard, NY Honey Grove, PA Shippensburg, PA Baltic, OH Watsontown, PA Millmont, PA Lykens, PA Shelby, OH

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

AG LIME HI-MAG

845-778-5073 845-784-6423

• Livestock Feeds • Ration Balancing • SeedWay Seeds • Crystalyx Products

USA Gypsum Bedding

Gypsum Bedding

Trailer Loading Available

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

Roy Van Warner

Fencing

“Miles of Quality Start Here”

BUYING GRAIN: Corn, Wheat, Feed Wheat, Soybeans, Damaged Grain.

Call 585-226-8340 (Office) or 585-233-1066 (Mike).

TOP PRICES PAID! PROMPT PAYMENT!

(315) 549-7081

New Lime Hi - Cal

LOCUST POSTS, POLES, Split Rails, 6x6’s, 4x4’s. Other hardwood & softwood boards and planks, custom cut. Also lots, land cleared, woodlots wanted. 518-883-8284

• High Tensile • Split Rail • Misc. Types of Fence • Energizers • Fencing Supplies

WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

SPREADING SERVICE LLC Spreader By Float

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

Spr ing Lak e Far ms

607-432-7476

1-866-737-6273

2011 CROP high moisture corn delivered to your farm.

Also dry corn, whole or ground. 585-732-1953

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

ROY’S

607-434-1024

E FARM FENCE & SUPPLY EMPIR

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Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

50 Mile Radius

100 TON Fermented corn silage. We can load. Call Bob 315-335-2210

2011 HIGH MOISTURE corn for sale. Owego, NY 607-7258558

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

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CHICKEN WIRE - Long Lasting Black PVC Coated 1” Hex 20G. 1st & 2nd’s, 24W, 36W, 48W, 60W or 72W x 150’L. Welded cage wire also available. KB Wire 518-993-4837

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Fencing

3 0 To n M i n i mu m Spreader & Spreading Available

Heavy Duty Galvanized Gates

Cyclops Energizers Made in USA

BOARD • VINYL • WOVEN WIRE • HI TENSILE Serving The Northeast

E&A Fence LLC 518-993-5177

771 St. Hwy 163, Fort Plain, NY

Large Quantity Discount ALSO BEDDING SAND & CHICKEN MANURE

Call T J Allen 315-845-6777 315-868-2438

HI-MAG LIME

Delivered by the Truckload Also BEDDING

SAND

for Horse Arenas or Cattle FOB McConnellsville, NY Delivery Available

888-339-2900 ext. 10

ph 814-793-3721 ph 888-348-1747 ph 518-993-3892 ph 315-531-9497 ph 888-336-7878 ph 585-243-9597 ph 717-734-3145 ph 717-532-7845 ph 330-897-6492 ph 570-649-6765 ph 570-898-1967 ph 717-365-3804 ph 419-342-2942

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

G E N T L E M A N ’ S FA R M : Extended Lease. good for hunting, cattle (not for dairy), horses, sheep. Fields, meadows, woodlands on 109 acres.

1 hour west of Albany,NY. Modern house, 3-car garage, 2 barns, working farm. Rural setting with panoramic views, on paved road. $1,500/Mo. plus utilities, security first and last month. Call 518-301-4099 or 401-486-1837 agyori@gmail.com

Fresh Produce, Nursery

PUMPKINS, GOURDS, WINTER SQUASH etc.

Pie, Jack-O-Lantern, White & Munchkin Pumpkins Butternut, Spaghetti, Buttercup, Acorn, Ambercup, Sweet Potato, Sweet Dumpling Squash

ANY SIZE LOTS AVAILABLE From Bushels to Tractor Trailer Loads

SCHAFER LIQUID FISH FERTILIZER, 100% Organic OMRI listed. For pricing call WIGFIELD FARMS, Clyde, NY 14433, 315-727-3910

607-769-3404 607-324-0749 eves

Generators

Generators

Hoeffner Farms Hornell,NY

PTO Generators

One WINCO 35,000 watts with trailer & power shaft R. . . $2,850 One WINCO 50,000 watts with trailer & power shaft N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 Two Winpower 45,000/25,000 watts with trailer and power shaft R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,850 ea

WALLIS GENERATORS LLC 570-282-2342

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Generators

GENERATORS

Hay - Straw For Sale

GENERAC SERVICE CENTER

1st CUTTING Dry Round Bales; also 2nd cutting baleage. Delivery available.

315-794-8375

PTO Units in Stock 25 & 40 KW. Portable & Standby •Shipping Available•

4’x5”-1000# round silage bales, mixed grass, first and second cutting. Schaghticoke, NY 518-796-2344

GREENVILLE SAW SERVICE, INC. 518-966-4346 FAX 518-966-4647

BALEAGE for sale, 54”x84” 3rd cutting grass and clover mix. Call 315-497-0095

Goats

HAY: 1st & 2nd cut big squares (650-700 lbs.), Large Quantities.

315-727-2503 leave message

BOER GOATS 25 high percentage does, yearlings, kids, $75-$150/based on number and selection. 315-866-1403

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

H AY Farmer to Farmer Wet and Dry 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut Hay

MYERS 750 tower dryer. Call 585-370-5367

STRAW

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Also Square Bales of

CALL STEVE

519-482-5365 Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS 315-923-9118

Clyde, NY

WE SPECIALIZE IN • Sukup Grain Bins • Dryers • Grain Legs • Custom Mill Righting

• Hopper Feed Bins • Transport Augers • Crane Service • Dryer Service

Quality Alfalfa Grass Mix Lg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC Low Potassium for Dry Cows

Call for Competitive Prices

ORGANIC BALEAGE FOR SALE: First cut 4x5 $25; 4x4 $20. Graham Farms 802-4336127, 802-793-7526

Hay - Straw Wanted

ALWAYS WANTED TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings Also Small Square Mulch

Call 4M FARMS 315-684-7570 • 315-559-3378 Giorgi Mushroom Company, located in Berks County now buying the following materials:

HAY CORN STOVER STRAW All bale sizes and types, including ROUND BALES, accepted.

Spot Buys or Long Term Contracts Small or Large Quantities Quick Payment Contacts: Kevin Eickhoff 610-926-8811 ext. 5216 keickhoff@giorgimush.com Allen Hollenbach 610-926-5753 ahollenbach@giorgimush.com Michele Fisher 610-926-8811 ext. 5189 mfisher@giorgimush.com

We Pick Up & Pay Cell 717-222-2304 Buyers & Sellers

WANTED

HAY & STRAW

STANTON BROTHERS

HAYLAGE BALES & dry round bales. 700 bales baleage, 400 bales dry hay.

Mulch/bedding round bales available. Albany,NY area.

James Frueh, 518-436-1050

10 Ton Minimum Limited Availability

518-768-2344 1st & 2nd cutting alfalfa timothy & grass, small squares & large square bales, also round bales. Stored inside. Get your order in early before hay shortage due to Western drought & Northern rains.

518-929-3480, 518-329-1321 1st CUT ROUND BALES dry hay, 1st & 2nd cut baleage.

Delivered in 40 bale loads.

Nice feed. 315-737-0820

LOT’S OF GOOD HAY: 1st & 2nd cutting. 518-284-2180

Trailer Load Lots Janowski Bros.

315-829-3794 315-829-3771 WANTED: 1st & 2nd cut big & small squares. 315-363-9105 WANTED: CONSTRUCTION HAY, second cut grass hay, load in box trailer, 600 bales per load. 315-737-0820

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NOFA CERTIFIED dairy quality balage & hay. Also inexpensive round bales. Highly motivated. MA/VT/NY border.

413-458-3424

Help Wanted

Central Boiler E-Classic OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE. Buy NOW and save up to $1500! The next generation of cleaner wood furnaces has arrived. 97% Efficient. Call Today Border Drive Heating/Royal Stoves 570537-2447

Assistant herdsman opportunity is available on 600 cow dairy in East Smithfield, Pa.(Bradford Co.) This individual will work with the herdsman in all areas of herd health. Duties include milking and treating the sick barn, identifying sick animals, administering vaccines and repro shots, breeding, drying off cows, and pulling blood for BioPryn. This individual will also help manage the parlor and milking crew. Knowing how to breed cows is not necessary, but must be willing to learn. Some field work will round out the job. Salary will be determined upon experience. 570-596-2624

519-529-1141

Hay & Straw - All Types

Hay - Straw For Sale

Heating

NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

WANTED

Hay - Straw For Sale

Heating

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

Round & Square Bales

50’ - 10” U-Trough. Call 585370-5367

NEW AND USED Grain Dryers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytime toll free 1-877-422-0927

Hay - Straw For Sale

CENTRAL BOILER EClassic OUTDOOR FURNACES. Cleaner and Greener. 97% Efficient. EPA Qualified. Call North Creek Heat 315-8663698

CENTRAL BOILER E-Classic OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACES. Cleaner and Greener. 97% Efficient. EPA Qualified. Call today Halloran Farm 845-482-5208.

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Help Wanted

WORKER FOR HORSE, SHEEP & BIRD FARM ON HOPE ISLAND, CASCO BAY, ME.

Do you yearn for peace & quiet? Do you love animals?

Do you want the country life? Then this is for you! Apartment provided with salary plus gas and electric. You’ll love it!

We have other help. Send resume in detail including previous employment, telephone number, and address.

mrs.c@gmbny.com

CROP INSURANCE ADJUSTERS Looking for Motivated Individuals to Join Our Team in New York and New Jersey Ag background a must. Will train new hires with premium paid for experience. Part-time with opportunity for full-time for qualified candidates.

Send resume to: ppertz@admcrs.com

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Empire Tractor in Waterloo, NY is seeking to hire Agriculture Technicians to fill immediate job openings.

These are F/T positions that offer competitive wages and benefits.

For more info & to apply please contact Karl @ 315-539-7000 or in person: 1437 Route 318; Waterloo, NY

DAIRY FARM HERDSMAN WANTED The Lands at Hillside Farms a 65-cow, grass-based/sustainable mixed herd dairy farm, seeks a herdsman with a minimum of 2 years experience with dairy cows and field work. Duties include: milking, feeding, field work, and other barn chores as assigned. Position offers competitive pay and benefits with on-site housing negotiable. The Lands at Hillside Farms is a non-profit educational farm based in Shavertown, PA (approximately 10 minutes from Wilkes-Barre).

PLEASE ADDRESS ALL INQUIRES TO

570-406-6791 FULL TIME DAIRY EMPLOYEE, all normal responsibilities, housing, Delaware County,NY 607-538-1009, 607-267-3708 HERD MANAGER for modern freestall, TMR feeding & milking parlor. Salary, paid vacation, housing. Little Falls,NY. Reply: PO Box 121VAD, Palatine Bridge,NY 13428

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Full-time. Must have valid NYS driver’s license. Good communication skills, computer literate. The position will be selling advertisements to businesses in the Oneida County (Utica) area.

Previous sales experience is a plus.

Send resumé to: Lee Publications, Inc. Attn: John Snyder P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428 or email to: jsnyder@leepub.com Herd Health

Horse Equipment

High Somatic Cell Count?

Mastitis Problems?

85 Bushel Lancaster Manure Spreader

Our Natural No Withhold Products Can Help

BAILLIE LUMBER CO. buys all species of hardwood veneer logs, sawlogs and standing timber year round.

IMMEDIATE LOCAL PAYMENT AND TRUCKING AVAILABLE. Please call for an updated price and spec sheet today! Smyrna Sawmill 607-627-6547. Mark Mowrey 315-796-6644; Phil Day 315436-2766; Jonathan DeSantis 315-882-8174; Sean Karn 315-436-3588. Boonville Sawmill 315-942-5284. Dave Prezyna 315-436-5329; Paul Snider 315-827-4062 (home) or 315-436-0949 (cell); Tom King 315-436-0936; Lukas Myers 315-263-6909.

Mobile Homes FOR SALE: Repossessed single-wide and double-wide homes, discount prices, covering New York State and surrounding states, delivery and setup available. 315-771-6217

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Irrigation TEAM of 10 year old black old-style heavy Percheron Mares, broke very well. Also, White Percheron “Indian Wedding Carriage” mare, rides and drives. Also, 3 single black Percheron geldings. All will work in traffic. Erin C. Lundy 315-493-1051

Maintenance & Repair

IRRIGATION PIPE, over 14,000’, aluminum 3” to 6”, fittings, risers, valves, $12,500.

Steve 716-649-6594

Livestock Equipment Round Bale Feeder $150.00 / OBO 518-673-2885 Maintenance & Repair

KICKER RACKS 8’x16’ Up To 9’x18’ 16’ & 20’ FEEDER BOXES FLAT RACKS

We Rebuild Forage Boxes For Sale - Rebuilt - Dion Forage Box Pickup & Delivery Available

Witchley MFG.

Greenway-New Loudon Road • RD #1 • Verona, NY 13478

Ph. (315) 336-8268

If Busy - Cell #525-1814 Just off Rt. 365 between Rome & Verona 1/2 mile past Warner Sales & Service

Case-JD-IHC Crawlers Case-JD-Ford-IHC TLB’s Case-JD-Wheel Loaders Skid Loader Parts SPECIAL: MultiKey Construction Sets $45

GOODRICH TRACTOR PARTS

Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY

607-642-3293

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BATES CORPORATION 12351 Elm Rd BOURBON, IN 46504

New, Used & Rebuilt We Ship Anywhere CHECK OUT OUR MONTHLY WEB SPECIALS! Call the IH Parts Specialists:

Parts

Our Web Address: www.batescorp.com

1-800-248-2955

Lowville Sport & Farm Equipment

STARTERS, ALTERNATORS, and GENERATORS for all domestic and import engines.

Also HIGH TORQUE DIESEL STARTERS. Prompt Service 315-826-7892 Gary Sneath

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

Call 315-376-3329

Horses

PARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION & AGRICULTURE

IH TRACTOR SALVAGE PARTS

Badger Farm Parts, Wic, Miller, Miraco, Ideal & Honda Parts.

1-866-737-6273

NEW, USED & RECONDITIONED

Parts & Repair

Ground Drive, Brand New $ 3,200 Delivery Available

315-963-3586

Parts

POSSON REALTY LLC 787 Bates-Wilson Road Norwich, NY 13851

(607) 334-9727 Cell 607-316-3758 www.possonrealty.com possonrealty@frontiernet.net David C. Posson, Broker

Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

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Sales Positions Available

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Real Estate For Sale

HOBBY FARM Fingerlakes, NY

Modern 3 bdr., 2-1/2 bath ranch on 62 acres overlooking the Genesee Valley. 2 barns, 8 horse stalls, 50 open acres mostly fenced now in horses, sheep, cattle & chickens. $

319,000

FOR YOU!

585-335-7436

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

DEMEREE REALTY Little Falls, NY 13365 Phone (315) 823-0288

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Newport - 22 Acres - $59,900 Beautiful Vintage home in need of total restoration. Being sold in "As Is" condition.

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Manheim - 42 Acres - $160,000 Barn on about 42 acres with apartment built into barn. Includes the business of Zook’s storage shed, lawn furniture and food goods, but does not include the inventory.

Excellent main roadbusiness site.

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Norway - 69 Acres - $199,900 Wonderful small farm with pasture, barn, hayfields and updated farmhouse in perfect setting on quiet road. Ideal for beef or gentleman's farm.

Second floor of house is apartment but could be converted back to single family. Excellent setting for wildlife, hunting, 4 wheeling, and snowmobiling. New septic installed.

Manheim - 83 Acres - $440,000 Vintage brick farmhouse fully restored with beautiful floors and trim, keeping the original look, yet with a modern kitchen and baths.The main house has 3200 sq ft including 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. There is a 1 bedroom, 1800 sq ft apartment with a huge great room, amazing fireplace and wonderful views. Could be used as a 2 family or in law apartment. Set on 83 magnificent acres of useable farmland this property is ideal for horses or a small sustainable farming operation. There is an old barn and two modern steel barns. The Morton pole barn, 40X80 has water and electricity. Part of a larger parcel, taxes to be determined.

Oppenheim - 96.5 Acres - $149,900 Old 4 Bedroom farmhouse set on 96.5 wonderful acres of land. House is being sold “As Is”

Champion - 190 Acres - $365,000

Nice small dairy farm on a quiet country road with plenty of land. Could be organic, 100 acres tillable, 50 acres wood and 30 acres pasture.

32 tie stall barn in excellent condition, new roof and all milking equipment stays. Older solid 6 bedroom house with updates. First time offered for sale in over 100 years, don’t miss out!

Johnstown - 80 Acres - $265,000 Nicely remodeled old farmhouse on beautiful land, including hayfields, pasture and woods. Ideal horse farm with fenced areas, barn with three stalls and hay storage. Additional building has fenced dog run. Access to snowmobile trails. Located on dead end road, this is the perfect retreat!

Minden - 81.6 Acres - $299,900 Superb Horse Farm - 36x96 Morton Building with 8 gorgeous stalls. Plus old dairy barn, turn out sheds, equipment shed, pond, all fenced.

Remarkable post and beam passive solar design on home with very open floor plan.

Spectacular private setting at end of road. Any offer subject to court and bank approval.

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ALSO Aluminum Skin & Steel Horse Trailers In Stock 1986 SP Grain Dump Trailer, 32’ Frame 2002 Pete 357 Tri Axle 19’ Alum type, Steel Composition, Roll Tarp, Dump, C12 Cat 380/410hp, Jake, 13 spd, Spring Susp., Good tires and Brakes Air Susp, 19’ Ravens Dump, 66” Sides, $14,500 Grain Chute, 18/20/46, Quadlock, Steerable Lift Axle, 427k mi. $53,500

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1998 Mack RD688S Tri-Axle Dump Southern Truck, 350 Mack, Jake, T2080 Mack Transmission, 20,000 Front, 20,000 Lift, Mack 46,000 Rears, Camel Back, 18’ Aluminum Dump Body, Tarp Priced To Sell Or Trade

2006 J&J 36’ x 102” Aluminum Dump Trailer, 2 Way Gate, Liner, Aluminum Wheels, Tarp, Work Ready Price To Sell or Trade

FAX 661-6658

TEITSWORTH TRAILERS: Over 400 in stock now! PJ Goosenecks, Dumps, Tilt Tops, Landscape, Car Haulers, Skid Steer & more.

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585-243-1563

2005 BARRETT aluminum stock trailer, 8Wx28Lx7H, 3 axle, electric over hydraulic brakes, excellent condition, with extras, $19,000/OBO. 570-398-2688

1994 GMC TOP KICK with 30’ long rollback, 135,000 miles, $10,000. 518-358-2419

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1979 Ford LTS 9000 350 HP Diesel 8LL Trans., 18,000 Front, 40,000 Rears, 16.5’ Steel Dump Body, Work Ready, Cheap! Priced To Sell Or Trade

1999 Freightliner FL-70 Cummins 6 Speed Trans., Air Brakes, 33,000 GVW, Double Frame, Southern Truck, No Rust, 16’ Steel Dump Body Priced To Sell or Trade

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CALEDONIA DIESEL, LLC TRUCK & EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE “The Diesel People!”

2905 Simpson Rd., Caledonia, NY

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Just 1 mile south of Route 20 on 36 south

(Qty 3) 2004 Freightliner Columbia Day Cabs Cat C-13 425hp, 10 speed, 185” wheelbase, 46,000# rears. $29,900 each

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2001 Freightliner FL80 Cab and Chassis Cat 3126, automatic transmission, double frame, 18k front axle 46k rears, 60,488 miles, auto-lube system, 16’ of frame behind the cab. $33,500

(Qty 6) Peterbilt 335 Mixer Trucks, Cummins ISC 315hp, 8LL, 20 front axle, 46k full locking rears, average 68,000 miles. 18-1/2’ of frame behind the cab. We will separate the mixer from the chassis. Call for price.

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(Qty 3) 2005 Sterling Tri-axle Dump Trucks Detroit 14L 515hp w/engine brake, 8LL transmissions, 265,000 miles, 16’steel bodies w/electric tarps.18k front, 46k rears, 20k lift axle $54,900 each

2001 Nissan 8000# Forklift Cab with heat, sideshift, 7800 hours $9,900

2000 Terex TA27 Off-road Haul Truck 4181 hrs, good rubber, Work ready $39,900 Also 2000 TA25 in Stock

Please check our Web site @ www.caledoniadiesel.com (2) 1985 FREUHAUF 8000 GALLON ALUMINUM TANKS, on buds, new pump and book kit field spread or nurse. Very sharp!

1995 Cat 312 Excavator, 5036 hrs, long stick, 31” bucket, hydraulic thumb, U/C 40% $32,000

2006 Deere 310G Loader/Backhoe, 2044 hrs, MFWD, cab with heat and AC, extend-a-hoe $46,900

1999 Kohler 350KW Generator Self contained, 350kw, 3 phase, 480v, 60hz, 200 gallon fuel tank, 6638 hours $28,900

2007 Case 621D Wheel Loader, 3045 hrs, GP bucket, JRB coupler, good rubber

John Deere 9500 4WD, 30.5x32’s at 90%, Straw Spreader, 3794 Sep. Hours $27,900

9000 GALLON HEIL TANKER, New Pump and Swing Boom, With 8 inch Piping Will unload in 4-5 Minutes! Excellent Brakes, Tires and Suspension

1974 International IH 2010 18 foot body, 66 sides, air brake, DT 466 runs excellent $9,000 OBO

Call Chuck Hainsworth 585-734-3264

40-43 ft. Aluminum Grain Hopper Trailers in stock and arriving weekly.

Prices Starting at $22,500

MAY 7 - DEC 17 Cooperstown Farmers Market 101 Main St., Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown, NY. 9 am - 2 pm. Fresh local produce, meat, cheeses, herbs, baked goods, maple syrup, honey, flowers, crafts and much more. On Internet at www. otsego2000.org/farmers market SEP 6 - NOV 5 Fall 2011 Group Classes with Ashley Harr River Run Farm, 68 Folts Rd., Corinth, NY. 8 week session. Save the date and reserve your spot! Beg./Int. Class Tues., 4:30-6 pm.

Intermediate Class Thurs., 4-5:30 pm. Int./Adv. Class Saturdays, 9-10:30 am.

Competition Team Class Saturdays, 11:30 am-1 pm. No Saturday classes Oct. 15.

Tues. & Thurs. classes end Oct. 25 & 27. $30/class, $240/session. Pay for the entire 8 week session up front and get 2 free lessons towards the next group session. Contact Ashley Harr, 518-222-6490 or e-mail ashley@ashleyharr.com. On Internet at www. ashleyharr.com SEP. 12 - DEC. 12 Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program 9 am - 3 pm. Regular attendance at the weekly training sessions is required. Training sites may vary, however, transportation will be provided. The fee for this comprehensive training is $250/person and covers the costs of the training, materials and resources. Contact Donna Peterson, 518-3929576 ext. 103 or e-mail dmp234@cornell.edu.

OCT 5 - NOV 9 Business Planning Class for Farmers Cornell University. All classes are from 7-8:30 pm.

Course fee is $175. Register online: http://nebeginning farmers.org/online-cours es/register-for-upcomingcourses.

OCT 17 Spaghetti Dinner Parillo’s II/ Rolling Hills Country Club, Rt. 5, Fort Johnson, NY. 4-8 pm. $12/ticket. Silent Auction.

50/50. Entertainment provided by MedRock. Take out available, containers provided or bring your own if preferred. All proceeds will be equally divided amongst Old Fort Johnson, Walter Elwood Museum at Guy Park Manor, Schoharie Crossing State

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Calendar of Events Historic Site and Schoharie River Center. For more info: Montgomery County Business Development Center, 518-853-8334; United Way of Montgomery County, 518842-6650; Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, 518-842-8200.

Please make all checks payable to Montgomery County Treasurer and mail to: Montgomery County Business Development Center, P.O. Box 1500, Fonda, NY 12068. Donations will be accepted through Oct. 31.

OCT 18 Energy Town Meeting CCE of Warren County, 377 Schroon River Rd., Warrensburg, NY. Call 518-623-3291 or 518-668-4881.

Energy Town Meeting Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County, 24 Martin Rd., Voorheesville, NY. 10 am - noon. Contact Nancy Lerner, 518-765-3521 or email NKL1@cornell.edu.

Energy Town Meeting Cornell Cooperative Extension Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2, Hamden, NY. 10 am - noon. Contact Jeanne Darling, 607-865-6531.

Energy Town Meeting CCE of Oneida County, 121 second St., Oriskany, NY. 10 am - noon. Contact Jeff Miller, 315-736-3394 ext.

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Growing Mushrooms workshop Town of Chenango Building, Community Hall. 7 pm. $20/person. Contact Carol, 607-584-9966.

OCT 18 & 25 Beginning Farmer Healthy Community Alliance, 1 School St., Gowanda, NY. 6:30-9 pm.

Enrollment will be limited; preregistration is required by Sept. 29. There is a cost for this workshop. For more information or to preregister contact Ginny Carlberg, 716-664-9502 ext. 202; Sharon Bachman, 716-6525400 ext. 150 or Lynn Bliven, 585-268-7644 ext. 18.

OCT 19 Afforadable Health Insurance for Dairy Farmers Extension office, 121 Second St., Oriskany, NY. 6 pm.

Register by Oct. 14. Contact Bonnie Collins, 315-7363394 ext. 104.

CCE of Rensselaer County Board of Director’s Meeting Education Room of their offices, 61 State St., Troy, NY. 7 pm. Call 518-2724210.

OCT 20 Columbia County CCE Annual Meeting Dutch Reformed Church of Claverack, NY (88 Rte. 9H).

6:30 pm. Registrations are due by Oct. 17. Let us know what dish you will be bringing to share at the potluck.

Call 518-828-3346 ext. 0.

OCT 21 Goin’ Underground (Root Cellars) Sullivan County CCE, 64 Ferndale Loomis Rd., Liberty NY. Root cellars are nature’s way of storing food. A hundred years ago, root cellars were one of the few ways to keep things cool. Preserved meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables were all kept underground. Dave Forshay, will review the history of root cellars. He will also review

how to construct your own root cellar and what to store under ground. Cost: Members $7, non-members $10.

Contact Marianna Quartararo, 846-292-6180 ext.

112 or e-mail mdq2@ cornell.edu.

Harvest Dinner The American Foundry, 246 West Seneca St. Oswego, NY. Pre registration is required and seating is limited, tickets are $30/person or $55/couple. Contact CCE Oswego Co., 315-963-7286.

Sullivan County CCE Annual Meeting & Chicken Barbecue Jeffersonville Fire House. 7 pm. Dinners will also be available for “take outs” starting at 3 pm. Tickets are available at 845-292-5250.

OCT 21-22, NOV 4-5 & 17 2011 Value Added Institute Farmers and others in the Adirondack Region interested in food businesses have an opportunity to take classes toward a food processors’ certificate issued by the New York Small Scale Food Processors’ Association (NYSSFPA) this fall. Classes will be: • Oct. 21-22 - Ballston Spa Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County office.

• Nov. 4-5 - Malone - ComLinks • Nov. 17 - Geneva - New York Agricultural Experiment Station Food Venture Center. $25 registration fee covers three classes and lunch at one of the sites, and the Geneva class with lunch, dinner and graduation at the New York Wine and Culinary Center in Canandaigua, NY. Valued at over $250, this institute is funded by a grant from the United States Dept. of Agriculture’s Northeast Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education (NESARE) program. Contact Alison Clarke, 585-394-0864 or accompost@gmail.com.

On Internet at www. adirondackharvest.com OCT 22 4-H Fundraiser for Flooding Victims William Rice Extension Building, Voorheesville, NY. 10 am - 3 pm. Activities for the day will include carnival games, face painting, bake sale and crafts for children.

The 4-H giant sunflower & pumpkin contest judging will be held at 11 am. Also, the teens will be collecting nonperishable foods, personal hygiene items & cleaning supplies to distribute to flooding victims. Additionally, volunteers from Project Linus will be on hand to tie several no-sew fleece blankets to donate to children in need of comfort. Any “blanketeers” are more than welcome to drop off any blankets they already have made.

Contact Albany County 4-H Office, 518-765-3500.

4-H Standardbred Day Clinic Goshen Historic Track & the Harness Racing Museum, Goshen, NY. 10 am - 2 pm.

Includes a session with a leading horseman who will offer an “insider’s look” at the New York State Standardbred industry. Registration cost is $10/person (youth ages 8 & up and their parents) and includes lunch and a baseball style cap.

Space is limited. Register today. To attend the clinic email Arthur Zaczkiewicz, 4-H Educator, at aaz25@ cornell.edu and he will reply with a registration form.

Deadline for registration is Oct. 13. Call 845-340-3990.

On Internet at www. cceulster.org

Empire (NY) Sheep Producers Annual Meeting Cornell University. Contact Keith Stumbo, 585-3672775 or e-mail sheepkath@ aol.com.

PA Sheep & Wool Growers Assoc. Annual Meeting PA Livestock Center. Contact Joanne Evans, 717-4850539.

Smoke on The Mohawk BBQ Cookoff Competition 11 am - 4 pm. All proceeds to benefit Montgomery Co. flood victims. Looking for BBQ teams and vendors.

Contact Bob Murray, 518568-8310 (6 am - 2 pm), 518-568-5872, 518-9862382 or e-mail dauber_@ hotmail.com.

Ties to the Land Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center, 71 Main St., Petersburgh, NY. 9 am - 12:30 pm. $40/person, $10/each additional family member. The fee includes refreshments and one copy per family of the workbook: Ties to the Land: Your Family Forest Heritage (additional copies will be available at the workshop or online at the Web site). Participants must attend both of the sessions.

Contact Maureen Mullen, 607-254-6556 or e-mail mlm394@cornell.edu.

On Internet at http:// successionplanning.ning.com Tree Farm Field Day Burnham Woodlot, East Finley, Washington County, PA. 12:30-6 pm. $10/person.

Call 724-223-8781.

OCT 25 Education Day for Greenhouse Operators Windsor Community House, 107 Main St., Windsor, NY. 9 am - 4 pm. $20/person.

Contact Carol, 607-5849966.

OCT 26 Agricultural Justice and Your Farm EcoVillage FROG Common House, Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY. 5-8 pm. A workshop for farmers & farm employees on improving labor policies and employeremployee relationships.

Bring a dish to pass for potluck supper. $5 suggested donation. To register, visit the NOFA-NY online registration page or send an email to info@groundswell center.org or call 607-2770180. For more information, visit the Agricultural Justice Project’s Web site or contact Elizabeth Henderson, elizabethhenderson13@gmail. com 585-764-8471.

Grow with the Flow A Hydroponics Workshop Town of Chenango Building, Community Room. Hydroponics is the process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil.

The cost is $10/person and includes handouts. Contact Carol, 607-584-9966 or clf62@cornell.edu.

OCT 26 & 28 Wind Conference The Desmond Albany Hotel, 660 Albany Shaker Rd, Albany, NY. • Oct 26 - 1:30 pm • Oct 28 - 12:45 pm Contact Adam Mehl, 612870-3477.

OCT 27 Albany County CCE Annual Meeting William F. Rice Extension Center, 24 Martin Rd., Voorheesville, NY. 6:30 pm.

Contact CCE, 518-7653500.

OCT 27-29 Ninth Annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge Morrisville State College,

Watertown, NY. Contact Molly J. Kelley, e-mail naidc@wdexpo.com.

On Internet at www.dairy challenge.org OCT 27, NOV 2 & 17 Save Energy Save Dollars • Oct. 27 - 6:30 pm - Chester Public Library, 1784 Kings Hwy, Chester, NY • Nov. 2 - 1:30 pm - Albert Wisner Public Library, 1 McFarland Dr., Warwick, NY • Nov. 17 - 3 pm - Glen Arden Continuing Care Retirement Community, 46 Harriman Dr., Goshen, NY. Pre-registration is required.

Contact Christina, 845-3441234.

OCT 28 Ulster County CCE Annual Dinner Twin Lakes Resort in Hurley, NY. 6:30 pm. If you plan on attending please RSVP by Fri., Oct. 21. Contact Dona Crawford, 845-340-3990 ext.

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OCT 28-29 2011 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium Oct. 28 - 11 am - 5 pm - Cornell Sheep Farm, Hartford, NY Oct, 29 - 7:45 am - 6 pm Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Simultaneous programs for commercial and small farm dairy and meat producers. Special sessions for FAMANCA cerification, on farm necropsie and many others. To obtain complete program and registration information for the Symposium go to www. sheep.cornell.edu and click on the calendar. Online registration for credit cards is available. Contact Victoria Badalamenti, 607-255-7712 or e-mail vb65@cornell.edu.

OCT 29 6th Annual Beef Replacement Auction Cornell’s Teaching and Research Barn, 681Cornell Lane, Dryden, NY. Refreshments will be served at noon, with the auction starting at 1 pm. Contact Mike Baker, 607-255-5923 or e-mail mjb28@cornell.edu.

On Internet at www. wix.com/beefcattle/beefsale Cornell Beef Replacement Auction Dryden, NY. Registered and commercial heifers, bred heifers and cows. Angus, Simmental, Hereford. Contact Mike Baker, 607-2555923 or e-mail mjb28@ cornell.edu.

Sheep and Goat Symposium Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Pre-Symposium Learning Opportunities: Friday Oct. 28, 11 am-5 pm at the Cornell Sheep Farm, Harford, NY.This portion will offer FAMACHA certification, hands on necropsy training and more. Registration deadline is Oct. 15. For complete details, schedule and registration information visit www.sheep.cornell.edu and click on calendar.

Online registration for credit cards is available. Contact Victoria Badalamenti, 607255-7712 or vb65@ cornell.edu.

NOV. 1 New York Agri-Women meeting Schmitt Farm, 2366 Roanoke Ave., Riverhead, NY. 10:30 am. The cost to attend the event is $35 and participants are encouraged to RSVP before Oct. 21.

Contact Rincker, 212-4272049 or e-mail newyork agriwomen@gmail.com. On Internet at www.newyork agriwomen.com

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