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Ag Progress Luncheon celebrates anniversary of the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862 importance that this govern- efforts of Pennsylvania state and other important industry college in the state. He said

by Jon M. Casey The Government and mental office holds within the legislators for their work in initiatives. the state legislature pledged at Industry Day Luncheon at the state, Greig announced he had passing legislation to elimiBruce McPheron, Dean of that time, to support this 44th Annual Ag Progress invited the seven men who nate Pennsylvania’s “Death the College of Agricultural endeavor to its fullest, which it Days, celebrated the sesqui- had held the office in the past. Taxes” for farm families, Grieg Sciences, focused his atten- has done to this day. “That centennial of The Morrill Since they were all able to said he was pleased how state tion on the Morrill Land-Grant partnership a century and one Land-Grant Act of 1862 and attend the event this day, all government has been working Act of 1862. He recalled how half later remains at the heart the 100th Anniversary of the seven would be available for a with agriculture to improve Penn State was already active- of our service…,” he said. founding of 4-H. With more meet and greet later in the the relationship. Grieg said ly working in agricultural eduMcPheron, who has since than 300 agricultural and gov- day. “I know that these seven despite the current budget cation when the act was announced his resignation as ernment leaders on hand for men are still advocating for reductions at the state level, signed into law. He said in College Dean, having accepted the event, attendees heard agriculture, and I truly appre- he is please with the funding April of 1863, the Agricultural a new position at Ohio State how the Land-Grant college ciate it,” he said. still available for key programs College of Pennsylvania University, said he is pleased system has worked through Acknowledging the notable like the PA Preferred Program became the sole land-grant with all of the activities that the years to maintain the the School of Agricultural highest standards of excelSciences is doing both locally lence for students and agriculand internationally. He said ture alike. the school’s faculty has been Penn State President busy helping farmers around Rodney Erickson said he the world improve their farmbelieved that the passing of ing efforts in many ways.

The Morrill Land-Grant Act of Some of these efforts include 1862 was the most significant land nutrient studies, genetic piece of legislation that improvements in plants and Congress ever passed on animals, and work with water behalf of colleges and univerquality to help environmental sities in the history of this practices in the process. nation. “It is arguably the sinHe added that Penn State gle best investment that the Extension is the “front door” to federal government has ever Penn State University for made,” he said. “We have many students. “We want to Justin Morrill, Congress and have as many educators in the President Lincoln to thank for field as we possibly can,” he this.” said. Despite recent budget Acknowledging the more cuts, there are nine new than 500 exhibitors from 31 departments within the colstates, including 50 from four lege, with this new alignment Canadian provinces, on hand helping to make their efforts for this year’s Ag Progress more productive.

Days, Erickson recognized the McPheron said food safety is founding of 4-H in 1912. He one of the foremost efforts also noted it was 150 years within the extension service, ago that Penn State University noting that a program called granted the first advanced Bruce McPheron, Dean, Penn State College of George Greig, PA Secretary of Agriculture, recogGood Agricultural Practices, or degrees in Agricultural Agricultural Sciences, welcomes alumni and spe- nizes Penn State's Cooperative Extension “GAPS” helps the food chain Science in the nation. “I’m cial guests to the 2012 Ag Progress Days lunch- Service and the role it has played over the establish sound protocols for decades. happy to report that the eon. food safety. He said this fall, Photos by Jon M. Casey College of Penn State A g r i c u l t u r a l Extension and PDA Sciences continues would work togethto be a traditional er at the farm level agricultural powerto deliver these prohouse with a 40-pertocols and to help cent increase in stuthem adapt these dent enrollment new practices in since 2004,” he said. their operations. He Erickson thanked said the work will everyone for their begin with the continued support smaller farms and during the recent difthe efforts are ficult times surintended to grow rounding Penn over time.

State, saying supOthers who port within the agrioffered comments cultural community during the lunchhas been very much eon included U.S. appreciated.

Senator Robert PA Secretary of Casey; U.S. Agriculture George Representative Greig recalled that Glenn Thompson, since the state’s (PA-5); PA State founding, including Senator Elder his current service in Vogel, Jr.; PA Rep. the role, there have John Mahr; and been 25 secretaries At a cake-cutting commemorating the 150th anniversary of The Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862, several dignitaries do the hon- Dennis Stuckey, of agriculture for ors. Shown L-R: Elliot Killian, County Commissioner for Ferguson Twp. in Centre County and distant relative of Justin Morrill; Chair of the County P e n n s y l v a n i a . US Rep. Glenn Thompson (PA-5); PA State Senator, Elder Vogel, Jr.; PA Rep. John Mahr; Dennis Stuckey, Chair of the County C o m m i s s i o n e r ’ s Recognizing the Commissioner's Assn. of PA; and Bruce McPheron, Dean, PSU College of Agricultural Sciences.

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take a Horse Parade: make parked all the way back out of the sure that you have lots and town and down the road to a major lots of parking!

Baltimore area feeder highway overHorse parades have a pass! way of taking off and There are Christmas Horse becoming BIG EVENTS. Parades in Charles Town, WV; The eventual parking for Southern Pines, NC; Round Top, the Lisbon Christmas Texas; Lebanon, Ohio; Lexington, MI Horse Parade and Lawrence, had to encomKS. All of these pass some 200 are pictoIt turns out that parades horses and rially represented mules in that on the Internet if a Christmas parade!

The you Google them parking for the Horse Parade is a with the simple horse trailers h e a d i n g great thing. and the wagon Christmas Horse trailers alone There are People who would Parade. went to three even directions for large fields just dressing up a never dream of outside of town. horse for a getting a horse, parade!

It is also advisable to have It turns out that or even getting a someone manChristmas aging this event Horse Parade is a near a horse in that can fly by great thing. the seat of their the natural way of People who would pants, as it never dream of things, seem to getting a horse, or were.

Entries An authentic and completely refurbished stage coach entry was a great favorite at the parade. for the Lisbon, even getting near be enchanted by a horse in the natMD parade were

by Hope Holland In the interests of including the still coming in from as ural way of things, There is still time to put together spectators in the fun, entrants were far away as Delaware the presence of so seem to be in your town the newest fashion in told that it was fine if they gave out within a week before the enchanted by the many of these holiday horse entertainment-a candy or other such goodies, gently- parade. People were drivpresence of so Christmas Horse Parade! I first handed, not thrown into the crowd. ing into the organizer’s large animals. many of these heard about this bit of entertain- The judge’s stand in Lisbon was in yard and handing her large animals, ment last year in mid-August at a the center of the Parade route and entry forms and money most of which nearby county fair. When I returned was up far enough off the ground so and she was still taking entries on appear to be happy in their to my truck from the fair there was that all six judges had a good view of the morning of the parade itself. Christmas decorations. Older people a poster on the windshield advertis- the parade as it approached, went This can be daunting to a person love seeing the horses and mules ing the Lisbon Ole Fashion by and moved away. who needs complete control and out in public again and the little Christmas Horse Parade, centered If this idea excites you remember strict limitations on his or her activ- children have stars in their eyes at on displaying the pleasure of horses that permits need to be taken out for ities. the sight of so many horses and while benefiting the Howard County the event for that day and that local Besides the parking for the mules in one place not to mention and Carroll County Food Bank. police should be alerted to help with entrants, there were well over 1000 the plethora of Santa Clauses and I enquired about this brand-new- traffic, parking and crowd control. A people lining the main street Mrs. Santa Clauses on top of wagto-the-area form of family holiday word to the wise who wish to under- through Lisbon and their cars were ons or riding along on the horses. entertainment and found that the horses, mules and donkeys would be both ridden and/or driven and the carriages, wagons and other horse paraphernalia would be thoroughly decorated in Christmas fashion, with swags, wreaths and bright ribbons and bows. As it turned out there was even a group of elementary school children from the local grade school all dressed up for Christmas and mounted upon childmade stick horses. Two of the nearby fox chasing clubs had entries there, inclusive of a contingent of fox hounds, all of whom looked a little confused to be on pavement but delighted to be present nevertheless.

It should be noted that the fox decided not to attend.

The parade was to be judged for the best of the entries and prizes would be awarded in the following categories: 1. Best Pony Entry, 2.

Best Horse Entry, 3. Best Mule Entry, 4. Best Donkey Entry, 5. Best Carriage Entry, 6. Best Wagon Entry, 7. Best Group/Stable/Club Entry, 8. Judge’s Choice, 9. Best Youth Entry (12 and Under, excluding side walker) and, of course, 10. A local Hunt Club joined in the fun.

Photos by Hope Holland Most Christmas Spirit.

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Raising sheep for wool can be profitable

by Sanne Kure-Jensen “Nearly all wool is

saleable somewhere,” said Tom Colyer, sheep

At Sheep School, Tom Colyer, sheep farmer at Greenwood Hill Farm in Hubbardston, MA, and President of the Massachusetts Federation of Sheep Association, warned sheep farmers to avoid burning down barns with the wrong heat lamps.

Photos by Sanne Kure-Jensen

farmer at Greenwood Hill Farm in Hubbardston, MA, and president of the M a s s a c h u s e t t s Federation of Sheep Association. Wool is ranked or priced based on the thickness in microns (thin is softer and more valuable) fiber length and the crimp.

Short strands create garments that pill which customers do not want.

The price paid will be based on the worst wool in that bundle. Prices range from 10 cents a pound to $1.50.

Remove as much vegetable matter as possible. Colyer urged separating the various categories of wool (bellies, skirt, legs, crowns or heads and main body).

You will earn much more money with separate bundles or packages than if you put all your wool together. Keep the

Cover photo by Jon M. Casey Despite overcast skies, a huge crowd gathered in Rock Springs for this year’s Ag Progress Days.

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tail sections for your water baths, as mulch or just compost them.

In the western United States, there is almost no market for colored wools. Western buyers want only white wool for dying and use in blankets, rugs, yarns, etc.

East coast markets welcome all natural wool colors.

Colyer urged farmers to keep sheep clean and dry for best wool quality.

He shears his Merino sheep in late fall. By feeding whole grain at this time, they soon grow enough wool; 1/2 inch will keep them warm enough. Tom’s sheep come into his barns for protection from extreme winter weather. Tom suggested NOT changing barn bedding just before shearing. Set up your feeder so the sheep will not drag hay across each others’ backs while eating.

Sheep produce the most wool when fed high protein foods but not necessarily better quality. Poor nutrition results in finer wool.

Colyer’s sheep get 16 percent protein pellets y e a r - r o u n d .

Veterinarian, Rosario Delgado-Lecaroz of Country Veterinary Services in Upton, MA, recommended high protein, pasture or second cut hay. “Buy the best hay you can get.”

Colyer’s most vital tip: do not let your shearer make multiple passes over your sheep so they look smooth and pretty.

This puts short strands into the main fleece and lowers the value of the whole package.

Merino sheep are wrinkly and lumpy. A tight shearing will be more likely to cut the sheep and bleed into the fleece. Any wool left behind this year can be part of next year’s fibers.

Color from marking crayons used at breeding time may not wash out fully.

Predation protection With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Tufts Herdsman, Scott Brundage recommends Doctors Smith, Wesson and Winchester as one option for predator control. When regulations

do not allow these defenses, llamas, donkeys and Great Pyrenees dogs can work effectively in various situations.

Colyer said using one llama is simplest as it has the same eating, vaccination needs as sheep. Two llamas may not be as effective, as they may pay more attention to each other than the sheep. Do not buy a llama from a petting zoo; also avoid a castrated bottle-fed, or “beserk” male llama as they can be aggressive.

There is very little or no market for llama meat.

A donkey can also protect sheep but will require more careful management, as their vaccination, hoof care, and feed requirements are different. Donkeys also defend against dogs so are not good partners with herding dogs like border collies.

Be sure not to make pets of the dogs. They must remain with the sheep to bond with them.

Sales outlets The American Wool Council (www.shee-

pusa.org) has been making wool and blended wool yarns and threads for socks. The U.S. Navy is going back to wool/wool blend uniforms since synthetic fabrics were shown to melt and cause terrible burns to solders in Middle Eastern conflicts. Government contracts must be fulfilled by domestic suppliers whenever possible, so U.S. Merino wool producers have a great opportunity.

To find sales venues and speak to knitters and weavers, go to local sheep festivals and “Stitches” regional trade shows, www.knittinguniverse.com/stitches.

View Colyer’s blog on industry happenings at www.tomcolyerscor ner.blogspot.com.

You can find information on shearers, animal and supply sales at the Worcester County Sheep Producers Association website, http://worcestersheep.com or the Pioneer Valley Sheep Breeders Association, www.pvsba.com.

Sam Anderson of the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project demonstrates sheep tipping.

by Jennifer Showalter With farm land availability becoming tighter and tighter, productivity is more important than ever on today’s farms and ranches. Every acre most certainly counts and producers cannot afford to have land that is not meeting its potential. Unfortunately much of the land producers are being forced to use is not fit for ground equipment and presents a constant struggle for them to manage.

The days of hand grubbing land is long gone for most farmers, as they struggle to find time to get other obligations done around their operation. Instead, more and more producers are relying on helicopters to help them out.

Weeds are something landowners and caretakers will always have to deal with; but when they are growing in areas where handwork is required, they are an even bigger problem. “Weeds such as thistle, wing stem, multiflora rose, blackberries, olive, and many others are choking out valuable grasses.

Many farmers today are faced with these noxious weeds taking over their grasslands making pastures unsuitable for grazing. Every acre lost to undesirable vegetation is an acre unavailable for grazing livestock,” says Austin Bousman with Summit Helicopters in Cloverdale, VA. By using helicopters to control these weeds on rough terrain areas, farmers and ranchers are able to keep their land in production and increase their overall productivity.

Helicopters can also be used to clean up land covered with woody vegetation.

Spraying herbicides from above is often times more economical and easier than paying someone to come in and clear the land by either logging or grubbing.

“We have done grassland reclamation jobs where the goal was to eliminate all woody vegetation including standing timber,” says Bousman.

Building up the soil with proper applications of fertilizer is also a struggle on land that is not suitable for trucks and

tractors to cover. Like with weed control, this challenge can be simplified with the use of helicopters. Fertilizer mixtures formulated to meet the recommendations of soil samples can easily be spread by helicopters over rough or wet terrain.

During wet seasons when farmers have trouble getting in fields, helicopters can be a last resort tool to help maximize productivity. “Helicopters are advantageous in areas where terrain limits access to ground equipment, when fields are too wet for ground equipment, and when windows of opportunity are small and jobs must be accomplished quickly,” says Bousman.

Typically a helicopter can cover anywhere from 100 to 1,000 acres a day depending on the type of application. Both spraying and spreading equipment is carefully calibrated to ensure the proper amount is being applied; and with the help of GPS systems, pilots are able to minimize overlapping.

When searching for a helicopter company to provide service, farmers need to take the time to make sure they are dealing with a good company. “Farmers should be careful when choosing a helicopter. A little research is necessary to be sure that they hire a reliable and experienced company. It is also important to request a certificate of insurance and make sure the company has sufficient insurance,” says Bousman. Companies need to abide by all state and federal regulations and inform the end user if there is anything he or she needs to be aware of.

Helicopter companies must also be willing to work around the weather.

“Our production is entirely controlled by weather. We find that the best conditions are often early in the morning and late in the evening when the winds are low. Rain is something we typically want to avoid, but can sometimes be beneficial, in cases such as fertilizing, granular herbicides, and herbicides

A Summit Helicopters pilot lands one of their helicopters on top of a tanker truck to refill before heading back out to apply more herbicide to some steep farmland in Lexington, VA.

This Summit Helicopters pilot easily applies herbicide to some steep farmland in Lexington, VA that is unsafe for ground equipment.

Photos by Jennifer Showalter which require root uptake active through the soil,” says Bousman.

With everything being about productivity on today’s farms and ranches, producers can easily raise themselves to the next level by dealing with a reli-

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Reiterates importance and inherent flexibility of Renewable Fuel Standard WASHINGTON, DC — Following the release of the Aug. 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, released the following statement: “We all know that the drought has taken its toll on our nation’s commodity production. Yet even with the worst growing conditions in 57 years it is still estimated to be the 8th largest corn crop in history thanks to today’s technology and the productivity of America’s farmers.

“We will have enough corn — in fact, USDA’s report demonstrates how the market is already working to cut demand as they actually increased available corn stocks at the end of the year, showing over one billion bushels of corn surplus. Ethanol production is already down 15 percent in the last month alone. Any attempt to change the Renewable Fuel Standard, our nation’s successful biofuel policy, would simply be a knee-jerk reaction to the benefit of Big Oil. The current policy has flexibility built in for exactly these types of situations.”

Helicopters from 5 on rough terrain and on land that is too wet for ground equipment make helicopter usage on farms and ranches a great tool.

“Costs vary with the size of the job as well as the difficulty level, but helicopter services are comparable when hiring out for ground equipment,” says Bousman.

When it comes to a reliable helicopter company, Summit Helicopters is one farmers can count on. Summit Helicopters, Inc. was formed in 1981 to provide quality applications of herbicides in the forestry and right-ofway industry. During the past 31 years, Summit has evolved and pioneered much of the advanced technologies used in the aerial spray market today. While fulfilling the needs of their customer, which is their “number one goal”, their pilots have combined hundreds of years of experience. This has enabled Summit to provide a long-term solid reputation across the U.S. In 1981, Summit also jumped on the chemical distributorship wagon with the formation of C3M, Inc. By being on both the applicator and distributor side, Summit Helicopters felt it could better serve its customers. Being able to provide herbicides,

quality application, and intertwine with chemical manufacturers allows Summit to insure their customer enhanced field performance. These advantages also allow Summit to perform in a timely and efficient manner, while being logistically flexible. Being a distributor for Dupont, Nufarm, Monsanto, as well as other manufacturers enables Summit to provide a broader spectrum of herbicides and services to customers while being a nearby “one source” company. “We stand behind our work always. We guarantee 95 percent coverage and are often backed by our chemical manufacturers,” says Bousman.

Summit employs a full staff of certified aircraft mechanics and 65 full time employees dedicated to the forestry and herbicide application. In December of 2011, Summit was awarded a platinum bell certified service center, 1 of 4 in the world.

Summit Helicopters maintains and owns 18 helicopters which enable them to logistically perform in an unrestricted environment.

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

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

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

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Fiesta Chicken, Rice and Bean Casserole (Makes 6 to 8 servings) 2 cups water

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

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

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.

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

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

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

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

For freeze ahead: Prepare as above using two 2-quart casserole dishes; do not bake or sprinkle with cilantro. Allow casserole to cool to room temperature. Cover tightly with

plastic wrap, then with aluminum foil; freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in refrigerator. Uncover.

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

Sprinkle with cilantro before serving.

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3 cups fat-free cottage cheese 1 (4-serving) package sugar-free lime gelatin 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, packed in fruit juice, drained 3/4 cup reduced-calorie whipped topping 1 teaspoon coconut extract 3 tablespoons chopped pecans 2 tablespoons flaked coconut 1. In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese and dry gelatin. Stir in pineapple, whipped topping and coconut extract. Add pecans.

Mix gently to combine.

2. Transfer mixture to attractive serving bowl. Evenly sprinkle coconut over top.

Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Gently stir again just before serving. Makes 6 (2/3 cup) servings.

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by Cyndie Sirekis Many women who work in a wide range of careers — everything from law and communications to education and sports — find it beneficial to join organizations that focus on professional development and that can help them advance in their chosen field.

Women in agriculture are no different. Many are turning to Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Programs for professional development

opportunities.

“A goal of the Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee is to empower women to use their enthusiasm, dedication and talent to change perceptions about agriculture, family farms and ranches and the roles of women,” explained Terry Gilbert, chair of the committee and a farmer from Kentucky.

The WLC coordinates educational programs such as Food Check-Out Week in addition to offering leadership develop-

ment programs open to all Farm Bureau women.

Women’s Communications Boot Camp, which has been held annually each summer since 2007, is one opportunity Farm Bureau provides for women in agriculture from across the country to improve their skills.

All of those selected to participate share the same goal, to become better communicators.

Public speaking, media training, effective use of social media and tips for

seeking elected office are among the topics covered. An enthusiastic group of 15 women of varied ages involved in all types of farming from around the nation recently participated in two and a half days of intensive training.

“Again this year, a group of strangers come together, bonded through sharing intense training exercises and left a few days later with new contacts — friends — that will last a lifetime,”

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It seems likely that we’ll be hearing more from women about food and farming down the road.

A recently concluded national study of 70 land-grant universities found that undergraduate women enrolled in agriculture programs outnumber undergraduate men by more than 2,900 students. The Food and Agricultural Education Information System studied trends related to gender among undergraduate students enrolled in 14 agriculture academic areas at

land-grant institutions between 2004 and 2011.

The increase in undergraduate women studying agriculture is a relatively new trend. As recently as 2004, men outnumbered women by more than 1,400 students. By 2008, the number of undergraduate women and undergraduate men enrolled in agriculture academic areas was about equal.

This growth in undergraduate women studying agriculture tracks closely with an overall increase in women farmers tracked by the Agriculture Department. The department’s most recent Census of Agriculture revealed that the number of women farm operators increased by 19 percent (to 1,008,943) between 2002 and 2007.

Cyndie Sirekis is director of news services at the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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The Vermont Dairy Industry Association is conducting its annual conference at the DoubleTree in South Burlington on Sept. 19, 2012 preceding the Vermont Feed Dealers conference on Sept. 20th.

The VDIA conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a joint reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. The VDIA annual conference is a great opportunity for people from all aspects of the Vermont dairy industry to learn about and discuss current industry issues.

This year’s theme, “Quality and Innovation: A Diversity of Flavors and Sizes” will be supported by presentations on robotic milking technology (Doug Reinemann, University of Wisconsin), sustainability (Maire Audet, Blue Spruce Farm, Inc., and Julie Smith, University of Vermont), culture innovation in value-added dairy products (Steve Funk, Cargill) and meeting consumer expecta-

tions and demand (Bob Pierpont, Elanco). The program will be rounded out by an update on regulatory changes (Dan Scruton, Vermont Agency of Agriculture) and a dairy farmer panel (moderated by Laurel Junkins, Vermont Agency of Agriculture).

The day will wrap up with the Annual VDIA business meeting.

The VDIA works for the mutual benefit of its members, dairy farm families, and the dairy industry, and encourages and promotes close cooperation with educational institutions and other agencies concerned with the dairy industry. In addition to its scholarship program, VDIA sponsors the FFA Dairy Foods Career Development Event, which is held during the Farm Show.

Information on the annual conference and the VDIA can be found at www.vdia.org or by calling Nathan Miller at 802545-2320.

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Equine thermography

by Katie Navarra Without a doubt you know the coloring of your horse’s coat and any swirls, whorls or white markings. A horse’s coat coloring and markings make him unique and chances are you know every scar or white patch without needing to look. But do you know the color of his muscles and soft tissue? Why is that important?

Horses naturally emit a thermal pattern that displays higher heat in some areas more than others. “The horse’s midline (back) is generally warmer, which is normal,” Steve Sedrish, MS, DVM Dipl ACVS and owner of Upstate Equine Medical Center in Schuylerville, NY said, “their chest and rump will be warmer too.”

“Hot” or “cold” spots identified outside the normal thermal pattern can indicate soreness or injuries. While a hot spot signals inflammation a cold spot can be equally telling. A cold spot suggests swelling and a lack of blood supply to a specific area.

Equine thermography is one type of imaging procedure that can give veterinarians and horse owners a snapshot of what is taking place beneath the horse’s coat. A thermograph is a digital image that measures the heat in any given area. “It is a pictorial representation of surface heat,” he said.

Compared with other types of imaging procedures like bone scans, ultra sounds, x-rays and MRI’s, thermography is a simpler, less expensive method for pinpointing where a soft tissue injury is located. A thermography exam can cost as little as $100 rather than upwards of $1,500 for a nuclear scan.

Most commonly, thermography is

used as a diagnostic tool. “I use it all the time at the harness track,” Sedrish noted. Lameness diagnosis can be particularly frustrating, especially in situations where the lameness is subtle. “It’s really good for dressage horses and barrel horses that just feel off,” he added. Even though thermography cannot determine exactly what is wrong, it points the veterinarian in the right direction before an investment is made in more costly imaging procedures.

Thermography is also gaining popularity as an assessment of training stress. “One thoroughbred owner had 45 horses in training scanned over two seasons,” Sedrish said of a study he read, “the thermography could see problems (i.e. bowed tendons) two weeks before the trainer could.”

Equine thermography is also being used in pre-purchase exams, in regular clinical exams and for the evaluation of wounds during healing, the

evaluation of casts to avoid sores/sensitive areas and the evaluation of catheters. It has also been used in conjunction with identifying abscesses, during dental exams and even when fitting English saddles.

“Human thermography has been around for a long time,” Sedrish explained, “in Europe it is a very common tool for detecting breast cancer, but the U.S. hasn’t picked it up in human medicine.” During a routine scan at the harness track, Sedrish’s camera scanned not only the horse, but its owner’s legs in the background. “I asked her if something was wrong with her leg because the thermograph was bright red,” he said, “she went to the doctor and found out she had a blood clot.”

While thermography is designed to

measure the amount of heat emitted from a specific area, it cannot differentiate between heat sources. Prior to a thermography exam it is important to plan where the horse will stand. Heat radiated from overhead lights, hot pavement or direct sunlight can skew the outcome. Any blankets or wraps should also be removed a few hours before the exam. Once the veterinarian arrives, the handler should avoid touching the horse to position as heat from a person’s hand easily transfers to the horse.

A thermograph will not show if a horse has a bone chip or a cannon bone fracture, but instead will localize where the problem is allowing a veterinarian to know where to look closer. “It doesn’t tell me what is wrong, it tells me where to look,” he concluded.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Vilsack recently announced the award of 70 grants to tribes, educational institutions and non-profit organizations across the country to conduct training, outreach and technical assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and landowners.

The awards are being made through the Outreach Assistance to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers (OASDFR) Competitive Grants Program, known as the “2501 program.”

“USDA continues working to help improve the success of minority farmers and ranchers in today’s agricultur-

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As authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill, the grants awarded will bring $19 million in new and additional funding to programs and organizations to bolster assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers and forest landowners. Grants will enable recipients to work with prospective farmers as they acquire, build and operate farms and ranches, revitalize the rural economy,

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Recipients include new awardees and qualifying programs and organizations that have previously benefited from Department assistance.

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for Limited Resource and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers — $300,000 Missouri Lincoln University: Continuing to Promote USDA Outreach Programs and Sustainable Agriculture. $299,984 North Carolina Operation Spring Plant: Developing Tools Boxes for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers in Selected North and South Carolina and Georgia Counties. $300,000 NCABL Land Loss Prevention Project: From Discrimination to a Future in Farming II — $300,000 Black Family Land Trust, Inc.: Wealth Retention and Asset Protection program for African American farmers and landowners in AL, MS, and SC — $262,500 Whitaker Small Farm Group, Inc.: Hands on Training: Assisting Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in Successful Farm Ownership and Operation. — $300,000 New York National Audubon Society: Audubon Arkansas NATIVE (Native Agriculture to InVigorate Ecosystems) Project — $300,000 Virginia Virginia State University: Outreach, Training, and Technical Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers, Ranchers, and Forest Landowners in Virginia — $300,000

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by Frank Gringeri Going barefoot Q: I would like to have my horse go barefoot and am wondering if that is the right thing to do. Please advise.

Thank you ~ Jane H. A: Over the years, I have had that question put to me many times. My reply was: how much do you want to ride and what is your definition of “riding”?

Whether your horse needs shoes has a lot to do with you and what plans you have for your horse. Some people ride once or twice a week and their idea of riding is a 15 minute hack through the woods at a walk. Unless they are riding on rocky ground going up and down hill they may be able to stay barefoot with no discomfort to the horse. If you plan on doing more than walking and may ride two or three days in a row for a couple hours at a time you will need some sort of protection for your horse. Why? When exposed to any surface, the hoof wall gets worn away and the hoof becomes shorter. Yes, the hoof wall grows but in many cases it cannot keep up with the wearing away it receives at ground level. When the hoof becomes shorter it is also smaller. This smaller, shorter dimension cannot support the weight and force as it usually can when at a greater length. Also, the living structures within the hoof are closer to the ground and bruising can be more likely.

I find it interesting that many barefoot horses are foot sore and people are not the least bit cognizant of the fact. One customer said to me she thought her

horse was sore in the shoulders but when I hoof tested the soles he was positive with very little pressure. The soreness seemed worse after he was running and playing with his stable mate and then he was fine after a few days of inactivity. He wore boots when they rode him but he had no support/protection when at play in the paddock.

Another case was a grey Thoroughbred whose young owner decided that shoes cause thrush and had him trimmed only. She took him to a small dressage show and the judge remarked; he looks sore all over, better get him checked out. She allowed me to fit up some wide web aluminums and he was real sound after that.

Another horse was reluctant to move even though he had on front shoes. Recently moved from soft level ground to hilly and rocky terrain, he was having trouble with his hind legs. They thought the hills were throwing his back out. The hind feet were very short and I told them to get some shoes on there before anything else. He was work ready in two days.

Two years ago we were looking at horses for our son to show. I can’t tell you how many were barefoot and sore and the owners thought they were perfectly sound and ready to ride.

Horse keeping and hoof keeping, if you will, is a regional concern. What works out West in arid regions probably won’t be of use in the Northeast.

How we keep horses, say, in Florida will be different than in California.

Amounts of rainfall, seasonal tempera-

tures and topography all have an impact on the horse and his hoof. Unless the horse is kept in an artificial setting such as the racetrack the location won’t be of much concern. But if he lives outside and is ridden for sport or pleasure, where he resides makes all the difference in the world.

If you ever wondered what it’s like for a horse that is footsore, I invite you to take off your shoes and socks and walk up a dirt road for a mile or so. Very soon, you will shorten your stride because of discomfort. And before long you will be looking where you place your feet on the ground so as not to step on any small stones that might be in the road. And if there is any slope to the ground you will find going downhill more painful than flat ground. You may even start to look for the soft shoulder on the side of the road like horses will when they get too sore over the stones.

Oh, let’s load you up with a back pack with a cinder block in it to mimic the weight of a rider. Are we having fun yet?

Probably not and the horse that needs shoes isn’t either.

Empathy goes a long way in getting the very best out of your horse. The horse has been a noble friend of mankind for centuries. Is it too much for him to ask for fresh water, clean feed and board and a good set of shoes when necessary? I think not.

So before you take off his shoes, think about what you are going to be doing with him in the next two months. Plan shoe pulling for the off season and see how he does. If he’s having trouble in the reduced riding time then he probably isn’t a good candidate for going barefoot in the riding season.

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Washington County Horse Council Open Horse Show The Washington County Horse Council proudly presents the Open Horse Show on Saturday, Aug. 18. All WCHC events are held at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center in beautiful western Maryland.

Registration begins at 8 a.m., with schooling permitted in the ring until 8:45 a.m. Classes begin at 9 a.m. sharp. Warm up jumps are provided outside the ring for additional schooling. Food will be available on site. The Washington County Agriculture Education Center is located at 7303 Sharpsburg Pike, Exit 29, I-70, 6.8 miles south of Premium Outlets in

Boonsboro, MD 21713.

With the new all-weather footing, shady parking, public restrooms and standards and no grounds fee, showing couldn’t be better. More classes to enter than ever before! New this year, the Washington County Horse Council has added an entire division for minis (miniature horses), a halter class for yearlings and under, and both pleasure driving and obstacle driving. Show is open to riders of all ages and skill levels.

The Public is invited to watch and attend this event!

Classes are designated by both age and skill of rider as well as age of horse

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Taurus Service Inc. was founded in 1971 and has entered its 41st year of business. Taurus has a great line-up of sires including the new highly proven, Holstein sire 76HO0581 EXPLODE and the new, hot, Red & White bull 76HO0582 ABSOLUTE-RED plus “Profitable Genetics” ™ in every other dairy breed. Taurus also is the U.S. distributor for Browndale Specialty Sires and Foundation Sires, plus we import semen from LIC for New Zealand Genetics, and Fleckvieh semen from Austria.

The Taurus Dairy Sire Line-Up features Traditional (T) daughter proven sires plus an outstanding group of Genomic (G) proven Holstein sires, plus

Red & White, Jersey, and Brown Swiss “G” sires.

The Dairyman’s Choice Special has been popular in the U.S. and is now being offered in Canada. Wherever you are located be sure to visit with your Taurus distributor, dealer, technician, or representative for the best value and price on high quality, good conception semen from Taurus Service.

TAP (Taurus Affiliated Program) herds and PT (Progeny Test) continues at Taurus, in the U.S., for our Holstein sire program. Taurus values the information to continue the accuracy of “G” evaluations and wants to have early milking daughter information to move

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76HO0581 WABASH-WAY EXPLODE (VG-88) has graduated from a “G” sire to a “T” sire at Taurus with 95d/57h for production that average 28546 M, 3.6%, 1014 F, 3.0%, 851 P with PTA +1759 M, +50 F, +48 P @ 91% R. Also note that he is +3.0 PL and very low SCS (2.72). His new type proof is +3.32 T, +2.66 UDC, +2.29 FLC, +3.34 BD, +2.49 D for a TPI of 2184 ranking him in the Top 10 of the breed.

76HO0607 WABASH-WAY ELITE (EX92) is a full brother to EXPLODE’s dam “Emilyann”. This fancy “Shottle” son is siring young, milking heifers that dairymen really like. ELITE is a popular Taurus “G” sire that now has early milking daughters this proof with only 10d/4h that average 29122 M, 3.9%, 1122 F, and 855 P with a PTA of 771 M, +.05%, +40 F, +.02%, +31P. This indicates that he will be a sire for your future from the Taurus “Profitable Genetics” ™ “T” line-up.

76HO0567 PHOENIX (VG-87) a Gold Medal Sire is one of the greatest “true breeding” sires ever at Taurus. This “Goldwyn” son is one of the best sires any dairyman could choose to use.

PHOENIX is from “Outside Pledge” 2E95 and hails from the great, transmitting, “Pala” family.

Now with 498d/263h, PHOENIX is 97% R with +.08%, +16 F, and +.06%, +11 P. Check out his ideal type profile and see he is +2.59 PTAT with +2.35 UDC, +2.11 F&L for a TPI of 1917, one of the highest for

a bull over 95% reliability. Also consider his “G” brothers 76HO0632 PLEY & 76HO0634 PLED, plus his *RC brothers 76HO0580 PARK*RC by “Talent” and 76HO0577 PLATNUM*RC by “Advent”.

The Taurus “T” Sire line-up continually gets better and offers “Profitable Genetics” ™ for the world. Be sure to see the line-up ranked in TTV (Taurus Total Value) order on our proof/price list. Some older Taurus sires like, 76HO0279 MR LEVEL +.32%, +90 F, and 76HO0446 ALLEGIANCE +2.63 T, and newer high reliability bulls like 76HO0551 SOLOMON; a Shottle x Mandel son, is positive on all of his production traits. SOLOMON, aAa 453, provides top production from snug, well attached udders. 76HO0569 HITECH: (Goldwyn x Mtoto), is the choice for lowering SCS (2.61), higher Productive Life (4.2) and a higher DPR (2.0). With a calving ease of 6% and 264 aAa, he is a popular choice for any breeding philosophy. 76HO0500 REFRESH*RC A red factor “September Storm” son from the world famous “Roxy” family, REFRESH*RC on over +2 for type and both UDC and F&L composites. With an EFI of 4.3, high TTV, and generations of excellent “Roxy” dams, REFRESH*RC is a wise choice for “Profitable Genetics” ™.

NEWLY “T” PROVEN R&W BULL 76HO0582 ABSOLUTE-RED (EX-92) has milking daughters winning major shows and fancy calves and heifers that are creating excitement. The son of “Apple EX-95”, ABSOLUTE-RED is the bull

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Taurus from 15 both B&W and R&W breeders are talking about. His 60d/48h daughter proof is higher than his “G” evaluation by 11lbs Fat for +.25%, +39 F, and +.14%P. ABSOLUTE-RED’s first type proof shows a daughter average of 84.3 AASC and is +3.14 T(probably #1 in the breed) (+4.49 FS), +2.96 UDC and +2.48 FL. 76HO0545 MAZDA-RED (EX-92) is now adding second crop daughters and has 159d/85h. He is 94% R and a good all around proof from the “Miss Special” family. MAZDA-RED is at +1696 TPI is the R&W bull to continue using.

76HO0541 FUSION-RED (VG-88) is a “September Storm” son from the high test “Flossy” family that is 96% R, +.23%, +29 F, bull that sires exceptional Red & White’s. 76HO0550 TUNDELRED (EX-92) is the “Advent” son from the “Toby” family that ranks as one of the high type Red Sires at +2.82 and a great F&L improver at +3.14. His TPI is 1659 and +2600TTV. Check out the new group of young Red Sires available from Taurus, including several polled bulls.

Browndale Specialty sires and Foundation sires are distributed exclusively by Taurus in the U.S. Newly proven from these affiliated companies are 80HO0323 Smithden AARON, the popular, newer Canadian sire with +591M and +1.70T, from Browndale by Goldwyn from a great transmitting “Allen” daughter. Be sure to study both his U.S. and Canadian proof. From Foundation 80HO1084 Bosdale PIRATE by “Roy” aAa 156 and his 1st U.S. proof.

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80HO1086 LUXOR +3.51T and 80HO1087 SHOWTIME +3.29T. Other Browndale & Foundation popular bulls are PURE GOLD aAa 426, GOLDEN BOY aAa 264, PARAMOUNT +1632 TPI +4.56T, MARINO aAa 612, DERINGER aAa 261, and of course two of the best red sires in the breed 80HO0317 REDLINER from Browndale and 80HO1068 REDLOU from Foundation.

Taurus Polled sires are offered in Holstein, Red Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, and Lineback.

The Taurus “T” proven polled, Holstein bulls 76HO0530 DUCKY-P-RED, 76HO0586 ICICLE-P*RC, 76HO0587 SNOWBALL-P, and 76HO36673 TIMELESS-P-RED and “G” bulls 76HO0642 FRANK-P, 76HO0636 SYLVESTER-P *RC, 76HO0601 RASPBERRY-P-RED should be considered in addition to the other breeds.

Jersey sires — Taurus offers a very diversified line-up of sires that meet every breeder’s desire. The top type & JUI bulls are at Taurus along with outcross pedigrees and sons of the greatest show cows in the breed. Be sure to study the Jersey proof/price list and don’t pass up 76JE0156 TEQUILA at +2.2T and +6.58JUI his milk proof went up +300 lbs. Several new polled bulls, and sexed semen may be available.

76JE0158 IMPACT is now +1335M, 76JE0145 LEGIONAIRE is +1.9T, and 76JE0157 BIG BOY increases to +439M. Also be sure to check out the Taurus Jersey Specialty Sires.

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762

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Name

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veyed U.S. average block price inched 0.6 cent higher, to $1.7170. Barrel averaged $1.7132, down 0.6 cent.

Cheese inventories are “in a normal range which manufacturers are comfortable with,” according to USDA’s Dairy Market News. Milk supplies are tightening seasonally in much of the country, USDA says, but there is uncertainty over what impact the prolonged drought will have on feed and hay supplies and hence, milk production available for making cheese.

Butter was bid 4 1/4cents higher, to $1.7925, 29 1/2-cents below a year ago. Nothing sold in the cash market. AMS butter averaged $1.6601, up 2.9 cents.

Churning across the country is challenged by tightening cream supplies. Many butter producers believe cream supplies will remain snug for the next few weeks as school bottling standardizing resumes but as Class II demand eases further, cream supplies should become more available. USDA says overall volumes of standardized cream may be lighter this year as butterfat levels in milk have been lower for much of the summer.

Limited supplies are often causing butter producers to reach into inventories to fulfill butter demand which is steady, according to USDA. Some producers are concerned about upcoming tight milk supplies due to drought, heat, and feed costs and supplies that will probably short milk for butter production before the impact is felt by cheese plants.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed the week 17 cents higher, at $1.65, and Extra Grade closed at $1.6250, up 18 1/2-cents. AMS powder averaged $1.2467, up 3.2 cents, and dry whey averaged 52.91 cents, up 0.9 cent.

The August 10 Daily Dairy Report (DDR) said that “Despite record-large

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California Dairy Producers Fighting Their State For Their Livelihoods Issued Aug. 17, 2012 Hot weather remains in the spotlight as Class III futures entered the $20 zone this week for the first time in a long time. The cash dairy markets awaited Friday afternoon’s July Milk Production report, which I will detail next week.

Block cheese hit $1.90 per pound but gave some back Friday to close at $1.87, up a penny and a half on the week but still 3 cents below a year ago.

Barrel closed at $1.8350, also up 1 1/2-cents on the week and 2 3/4cents below a year ago when they rolled almost 22 cents lower. Only two cars of block traded hands this week and 13 of barrel. The AMS-sur-

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by Sally Colby Pony Boy, a young gelding, wasn’t happy about standing in front of a group gathered to learn about equine acupuncture. But Dr. Mary Ellen Sayre, who would be doing the acupuncture demonstra-

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Sayre explained that once the needles are inserted, they remain in the skin from 10 to 30 minutes. The longer the needles are in, the more the animal relaxes. For dogs, needles are usually in for about 10 minutes, and in horses and ponies, the needles are kept in place for about 30 minutes.

How does it work?

“Acupuncture is thousands of years old, and based on that, you’d think we’d know how it works,” said Sayre, “but we don’t. But there has been a lot of research in the past decade, so we know a few things. We know that acupuncture points are different than other points on the body there are more nerves and blood vessels under the skin at these points.

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HORSE TALES

Equine acupuncture demonstration given at Ag Progress Day

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Acupuncture from 23 nerve impulses are transmitted to the spinal cord, then come back to a target organ.” Sayre explained the target organ can be anything - muscle, brain, stomach. “Once the nerve impulses are transmitted to the target organ, there’s an increase in blood flow to the target area. This is really important for something such as arthritis, where we can bring blood into the area.”

Another use of acupuncture is to drain blood from a specific area to aid in healing.

“Horses tend to get really painful,” said Sayre.

“They’re basically four legs and a spine. They’re athletic, and tend to have a lot of injuries. For tendon and ligament problems, we can draw blood into that area for healing. With splints, there’s a bruise that can turn into a chronic inflammatory condition.

We try to get to the horse as soon as the trauma occurs to try to get the blood flow away from

that area.”

Sayre explained that acupuncture stimulates endorphins, the body’s natural pain killers, and also elevates serotonin which is the ‘feel-good’ n e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r.

Acupuncture can also help regulate the immune system and stimulate the bone marrow to put out white blood cells when infection is present. “In the case of Lyme disease,” she said, “we can help out the immune system through acupuncture. We can also stimulate the release of adrenal, reproductive, pituitary and thyroid hormones.” Sayre noted that horses experience extreme pain with gastrointestinal problems such as colic, and that acupuncture can help relieve the painful spasms of the colon.

Before she begins an acupuncture session, Sayre observes the animal, then does an exam that includes checking pressure points for sensitivity. “I’m looking for

painful acupressure points,” she explained.

“I’m looking for a muscle twitch; a response from the horse that shows me he’s tender in that area.” Sayre also noted there are numerous diagnostic points on the horse’s body. If the horse shows signs of pain in one those points, it may indicate a problem in that specific area, but could also correspond to a different area of the body. For example, an area of the hock corresponds with immunemediated diseases.

Although Pony Boy was quite agitated and difficult to handle prior to the exam, he calmed down considerably as Sayre began the exam. She checked all of the pressure points, from his head and neck, through the mid-body and rear, and down to his legs and feet. “We also check Ting points,” said Sayre. “Ting points are along the hoof, and each Ting point is as-

Dr. Mary Ellen Sayre places acupuncture needles in a young horse during a demonstration at Ag Progress Days in Rock Springs, PA.

Dr. Sayre, a veterinarian who became interested in acupuncture and other alternative therapies, inserts needles into Pony Boy's neck.

sociated with a particular organ such as the small intestine, heart, large intestine and lung.” She pointed out the pericardium point at the back of the hoof and the stomach point at the front of the hoof, which could indicate ulcers. Sayre noted that some veterinary acupuncturists use only the Ting points for diagnosis and treatment.

To treat a problem such as laminitis, Sayre would place needles in the appropriate Ting points. “What happens in laminitis is that there’s an accumulation of blood and the hoof wall separates from the bone,” she said. “The bone begins to rotate downward, which is painful. The object of acupuncture is to get the blood flowing so it isn’t stagnating in that area.”

She points out that treating laminitis with acupuncture should be done in conjunction with traditional veterinary medicine including medication for pain relief and therapeutic shoeing.

The needles are placed quickly and purposefully; about one and one half inches into deep muscles and not quite as deep where the horse is-

n’t as heavily muscled.

Sayre explained she has a specific treatment plan for Pony Boy, and

over time, she expects him to become less fearful and more willing to cooperate.

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If your horse has been recently added to an established group of horses, take time to study that herd. The best opportunities to watch are at feeding time or when someone else is removing a horse from the crush.

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And where does your horse fit in? If he’s a boss, catching him shouldn’t be much of a chore — the others will leave him alone. If he’s a doormat, you’ll have more bodies to dodge.

For your safety, wear boots or stout leather work shoes; no bare feet, sandals or sneakers.

Jeans and a sturdy shirt will also offer protection.

If you’ll be leading your horse away from the herd, particularly if he’s an underling, wear gloves; if he’s accosted and you have to hang on, burn glove leather instead of your hands.

Carry a short whip, especially if your horse is low on the totem pole. Be certain your headgear doesn’t obstruct your vision; tied-up parka hoods and some caps can do just that. And if you know the situation you’re entering is an especially volatile one, consider protecting your skull with a riding helmet.

Out-of-the-ordinary togs sometimes upset the status quo, so if you’re wearing something unusual, watch out. If horses have never seen them before, crackling raincoats and slickers can cause spooks. And after the first big blizzard of the year, a scary-looking person stomping through snow drifts in huge, clunky boots and a survival parka with a big hood can panic horses.

If another knowledgeable horse person offers to help you catch your horse, so much the better. It never hurts to have an extra hand to shoo away other horses or to restrain a herd aggressor while you walk your own horse by.

But never take vulnerable people along when you’re entering a herd of horses: no infants, toddlers or anyone of limited experience or mobility. If a person can’t assess imminent danger and move quickly out of harm’s way, park them outside of the fence.

The same can be said of dogs. Some horses will charge even well-behaved canines.

Nothing transforms a

normally sedate group of horses into a shoving, head-slinging, ear-pinning, heel flinging, a milling mob of fiends quicker than a bucket of grain — and if you’re holding it, you’ll be smack dab in the middle of their discord. Try not to feed a single horse in a group situation. If you have to bribe your horse with grain to capture him, he needs additional training.

See that he gets it before someone gets hurt.

The same can be said for treats. If you feel you must reward your horse with a treat when you catch him, bring just one, conceal it in your pocket, and slip it to your horse on the sly.

Be certain all the horses know you’re there; speak them, sing or whistle. Constantly observe the body language of every horse in your vicinity. Stay alert for aggression toward you or toward any horses you interact with. Know where boss horses and individuals known to dislike humans are at all times.

Herd stallions and mares with tiny foals sometimes behave erratically; if in doubt, give them a wide berth. Watch for brawls, even distant ones, which can escalate into chain reactions encompassing you and your horse.

When necessary, use you whip and voice to establish personal space.

Don’t flail the whip wildly, which only spooks horses, possibly including your own. Extend it straight out as if it were an extension of your arm.

Few horses will trample a human if they can avoid it, so if harried horses stampede your way and you’re not sure they see you, whoop and wave your arms.

Don’t lead your horse past boss horses or bullies. If you can’t avoid them and one attacks your horse, be prepared to defend him — or to release him and get out of the way. It’s a good idea to teach your horse to lead using a rope or hay string looped around his neck. Then if you must release him, he won’t be encumbered by a trailing lead.

If a small herd is headed by a domineering boss, it’s sometimes wiser to catch her instead of

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National Grange pleased with the continuation of Medicare prescription premiums WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, Aug. 6, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced that premiums for Medicare prescription drug plans are to remain at their current levels for 2013. The average premiums for 2012 were expected to total about $30 and have averaged $29.67.

“Premiums are holding steady and, thanks to the health care law, millions of people with Medicare are saving an average of over $600 each year on their prescription drugs,” Sebelius said in a press release.

This news speaks to the success of Medicare Part D, National Grange President Ed Luttrell said.

“Through its competitive bidding approach, Medicare Part D has managed to keep senior citizens and taxpayers

content with their prescription coverage in recent years,” Luttrell said.

The estimate comes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary and is based on bids submitted by basic coverage drug and health plans during the 2013 benefit year.

Medicare recipients will have the opportunity to pick their plans for 2013 during the upcoming enrollment period, beginning Oct. 15 and ending Dec. 7.

During the first half of 2012 alone, it is estimated that over one million Medicare recipients saved a total of $687 million on their prescription drugs, averaging about $629 per person. Out-of-pocket savings on prescription drugs for people with Medicare are expected to continue growing.

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If your horse is part of a herd, it’s wise to eliminate some of the risk — which can be done by having an awareness of equine behavior and taking a few precautions.

Photo by Marilyn Munzert your own horse. The other horses will generally follow wherever you lead her and you can release her, shush her away, and snag your own horse in safety nearer the gate.

Because low-ranking herd members are the ones most likely to be chased, don’t allow them to bunch up around you, nor let them accompany your horse when you’re leading him, especially if you must pass by boss horses.

And be especially careful near gateways and in enclosed spaces like barn lots and loafing sheds, where you and your horse could be easily cornered.

The less time you spend amongst the herd catching your horse, the safer you’ll be. If he avoids capture on an ongoing basis, remove him from the herd until he’s been fully retrained. To do so, put him in a small pasture, a paddock or a large round pen.

Enter the enclosure with his halter held discreetly against your body. Don’t charge straight for your horse’s head.

Avert your eyes and approach his left shoulder. If he moves off, halt. Approach the horse again, when he stops moving. Speak to him. Take it slow and easy, being patient but persistent.

Eventually he’ll stand. When you’ve maneuvered alongside his left shoulder, tell him what a terrific horse he is. And

if he likes being scratched, by all means indulge him. If he lives to eat and you feed treats, hand him a single goodie.

Then slip the lead around his neck to secure him, quietly undo the crownpiece buckle, and ease the halter over his head. Scratch him again, maybe hand out another treat, then remove the halter and walk away. Walk completely out of the enclosure, wait a few minutes, then begin the process again — over and over, and repeat it day after day until you can march right up to him every time and halter him without fuss.

Only then return him to the herd.

To keep him catchable, don’t drag your horse away from his pasture and pals and roll immediately into something he dislikes. A little grain, if only a handful or two consistently fed away from the other horses, perhaps outside the gate right after you’ve captured him, gives him a reason to want to be caught.

For safety’s sake, turnout halters should be breakaway style, which will break or release if caught on something.

No matter how you slice it, coping with herd-kept horses is risky business.

So if your horse lives as part of a herd, awareness, quick-thinking, and a confident attitude will go a long way toward keeping you safe.

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The deadline for nominating farmers and farm families for the Governor’s Agriculture Hall of Fame has been extended from Aug. 8 to Aug. 31 in order to give people more time to prepare nominations. The Governor’s Agriculture Hall of Fame honors the leaders of Maryland’s thriving agricultural community and pays tribute to those who have dedicated their lives to Maryland agriculture.

“Farmers are the solid foundation of our state and a vital part of our future.

They provide the food, fiber, and farmland from which we all benefit,” said

Governor Martin O’Malley. “I encourage all Marylanders to identify the people who have made outstanding contributions to agriculture and to nominate them to the Hall of Fame.”

Any farm family that derives its income principally from farming is eligible for the award. Since 1991, when the Hall of Fame was established, 42 farm families from 22 counties have been honored for their high standards of conduct, personal values, contributions to their community and performance, leadership, innovation, and achievement in agriculture.

Nomination forms are available from MDA or local cooperative extension offices, which serve as local nominating committee coordinators. Each local nominating committee, which is made up of the county extension educator, county farm bureau president, county fair representative, and county soil conservation district chairman, reviews a pool of candidates from its county and forwards a selection to the Governor’s Selection Committee.

Nominations from the committees are due to MDA by Aug.31, 2012, and will be reviewed by the Governor’s Se-

lection Committee. The selection committee includes the Dean of the University of Maryland’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the President of the Maryland Farm Bureau, and members of the agricultural community. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held during the Maryland Agricultural Dinner, scheduled for Feb. 7.

For a nomination form or further information, contact MDA at 410-8415770, contact your local cooperative extension office, or log onto www.mda.maryland.gov.

cent lower after adjusting for calendar composition. Estimated sales of total conventional fluid milk products decreased 0.5 percent from June 2011 and estimated sales of total organic fluid milk products fell 3.9 percent from a year earlier.

California’s September Class I milk price is $19.34 per hundredweight (cwt.) for the north and $19.61 for the south. Both are up $1.33 from August but $4.23 below September 2011. The 2012 Class I average now stands at $17.99, down from $20.64 at this time a year ago, and compares to $16.46 in 2010. The southern average is $18.26, down from $20.91 a year ago and compares to $16.74 in 2010. USDA announces the Federal order Class I base August 22.

Speaking of California, the Western United Dairymen’s (WUD) recent petition for an emergency hearing on California’s Class 4b milk pricing formula and a six-month, 50 cent per cwt. increase in the minimum price for all classes of milk has drawn responses from dairy producers and processors.

Dairy Profit Weekly reports that on August 6, WUD petitioned the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), asking for an emergency hearing on two proposals.

First is emergency price relief due to the current financial pressures on dairy producers, notably due to extremely high feed costs. WUD is requesting a six-month (October 2012 through March 2013) increase of 50 cents per cwt. on the minimum milk prices for all classes of milk.

Second they seek changes to the whey value of the 4b pricing formula.

WUD is requesting the cap of 75 cents per cwt. to be removed, proposing a scale that mirrors more closely the whey value under the Federal milk marketing order Class III milk pricing formula. Both the Class 4b and Class III milk pricing formulas are used for milk processed into cheese.

In a move to address concerns of small cheese makers, WUD proposed a dry whey exemption on the first 100,000 pounds of milk processed daily and would be only on the whey portion of the Class 4b formula.

You’ll recall that, following a May 31June 1 hearing, a CDFA panel recommended no change in the state’s 4b pricing formula whey factor. However, CDFA secretary Karen Ross gave dairy producers a small concession, increas-

ing the whey factor cap by 10 cents per cwt., effective August 1. She also announced creation of a California Dairy Future Task Force, charged with developing recommendations for structural changes to California’s dairy pricing formulas and other milk marketing regulations.

In a letter to Ross, Joe Augusto, president of the California Dairy Campaign (CDC), urged CDFA to schedule the emergency hearing, saying the previous decision failed to address the immediate needs of dairy producers.

“The decision that resulted from the 4b hearing this spring failed to restore equity to our dairy pricing system,” Augusto wrote. “California dairy producers continue to be paid significantly less than dairy producers in surrounding states. The fact that the 4b formula undervalues milk has led to a loss in revenue of more than $200,000 for the average 1,000-head dairy in our state over the last 12 months.”

“To restore equity to our dairy pricing system, our dairy producer members believe California should join the Federal milk marketing order. To address the inequity in our state dairy pricing system, we believe it is imperative that CDFA remove the cap on the whey value in the 4b formula as called for in the petition.”

“Already this year, more than 65 dairies have closed their doors due to the fact that dairy producer prices do not cover historically high production costs,” he continued. “In 2009, the worst year many can recall, 100 dairies closed their doors. If closures continue at this rapid pace, 2012 will take an even greater toll on dairy producers if action is not taken by CDFA to restore fairness and equity to our dairy pricing system.”

“Dairy producers are unable to pass on record high feed costs that have resulted from the nationwide drought so it is critical that CDFA take emergency action to raise the price of all classes of milk to prevent more dairies from closing.”

Reis Soares, Soares Dairy, Chowchilla, Calif. also wrote in support of the petition, pleading for CDFA to consider WUD’s petition for an emergency hearing stating; “I am a first-generation dairy producer and have been dairying for 28 years. Dairying in 2009 was about as devastating as I could have ever imagined until 2012. I don’t have to tell you what has happened to

our grain/feed costs, as you are fully aware of the nation’s worst drought in decades. In 2009 I borrowed on our farm in order to be able to feed our cattle. I refinanced our farm for more than what I originally paid for it just to stay in business. I guess you can say I bought our farm twice now. The equity of our farm is gone; the equity in our cattle is gone; so we have nothing left to borrow on.”

“I don’t understand how CDFA can allow this much injustice to continue,” Soares added. “The dairy producer pays for the processors’ cost of operating. The dairy producer pays the full cost of producing and hauling the milk to the processor. The processor is able to sell the finished product at a profit, yet they don’t have to share with the dairy producer.”

“I believe your conclusion in the most recent hearing decision that the industry should seek structural changes in dairy pricing to establish a more stable foundation for the future was judicious and should be followed through,” he said. “However, in the meantime, how many more dairies will be lost in California and how many more years will dairy producers have to endure instability before CDFA takes responsibility.”

To no surprise, processors disagree.

David Ahlem, Vice President, Dairy Procurement and Policy, Hilmar Cheese Company, asked CDFA to deny the petition.

“Considering another change to the 4b minimum price only weeks after the announcement of the May 31/June 1, 2012 hearing outcome will further perpetuate regulatory uncertainty in the state,” he wrote. “This constantly changing business climate will do little to encourage investment in this state at a time when capacity is exiting California and growing in other regions.

“In recent days, market prices appear to be rebounding in response to supply concerns,” Ahlem continued.

“We should let markets work. Increasing the minimum price will not increase the real value of milk. These intrusive regulatory adjustments insulate our industry from true market signals and do not create sustainable value. If we are really going to grow the value of milk over time, processors and producers must learn to respond to market signals and develop the skill set necessary to compete in the global marketplace.” Complete details are posted at www.dairyline.com.

Mielke from 21 acreage, this year’s corn crop is 13 percent smaller than last year’s, according to USDA’s monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. USDA projects farmers will abandon 9 million corn acres and harvest 10.8 billion bushels of corn, the smallest crop in six years as pointed out last week.

The drought-reduced crop leaves ending stocks at 650 million bushels, only 5.8 percent of annual demand, the smallest stocks-to-use ratio since 1995-96, according to the DDR, which warned: “End users will have to ration demand.”

The DDR’s Sarina Sharp points out in the DDR’s Daily Dairy Discussion on its website that end users will be vying for the available corn supply and “while many are calling for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive the ethanol mandate, this would have little or no effect on ethanol demand. Gasoline futures are just shy of $3 per gallon, and ethanol is trading around $2.60.

Unless that relationship changes, refiners will continue to blend ethanol.”

Sharp said ethanol producers are in a better financial position to buy the high priced corn than are livestock producers who have been suffering years of difficult finances, pointing to the large loss of equity among dairy farmers in 2009.

“They can’t borrow their way through poor margins,” Sharp said, and beef producers are in a similar situation so she expects large culling ahead and “continued contraction.”

Reporting on this week’s Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook, the DDR said “Poor margins have encouraged strong culling and declining production per cow. USDA lowered its milk yield per cow to 21,830 pounds in 2013, down from its 22,060 pound forecast in July. USDA also expects the dairy herd to average 9.11 million head in 2013, 35,000 cows lower than its July forecast, down 115,000 head versus 2012, and the smallest herd since 2005.”

2013 milk production is expected to be 198.9 billion pounds, down 1.4 percent from the July forecast and the DDR reported that, if realized, this would be the first year-over-year decline in milk production since 2009 and the largest annual decline in milk production since 2001.

Meanwhile; June fluid milk sales amounted to 4.1 billion pounds according to USDA estimates, down 0.3 percent from June 2011 and 0.8 per-

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HAGERSTOWN, MD FEEDER CATTLE: Feeder Steers: few 375600# to 120.

Feeder Heifers: 350500# 115-132; 500-600# 110-120.

Feeder Bulls: 200-300# 110-147; 400-500# 120-142; RW Face 550-750# 104115.

Beef Stock Cows: PB Angus Cow/calf 1300-1600; Bred Cows 1000-1350.

MT. AIRY NC FEEDER CATTLE: 340 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 235# 132; 295# 127-132; 325-335# 140-141; 350390# 120-138; 435# 125; 453# 148.50; 505-538# 136144; 615# 123-136; 668# 130; 735# 121.50; 865# 113; 985# 111; 1005# 100.50; S 1-2 290# 110; 325# 108; 375-395# 101-114; 400430# 101-119; 495# 104; 575# 100; 610# 106.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 300-335# 118-141; 350354# 116-142; 400-449# 111-145; 452-480# 127-142; 520-535# 123-129.50; 552580# 110-131; 600-646# 109-114; 650# 110; 705733# 98-112; S 1-2 385# 110; 595# 102; 685# 99.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 462-465# 123-133; 500539# 110.50-126.50; 555595# 112-115; 600-645# 110-120; 653-678# 114.50118.50; 710-745# 107.50113.50; 774-790# 98-105; 840# 106; 855# 106; 925# 102; S 1-2 450-490# 102114; 515-525# 105-106; 580# 108; 610-630# 100107.50.

Bred Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 1070-1120# 9901140/hd 4-6 mos bred; M&L 1-2 Middle Aged 1130# 700/hd 1-3 mos bred; 12251295# 999-1010/hd 4-6 mos bred; 980-1085# 800975/hd 7-9 mos bred.

SILER CITY, NC FEEDER CATTLE: 167 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 245# 170; 270-295# 147178; 305-345# 150-178; 378-395# 131-155; 400435# 130-138; 500-535# 125-134; 553-560# 136136.50; 600-646# 120-135; 1040# 100; S 1-2 385-390# 109-123; 420# 110; 640# 104; 740#100.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 270-275# 143-144; 310340# 125-136; 410-411# 125-134.50; 455-490# 124125; 500-546# 120-129; 556-595# 122-125; 650670# 110-118; 715# 105; 795# 105; 810# 105; 860#

94; S 1-2 350# 118; 400420# 100-113; 470# 117; 905# 89; 950# 86.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 450-490# 111-120; 505545# 100-120; 555-595# 115-125; 600-647# 110-125; 655-685# 104-107; 715# 105-108; S 1-2 410# 111; 490# 107; 590-595# 96102; 635# 94.

BLACKSTONE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 79 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 500-600# 129; M&L 2 400500# 122; 500-600# 128; 600-700# 114-122; S 1 400500# 118; 500-600# 120.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 115-131; 500600# 113; 600-700# 111; M&L 2 300-400# 132-134; 400-500# 126; 500-600# 112-114; 600-700# 108; M&L 3 300-400# 120.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 128; 500-600# 112-118; 600-700# 104; M&L 2 300-400# 138; 400500# 126-138; 500-600# 117.50.

N VA FEEDER CATTLE: 759.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 143; 300-400# 129-146; 400-500# 130-151; 500-600# 125-144; 600700# 130-139.50; 700-800# 130-136.75; 800-900#

124.50; 900-1000# 119.50124.20; 1000-1100# 125.40; M&L 2 400-500# 120-132; 500-600# 115-134; 600700# 128-135; 700-800# 127.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 300-400# 106-114; Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 130-140; 300400# 138-146; 400-500# 123-135; 500-600# 120-127; 600-700# 115-128; 700800# 116; M&L 2 400-500# 116-127; 500-600# 119-123; 600-700# 115-125.50; 700800# 105; S 1 400-500# 120.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 150-189;300400# 141-166; 400-500# 127-150; 500-600# 117-138; 600-700# 117-121; 700800# 113-117; M&L 2 300400# 135-145; 400-500# 118-125; 500-600# 124; 700-800# 104.

SW VA FEEDER CATTLE: 976 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 131-154; 300400# 131-156; 400-500# 139-159; 500-600# 121-142; 600-700# 110-133; 700800# 118-130; 800-900# 110-126; 900-1000# 113118; M&L 2 200-300# 100142; 300-400# 110-138; 400-500# 120-156; 500600# 117-144; 600-700#

120-133; 700-800# 110129.50; 800-900# 96-121; 900-1000# 106.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 96-110; 300400# 84-119; 400-500# 80110; 500-600# 72-87; 600700# 80-96; 700-800# 7285; 800-900# 72-84; 9001000# 85-89; 1100# 79-83.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 130-137; 300400# 132-144; 400-500# 120-151; 500-600# 121-135; 600-700# 110-133.50; 700800# 102-120; 800-900# 85116.25; M&L 2 200-300# 127-130; 300-400# 112-134; 400-500# 110-132; 500600# 122.50-134; 600-700# 96-120; 700-800# 92118.50; 800-900# 82114.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 117-181; 300400# 117-162; 400-500# 130-145; 500-600# 114-145; 600-700# 111-124; 700800# 105-114; 800-900# 86.50-104; 900-1000# 87100; M&L 2 200-300# 112138; 300-400# 120-159; 400-500# 110-138; 500600# 111-128; 600-700# 101-114; 700-800# 90-113.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 123-126; 500600# 120-121; M&L 2 400-

500# 116; 600-700# 118.

FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No Report HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 106.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 151-151.50; 500600# 136.50-150; 600-700# 134.50-136.50; 700-800# 124-133; M&L 2 300-400# 152; 400-500# 150; 500600# 139-147; 600-700# 130-130.50; 700-800# 123.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 138-147; 400500# 130; 500-600# 128131; 600-700# 122-124.50; M&L 2 300-400# 137; 400500# 126-129; 500-600# 120-127.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 134-138; 500600# 110-124.50; M&L 2 300-400# 134; 400-500# 136; 500-600# 123.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 858.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 159-159.50; 500600# 146; 600-700# 134.50136.25; 700-800# 129-130; M&L 2 300-400# 163; 400500# 163-164; 500-600# 147.50-149; 600-700# 136140; 700-800# 128; M&L 3 300-400# 140-153; 400500# 154.50-155; 500-600#

132.50-141; 600-700# 124126.50; 700-800# 119; S 1 300-400# 143-149; 400500# 120-134; 500-600# 126; 600-700# 115; 700800# 111.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 139; 400-500# 126-132.50; 500-600# 128.50-135.25; 600-700# 121-124.25; 700-800# 112.75-115; M&L 2 300400# 140-143; 400-500# 126-132; 500-600# 121128.25; 600-700# 120124.25; 700-800# 116.25116.50; M&L 3 300-400# 134-136; 400-500# 124.25124.75; 500-600# 121-125; 600-700# 117.50l S 1 300400# 129-140; 400-500# 124-129; 500-600# 120; 600-700# 106.50; 700-800# 98.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 152.50-159.50; 500-600# 121-135.50; 600700# 126; M&L 2 300-400# 154.50; 400-500# 141-162, mostly 146; 500-600# 115134, mostly 134; 600-700# 123; S 1 300-400# 136; 400500# 123.50-145, mostly 127; 500-600# 106-117.50.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No Report NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 123.

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Feeder Steer: M&L 1 400-500# 149-157; 500600# 139; 600-700# 132136.50; 700-800# 129; M&L 2 400-500# 155; 500-600# 134-138.50; 600-700# 131131.50; 700-800# 130.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 131; 400-500# 134-135; 500-600# 115132.50; 600-700# 115-117; 700-800# 113.50-115; M&L 2 400-500# 131-137; 500600# 118-127.50; 600-700# 115; 700-800# 107-117.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 156; 400-500# 153; 500-600# 125-133; 600-700# 115; M&L 2 500600# 126-128; 600-700# 114.50.

500-600# 121-135; 600700# 110-133.50; 700-800# 102-120; 800-900# 85116.25; M&L 2 200-300# 130; 300-400# 112-130; 400-500# 110-132; 500600# 124-134; 600-700# 96120; 700-800# 92-118.50; 800-900# 114.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 178-181; 300400# 141-159; 400-500# 130-145; 500-600# 136-145; 600-700# 111-124; 700800# 111-114; 800-900# 86.50-101; 900-1000# 8792; M&L 2 200-300# 138; 300-400# 120-138; 400500# 110-130; 500-600# 111-120; 600-700# 101-111; 700-800# 90-113.

ROCKINGHAM, VA. Feeder Holstein Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 143; 300400# 146; 400-500# 144151; L 2-3 300-400# 106114; M&L 1 200-300# 130140; 300-400# 138-146; Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 150-164; 300400# 148; 400-500# 135; 500-600# 117-128.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 391.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 150-163; 400500# 136-151; 600-700# 127.50-140; M&L 2 400500# 134-135.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 135.50-142; 400500# 120-134; 500-600# 114-124; 600-700# 116-121; 700-800# 115-116; M&L 2 300-400# 122-131; 400500# 115.50-123; 500-600# 112-127.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 125-150; 300400# 145-165; 400-500# 139-151; 500-600# 123140.50; 600-700# 120-126; M&L 2 300-400# 131-145; 400-500# 124-134; 500600# 117-128; S 1 400-500# 97.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 419.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 500-600# 135.50-143; 600700# 134-137.50; 700-800# 130-136.75; 800-900# 124.50; 900-1000# 119.50124.20; 1000-1100# 125.40; M&L 2 500-600# 118-134; 600-700# 128-135; 700800# 127.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 130-135; 500600# 124-127; 600-700# 125-128; M&L 2 400-500# 126; 500-600# 119-122; 600-700# 119-125.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 141-156; 400500# 137-150; 500-600# 120-126.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 574 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 200-300# 152; 300-400# 156; 400-500# 143-155; 500-600# 121-141; 600-700# 110-133; 700800# 118-130; 800-900# 115-126; 900-1000# 115118; M&L 2300-400# 110; 400-500# 120-145; 500600# 117-135; 600-700# 127-133; 700-800# 110129.50; 800-900# 96-114; 900-1000# 106.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 110; 300400# 84; 400-500# 84-110; 500-600# 84-110; 500-600# 82; 600-700# 87; 700-800# 85; 800-900# 79; 900-1000# 89; 1100# 83.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 130; 300-400# 134-144; 400-500# 120-151;

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 205.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 154; 300-400# 140-154; 400-500# 148-159; 500-600# 138-142; 600700# 131.50; 700-800# 123.50; 800-900# 110-119; 900-1000# 114; M&L 2 200300# 142; 300-400# 138; 400-500# 152-156; 500600# 143-144; 600-700# 120-126; 700-800# 122127.50; 800-900# 110-121.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 96; 300400# 86; 400-500# 96; 500600# 72; 600-700# 80; 700800# 72-80; 800-900# 72; 900-1000# 85.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 132-137; 300400# 132; 400-500# 124126; 500-600# 123-123.50; 600-700# 113-117; 700800# 105; 800-900# 88-100.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 142; 300-400# 150-162; 400-500# 142-144 500-600# 114-123; 600700# 112.50-123; 700-800# 105; M&L 2 200-300# 120; 300-400# 159; 400-500# 138; 500-600# 126; 600-

700# 114; 700-800# 105.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-78, hi dress 84-92; Boners 73-78, hi dress to 85; Lean 66-74; Thin & Light 65 & dn.

Bulls: few YG 1 11001200# 97-105.

Fed Steers: Hi Ch 12001325# 113-116; Sel to 110; Std. Hols. 1400# to 89.50.

Fed Heifers: Hi Ch 11251200# to 113.75; Sel 12001360# 103-110.

Dairy Replacements: M&L Springing Hfrs. 9751300; Fresh Hfrs. 10751300; Fresh Cows 9751210; Short Bred Hfrs. 825900; L Open Hfrs. 850-1010.

Calves: Hols. Bull Ret. to Farm No. 1 95-115# 115127; 88-94# 95-117; No. 2 95-122# 90-112; 80-94# 6790; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 70-110# 110-135.

Slaughter Calves: Gd 80-115# 50-60.

SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1420-1665# 75-80; 1405-1470# lo dress 68-70; Boner 80-85% lean 715-880# 80-85; 945-1360# 74-84; 1070-1255# hi dress 85-86; 925-1375# lo dress 66.50-72; Lean 85-90% lean 780# hi dress 76; 785# lo dress 44; 1255# 66; 810855# hi dress 75-79; 1075# lo dress 52.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1525# 99; 1530# lo dress 90.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 3. M 1-2 1000# middle age cows w/250# calves 1130/pr; L 1 2 1300-1350# middle age cows w/200-350# calves 1160-1260/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 55-85.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% Lean 1410-1999# 79.50-84.50; 1515-1885# hi dress 87.50-88.50; Boner 80-85% lean 855# hi dress 88; 910-1390# 75-84.50; 910-1385# hi dress 85.5089; 915-1205# lo dress 6473.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-785# 66-72.50; 695790# hi dress 81.50-89; 815-995# 65-74; 800-815# hi dress 87-88; 815-1140# lo dress 50-62.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1075-1300# 94.50-95; 1385# hi dress 102.50; 1735-1930# 92.50-97; 16052140# hi dress 100.50-

105.50.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 1. L 1-2 1300# middle age cows w/300# calves 1440/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 65-100.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 277.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200# 70-84; 1200-1600# 7484.50; HY 1200-1600# 84.50-89; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 65-76; 1200-2000# 69-80, HY 1200-2000# 80-83; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 54.5072.50; 850-1200# 59-76.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 85-103; 15002500# 85-103.50; HY 10001500# 108.50-118; 15002500# 98-108.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 11.

M&L 1, 2 yrs old 850-875# 790-870/hd.; L 1 2-4 yrs old 855-1130# 700-975/hd.; L 1 7-8 yrs old 995-1130# 10001030/hd; L 1 4-10 yrs old 1100-1200# 780-1000/hd; M&L 1, 8 yrs old 1120# 1030/hd; M&L 1, 3 yrs old 1155# 1150/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 7. L 1, 2 yrs old w/150# calf 700# 760/pr; L 1 3-8 yrs old w/125-250# calves; 8501200# 910-1420/pr; L 1, 6yrs. old w/225# calf 1000# 900/pr; M&L 1 10 yrs old w/ 260# calf 1200# 1340/pr.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 317.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 109-114.25; 1300-1500# 109.75-116; 1500# & up 107-109; Sel 23 1100-1300# 108.50; 13001500# 104; Hols. Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 98.50-104.50; 1300-1500# 98-108; Sel 2-3 1300-1500# 93.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1000-1200# 105-112.75; 1200-1300# 111.25-114.25; 1300-1500# 108-114.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6984; 1200-1600# 72-85.75, HY 1200-1600# 80.75-87; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 66-84; 1200-2000# 68-85, HY 1200-2000# 77.50-86.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 48.75-69; 850-1200# 59.50-72.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 85-94; 15002500# 86-107; HY 10001500# 107; 1500-2500# 98109.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 27.

M&L 1, few 2, 4-12 yrs. old, bred 2-8 mos. 815-1310# 750-1060/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 8. M&L 1, 5-8 yrs. old w/110250# calves 1060-1265# 950-1200/pr; M 1 calves

200-355# 1175# 10801650/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols. Bulls 70-100# 4570/hd; 100-130# 82.50-90.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 28.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 7478; 1200-1600# 73-78.50, HY 1200-1600# 79-83.50; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 64-76.50; 12002000# 70-76.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 80; 1500-2500# 84-94.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 17.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 105.50-114.25, mostly 107.50-114.25; 1300-1500# 109.50-116.25; Sel 2-3 1100-1300# 111.25.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1000-1200# 104.50108.25; 1200-1400# 105.50115.75, mostly 108.50115.75.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 75.50-86.50; 1200-1600# 70.50-80.75; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 74-66; 1200-2000# 76-85.50, HY 1200-2000# 85.50-89.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 40.50-59; 850-1200# 63-74.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 93.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 119-122.75; 1300-1500# 113-125.25; 1500-1850# 117-122.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1200-1400# 117-125; 1400-1600# 120-155.75.

HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 23.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200# 83; 1200-1600# 82-85, HY 1200-1600# 88.50; Boner 80-85% Lean 1200-1600# 78-82; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 66-77.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 HY 1000-1500# 104.50.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 200 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200# 71-82.50; 1200-1600# 7984, HY 1200-1600# 84.5088; Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200# 69-74; 12002000# 70-75, HY 12002000# 76-81.50; Lean 8590% Lean 750-850# 52-66; 850-1200# 50-68.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2

1000-1500# 85.50-98; 15002500# 88.50-95.50; HY 1000-1500# 99-105.50; 1500-2500# 96-101.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 56 Feeder Steers : M&L 2 500-600# 135; 700-800# 116.50.

Feeder Bulls: M& L 500600# 114.50-127.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% Lean 12001600# 83.25-85, HY 12001600# 85.25-88.50; Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200# 73.50-78.50; 1200-2000# 78-81, HY 1200-2000# 8385.50; Lean 85-90% Lean 750-850# 69; 850-1200# 70.50-75.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 90.50-103.50; 1500-2500# 84.75-98.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 149.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% Lean 12001600# 79, HY 1200-1600# 80.75-84.25; Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200# 66-73.25; 1200-2000# 72.50-77.50, HY 1200-2000# 77.5082.50; Lean 85-90% Lean 750-850# 48.75-58.50; 8501200# 66.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 86-94.25.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 39.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 8081.50; 1200-1600# 78-84; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 70-80; 1200-2000# 73-78, HY 1200-2000# 8585.50; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 65-66.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 85-94; 15002500# 98-98.50; HY 10001500# 107; 1500-2500# 103-109.50.

Cows w/Calves at side: 2. M 1, calves 200-355# 1175# 1080-1650/pr.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 155.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 7080.50; 1200-1600# 74.5084.50, HY 1200-1600# 8789; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 65-74; 1200-2000# 77-80, HY 1200-2000# 8183; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 65-70; 850-1200# 6072.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 93-95; 15002500# 95-102; HY 10001500# 108.50; 1500-2500# 106-108.50.

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MARKET REPORTS WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 96.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200# 79-83.50; 1200-1600# 7885.25, HY 1200-1600# 85.50-87.50; Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200# 71.5082.25; 1200-2000# 71.5082.50, HY 1200-2000# 84.25-86.50; Lean 85-90% Lean 750-850# 68.50; 8501200# 67-74.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 94-98.50; 1500-2500# 92.50-101.50; HY 1000-15003 101-102.50; 1500-2500# 102.50-106.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 23.

M&L 1, few 2, 4 yrs. old to aged bred 3-8 mos. 10401475# 920-1475/hd; M 2, few M&L 1, 4 yrs old to aged, bred 2-5 mos. 885965# 810-1075/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 3. M&L 1, 75-165# 10451335# 11751380/pr.

Heifers: 2. M&L 1 bred 36 mos. 920-930# 9201020/hd.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols. 100-130# 160; Hols Bulls 70-100# 55-70/=hd.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 85.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 72.50-84; 1200-1600# 7982; HY 1200-1600# 8788.50; Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200# 72-74.50; 12002000# 69-76.50, HY 12002000# 80; Lean 85-90% Lean 750-850# 54.50-64.50; 850-1200# 59-76.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 85-103; 15002500# 96-103.50; HY 10001500# 118; 1500-2500# 105-105.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: M&L 1, 8 yrs old 1120# 1030/hd.

L 1, 7-8 yrs old 995-1130# 1000-1030/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 1. M&L 1, 10 yrs old w/calf 260# 1200# 1340/pr; L 1 3-8 yrs old 125-150# calves 850-1200# 910-1420/pr.

32.39-37.11; 400-449# 3036.56; 450-499# 36.4342.90; 500-549# 30-42; 550# & up 38.46-43.01.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA HOGS: Barrows and Gilts: U.S. 1-3 270-300# 52.25.

HOLLINS, VA HOGS: No Report MARSHALL, VA HOGS: No Report N VA HOGS: Barrows & Gilts: US 1-3 190-210# 63; 210-230# 6081; 230-250# 61-81; 250270# 60.50-81; 270-300# 52.25-81.

Sows: US 1-2 400-500# 31.

ROCKINGHAM, VA HOGS: No Report

NC

SOWS:

300-399#

MT. AIRY SHEEP: No Report MT. AIRY GOATS: 58 Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 under 20# 27.50-37.50; 2040# 45-60; 40-60# 62.50-70; 60-80# 80; Sel 2 20-40# 4042.50.

Yearlings: Sel 1 60-80# 125; 80-100# 150.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 80-87.50.

Wethers: Sel 1 100-150# 160; Sel 2 70-100# 75.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 70100# 105; 100-150# 160.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SHEEP: No Report

S VA HOGS: No Report

FREDERICKSBURG, VA GOATS: No report

STAUNTON, VA HOGS: No Report

HOLLINS, VA SHEEP/GOATS: No report

WINCHESTER, VA HOGS: 18.

Barrows & Gilts: US 1-3 210-230# 75; 230-250# 6280.50; 250-270# 70-80; 270300# 60-75.

Sows: US 1-2 300-400# 6.

WYTHE CO, VA HOGS: No Report

LAMB & GOAT MARKET N VA SHEEP: 30.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled, Ch & Pr 80-110# 126-130; 110-125# 130-145; Spring, Wooled, Gd & Ch 1-3 60-90# 106128; Wooled Ch & Pr 3-4 130-160# 135-145.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 60; Gd 2-4 59-65; Util 1-3 63; Rams all grades 79.

S VA SHEEP: No Report HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: Ch 100-130# 110-125; 60-95# 125-160.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS Pigs & Shoats (/hd): 2030# 16-33; 30-40# 29-41; 50-70# 50-69, (/#) 100-150# 68-78; 150-200# 65-78.

Butcher Hogs: 1-3 200280# 63-66; 300-325# 5859.

Sows: 375-575# 39-43; thin 35-38.

Boars: 400-650# 12-18.

Slaughter Does: No. 1-2 50-70# 208; 100-150# 6586.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: (/hd) M Billies to 130; M Nannies 60-80; Sel 1 kids 85# 125-140; Sel 2 5065# 80-100; 70-90# 110120.

N VA GOATS: Kids No. 12 20-40# 149-160; 40-60# 170-180; 60-80# 142-160; No. 3 20-40# 100-125; 4060# 101-133; 60-80# 130; Slaughter Bucks: Sel No. 1-2 70-110# 146-160; 100150# 138.

MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No Report MARSHALL, VA GOATS: No Report ROCKINGHAM, VA GOATS: No Report ROCKINGHAM, VA SHEEP: 68 Slaughter Lambs: Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 110130# 124; Wooled Gd & few Ch 1-2 60-90# 148-154; 90110# 141-150.

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 80110# 126; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 60-90# 106128.

SILER CITY, NC GOATS: 16 Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 20-40# 52.50; 40-60# 70-75.

Yearlings: Sel 1 60-80# 100, 80-100# 120-130.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 75; Sel 2 50-70# 47.50.

Wethers: Sel 2 70-100# 50.

SILER CITY, NC SHEEP: No Report STAUNTON, VA SHEEP: No Report STAUNTON, VA GOATS: No Report TRI-STATE, VA GOATS: No Report

WINCHESTER, VA SHEEP: 104.

Slaughter Lambs: Wooled, Ch & Pr 2-3 110130# 125-130; Wooled Ch & Pr 3-4 130-160# 124-126; Wooled, Gd & few Ch 1-2 60-90# 125-135; 90-110# 125-135.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 57; Gd 2-4 65-77.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 160 Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 140; 40-60# 139-170; 6080# 136-155; Sel 3 20-40# 133-140; 40-60# 160.

Bucks: No. 1-2 150-250# 91-107.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 64100; 70-100# 70; 100-150# 69-104.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No Report WYTHE CO GOATS: No Report CASH GRAIN MARKET NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was 15 ¢ higher. Prices were 7.948.71, mostly 7.94-8.14 at the feed mills and 7.89-8.44, mostly 8.39 at the elevators.

US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 36¢ higher. Prices were 16.84 at the processors, 17.30 at the feed mills and 15.89-17.10, mostly 17.10 at the elevators. US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was 7¢ higher. Prices were 7.67-7.82, mostly 7.82 at the elevators.

Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 585/ton for 48% protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 8.32, -----, ----; Candor 8.71, -----, 8.04; Cofield 8.14, 17.30, ----; Laurinburg 8.32, -----, ----; Monroe 8.59, -----, ----; Nashville ----, -----, ----; Roaring River 8.64, -----, ---; Rose Hill 8.32, -----, ----; Selma 8.04, -----, ----; Statesville 8.44, -----, 8.56; Warsaw 8.32, -----, ----; Pantego #2 7.94, -----, ----.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ---; Clement 8.29, -----, ----; Creswell 7.89, 15.89, ----; Elizabeth City 8.04, 17.10, 7.82; Greenville ----, -----, ---; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, -----, 7.67; Norwood 8.39, 16.50, 7.69; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register 8.24, -----, ----; Warsaw

#2 8.44, -----, ----.

Soybean Processors: Fayetteville, 16.84; Raleigh, 16.84.

RUSHVILLE SEMIMONTHLY HAY AUCTION Prices/ton FOB unless otherwise noted. Delivery beyond 10 miles mostly 2.50 /mile. Hay 20 tons. No Report.

POULTRY REPORT NC BROILERS & FRYERS The market is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are mostly heavy. The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in NC is 2,663,000 head compared to 2,620,000 head last Wednesday NC EGGS: The market is lower on all sizes. Supplies are heavy. Retail demand is light. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of Grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL 163.90, L 160.97, M 98.38 & S 84.

World Dairy Expo has unveiled a new dairy cattle entry system that is now available to exhibitors wishing to make entries to this year’s show. The new program utilizes the latest online registration technology while maintaining an easy-to-use and exhibitor-friendly system. Access the online entry system and the 2012 Premium Book and all accompanying forms on the Dairy Cattle Show & Sales page at www.worlddairyexpo.com.

The new system will allow ex-

NY EGGS Prices are steady. The undertone is steady. Current supplies are light to moderate on larger sizes, moderate to heavy on M’s. Retail demand remains ligt. Market activity s moderate. Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered to store door, cents per dz. XL 158-162, L 156-160, M 110-114.

FARMERS MARKET NC STATE FARMERS MARKET Beets (25# bg) 20; Blackberries (flat) 23; Blueberries (flat) 20-22; Cabbage (50# crate) Pointed Head &

hibitors to enter their animals, purchase a tent and/or booth space and show season passes. New to the system, exhibitors will be able to refer back to their entries after making payments. Stalling requests, Youth Showmanship or Fitting Contest entries, Futurity entries and judges nominations can all be submitted using the new entry system as well.

Check-in for each breed show will be performed with the use of tablets, increasing the efficiency and accuracy of

the shows. Show management expects to see more accurate class results, generated more quickly. Late entries or substitutions will still need to be done in person at the Expo Office.

Premium Books have already been mailed to recent year’s exhibitors. New exhibitors can locate the Premium Book on the website. Exhibitors may request a printed Premium Book by contacting World Dairy Expo at 608224-6455. Paper entry forms will still be gladly accepted as in the past.

Initial entry deadline is Saturday, Sept. 1. You may use the online entry system and pay by credit card (online only) until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15. All applicable fees apply for entries made after Sept. 1.

“Market Fresh” is the theme for World Dairy Expo 2012, which will take place Tuesday, Oct. 2, through Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. For show schedule and further information, visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.

MARKET REPORTS Round 12-15; Corn, White or Yellow (4 dz crate) 13, (5 dz bg) 15; Cucumbers, Long Green (3/4 bu) 18, Pickling (3/4 bu) 20-28; Eggplant (1/2 bu) 15, (1-1/9 bu) 10-15; Okra (25# bx) 18-20; Potatoes Red or White (1 bu) 2025; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) 12-15-22; Peaches (1/2 bu) 12-15; Peas (1-1/9 bu) 1522; Peanuts (30# bg) 35; Pepper (3/4 bu) 20, (1-1/9 bu) 12-15; Field Peas 20-22 (bu); Squash, Yellow (1/2 bu) 12, (3/4 bu) 20; Zucchini (1/2 bu box) 12, (3/4 bu) 20; Tomatoes, Slicing Field (25# bx) 14-20; Tomatoes, German Johnson (25# bx) 30, Grape (12 pt flat) 15, Cherry (12 pt flat) 20, Roma (25# bx) 14-15; Watermelons 1-

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Upcoming Sales 11th Annual Fall Farm Equipment Sale Saturday, September 29th, 2012 9:00 a.m.

Farm machinery, equipment, lawn and garden, vehicles, trailers, tools, implements, something for everyone!

Marshall Feeder Cattle Assoc.

State Graded Feeder Cattle Sales Tuesday, September 11 Tuesday, September 25 at 7:30 pm

Next State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale at Culpeper Ag. Ent. Friday, October 5th at 10:30 am

3.50 (ea), (bin) 90-120.

Wholesale Dealer Price: Apples (traypack ctn 100 count) WA Red Delicious (traypack ctn) 35.75-39, WA Golden Delicious (traypack ctn) 37-47, Granny Smith WA (traypack ctn) 34-39.50, Gala WA 32-36, WA Fuji (traypack ctn) 38-41, WA Pink Lady (traypack ctn) 3841.50; Asparagus (11# ctn) 38.65-40; Bananas (40# ctn) 23-28.75; Beans, Round Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 22.9524, Pole (1-1/9 bu) 32-34; Beets (25# sack) 15.4521.15; Blueberries (flat 12 1pt cups) 22-25; Broccoli (ctn 14s) 19.50-20.15; Cabbage (50# ctn) 16.50-19.50; Cantaloupe (case 12 count) 19.95-21.25; Carrots (50# sack) 32.15-34.65; Cauliflower (ctn 12s) 18.0522.35; Cherries (16# bx) 48; Celery (ctn 30s) 28.05-29; Cilantro (ctn 30s) 18.6519.50; Oranges, CA (4/5 bu

ctn) 32.15-36.25, FL (4/5 bu ctn) 21-22; Pink Grapefruit, CA (4/5 bu ctn) 28.65-33.15; Tangelos FL (80 count bx) 25-26.95; Lemons (40# ctn) 32-37.35; Limes (40# ctn) 22-24; Oranges, CA Naval (4/5 bu ctn) 25-32.15, FL (64 count) 26.15-31.75; Tangerines (120 count) 24; Corn (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) Yellow 23.7525.75, White (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) 23.75-25.75; Cranberries (24 12 oz pkg) 24.50; Cucumbers (40# ctn) Long Green 21-23, Pickles (ctn 40#) 32-35; Eggplant (25# ctn) 14-15; Grapes, Red Seedless (18# ctn) 26-29, White Seedless 26-29, Black Seedless 26, Red Globe 29; Grapefruit (40# ctn) 37.15; Greens, Collard (bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale (ctn/bunched 24s) 10.5514.15; Turnip, Topped 11.8514.65; Honeydews (ctn 5s) 29; Kiwi (ctn 117s) 12.1513.15; Lettuce (ctn 24s) Ice-

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• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy.

Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Regular Monday schedule. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Special - Emergency Health Issues Complete Dairy Dispersal. Reg. Grade Hols. & 1 Jersey. 59 head - 47 milking age, 10 open & yearlings & 2 hfr. calves. Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy.

Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518392-3321.

• 9:30 AM: Newark Valley, NY. Large Public Auction. Farm Tractors, Combines, Grain & Gravity Wagons, Farm Machinery, Skid Steers & more. Cosignments welcome. Goodrich Auction Service, Inc., 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com or auctionzip.com • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls.

Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220

Wednesday, August 29 • Atkins, VI. A.Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com• The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 153rd Top of Vermont Invitation Dairy Sale.

150 head expected. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802626-8892 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105

Friday, August 31 • 6:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Horse Sales every other Friday. Tack at 1 pm, horses at 6 pm. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com

Monday, September 3 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S of utica & 6 miles N of New Berlin. Labor Day will be open as normal. Monthly Feeder & Fat Cow sale. Tom & Brenda Hoskings, 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY. Labor Day will be open as normal, monthly feeder and fat cow sale. Misc. & small animals. 12:30 produce, 1 PM dairy. We now sell lambs, goats, pigs & feeders immediately following dairy. Calves & cull beef app. 5-5:30 PM. Tom & Brenda Hosking, 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, September 5 • 10:00 AM: New Haven, VT. Selling 181 head Holsteins, Farm & Barn equip and feed for Paul and Suzanne Andy. Wrights Auction Service, 802334-6115

Thursday, September 6 • 1:00 PM: 10400 Gillette Rd., Alexander, NY. WNY Gas & Steam Engine Assoc. 2nd. Annual Consignment. 1st day of show Sept. 6-9. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

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

Saturday, September 8 • Jacksonville, NC. A.Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept., Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY. Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of

Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. .

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:00 AM: North Rd., (Wyben Section) Westfield, MA. Tractors & Cattle Trailer; Horse related items & Antiques Furniture Toy Trucks, Tonkas, early games & comics.

Jacquier Auctioneers, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 11:00 AM: Morrisville, NY. 30th Annual Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. 90 head. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Monday, September 10 • 1:00 PM: Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S of utica & 6 miles N of New Berlin.

Monthly Heifer Sale. 10 Registered Brown Swiss all milking age - show quality. Group of open heifers from one farm. Followed by sheep, lamb, goats, pigs & feeders. Calves & cull beef approx.

5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hoskings, 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Friday, September 14 • Albany, NY. A.Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com• 11:00 AM: Smyrna, NY. Frog Rock Farm Complete Milking herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. 55 head All AI sired Holsteins.

35 milking age with 10 fresh in the last 60 days ave. 56# day - year around herd. Per request of the farmer inspection of cattle from 2:30-5 pm Monday - Thurs. prior to sale. Owner Pete Maynard. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, September 15 • Boston, MA. A.Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Fall Consignment Auction. Farm & Construction Equipment. Heavy & Light Trucks. Consignments welcome. . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: Malone, NY. 2nd Annual Franklin Co. Auction. Seized vehicles, cars, trucks, 4 wheelers, snowmobiles, heavy equipment. H&L Auctions, Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787, cell 518-569-0460.

Edeard Legacy 518-483-7386, cell 518-8320616.

Monday, September 17 • 11:00 AM: Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S of Utica & 6 miles N of New Berlin.

Monthly sheep, lamb, goat & pig sale. Special for this week. Montgomery Co. Herd - 35 Head Dairy - 30 cows & 5 close bred heifers.Year around herd ave. 50# AI sired, AI bred. Mostly Holsteins, few crosses with 4-5 R&W Holsteins. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: 6096 NYS Rt 8, New Berlin, NY. Monthly sheep, lamb, goat & pig sale. Misc & small animals. 12:30 produce, 1 PM dairy. We now sell lambs, goats, pigs & feeders immediately following dairy. Calves & cull beef app 5-5:30 PM. Tom & Brenda Hosking, 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, September 19 • Atlanta, GA. A.Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 3:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Dairy Day Special Feeder Sale. Every Wednesday following Dairy. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com

Friday, September 21 • Parkersburg, WV. A.Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Saturday, September 22 • Scranton, PA. A.Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Scranton, PA. Complete Liquidation: Aggregate, Construction, Support Equipment, Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks & Trailers. A. Lyon & Son 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction. Farm Tractors & Machinery. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. .

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:00 AM: Fuller St, Ludlow, MA. JD Skidsteer; Tractors; Tools; Horse Drawn Mowers & Equipment, Bumper Livestock Trailer. Jacquier Auctioneers, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com

Monday, September 24 • Dallas, TX. A.Lyon & Son www.lyonauction.com

Thursday, September 27 • Charleston, SC. A.Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: Bath, NY. Steuben Co Surplus Equipment, Vehicles, & Buses Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. www.pirrunginc.com

Friday, September 28 • Chicago, Il. A.Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. General Consignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704399-6111, 704-399-9756

Saturday, September 29 • Atlantic City, NJ. A.Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Saturday, September 29 • 10:00 AM: 43 Meadowbrook Rd, Granby, CT. Complete Commercial Woodworking Shop & Antiques. Jacquier Auctioneers, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com

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1/2”, 3/4” or 1 1/2” Wide Grooves Protect Your Cows From Injuries and Slippery Concrete • Free Stalls • Holding Areas SAFE A T LA ST • Feed Lots • Pens • Stalls • Walkways

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Dairy Equipment

Dairy Equipment

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS

We Need Good Used Tanks • 100-8,000 ga. - Call Us • 1000 Gal. Mueller OH • 500 Gal. Mueller MW • 6000 Gal. Storage • 500 Gal. Mueller M • 1000 Gal. DeLaval • 3000 Gal. Storage SOLD PA • 415 Gal. Sunset • 2000 Gal. Mueller OH • 1000 Gal. Mueller M • 400 Gal. Jamesway • 2000 Gal. Mueller OH • 900 Gal. Mueller OH • 400 Gal. Majonnier SOLD PA • 800 Gal. • 2000 Gal. Mueller OE Majonnier • 300 Gal. DeLaval • 2000 Gal. Surge • 800 Gal. Majonnier • 300 Gal. Majonnier • 1600 Gal. Surge • 800 Gal. Mueller OH • 300 Gal Mueller M • 1500 Gal. Mueller OHF • 735 Gal. Sunset • 300 Gal. Sunset SOLD NY OH • 1500 Gal. • 700 Gal. Mueller OH Mueller PA • 200SOLD Gal. DeLaval • 1500 Gal. Mueller OH • 700 Gal. Mueller V • 200 Gal. Mueller RS • 700 Gal. Mueller M • 1250 Gal. Surge • 200 Gal. Sunset • 1250 Gal. Mueller OH • 600 Gal. Mueller OH • 150 Gal. Mueller RH PA • 600 Gal. Mueller M • 1250SOLD Gal. Majonnier • 600 Gal. DeLaval Rnd • 100, 180, 250 Gal. • 1250 Gal. DeLaval Milkeeper Self-Cont.

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Dogs

Dogs

WANTED DOG FOOD DEALERS for: Black Gold - Sportmix - Pro Pac - Earthborn Sportsmans Pride - Hunters Special

Call Agri Service LLC 752-2 2667 Stafford, VA 540-7

Farm Machinery For Sale

Fencing

Fresh Produce, Nursery

Generators

FARMALL 340 pulling tractor, new tires, weight brackets, $5,800/OBO; Farmall 560 pulling tractor, $6,400/OBO. 518-945-1715, 518-567-1532

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

Pumpkins, Gourds, Winter Squash, etc.

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Farm Equipment FOR SALE: 2-Gehl 970 Forage Boxes on 12 ton running gears, good condition. $3,500.00/ea 434-645-7347, 434-294-8109

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DISMANTLED MF TRACTORS FOR PARTS Large Selection Available

USED TRACTORS & EQUIP. FOR SALE We Buy Tractors For Parts

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BUSH HOG

USED EQUIPMENT Bush Hog 15’ Rotary Cutter Bush Hog 17’ Tedder Westfield 8x51 Auger Hardi 210 3pt Hitch Sprayer Sitrex 17’ Tedder MF 1835 Baler Woods 121 Rotary Cutter Woods RM660 Finish Mower Case IH 8330 Windrower White 445 Disc Chisel MF 245 Tractor White 285 Tractor Farmall 460 Tractor MF 246 Loader Case IH 8830 SP Mower Cond.

Int’l. 20x7 Grain Drill Miller Pro Forage Boxes In Stock STANLEY’S FARM SERVICE RD Box 46 Klingerstown, PA

570-648-2088 WE ALSO STOCK NEW VICON

Big Tractor Parts Steiger Tractor Specialist 1. 10-25% savings on new drive train parts 2. 50% savings on used parts 3. We buy used or damaged Steigers 4. We rebuild axles, drop boxes, transmissions with one year warranty.

US or Canada American made quality parts at big savings

CASE/IH 7130 Magnum 4x4, 18spd. power shift, 4revs, 42” rubber, $29,500; Case/IH 3394 4x4, 6spd., power shift, 20.8-38 duals, $18,500; 6500 gal. Semi-Tanker for manure, field spread or transfer w/boom, good working condition, $12,500. Must sell. 607382-7722

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NO LONGER CUTTING SILAGE 804-647-2384 (6am - 8pm)

Welsarth@Msn.com Silage and Grain dump body.

16 ft. long, 5 ft. high sides.

Hydraulic tail gate. All steel and comes with scissor hoist.

Built by Broadway Metal. $5,000.00. 540-212-1866.

USED EQUIPMENT

’08 McCormick MTX135,4x4, Cab, 900 Hrs., Pristine Cond... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000 ’08 Vermeer 5410 Round Baler, Net, 244 Bales, Exc.Cond... . . . . . . . . . . $16,900 Vermeer 605M, w/Net and Bale Ramp, Complete Rebuild (Belts, Chains, Sprockets) Wide Pickup.. . . . . . .$19,900 Fanex 833T byVicon6 Rotor Tedder, Field Ready, Pull Type.. . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 ’05 McCormick CX85 Tractor, 1,400 Hrs., w/New Loader, Cab, 4x4 Dual Remotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 Kuhn GMO 77 HD,3Pt. Disc Mower, Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 ’73 Ford 30008 Speed Manual, 1 Remote, Diesel, Good Rubber, No Rust!. . $5,500 ’09 Vermeer 555XL w/Net Wrap, Good Condition.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,900 NEW! HayMag 4 Rotor Tedders w/Hyd. Fold & Tilt, 18’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,995 Massey Ferguson 4225, 2WD, 1036 Massey Loader, Cab, Air, 2 Remotes, 1,500 Hours, Bale Spike.. . . $19,900

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5400 J.D. Self-Propelled Chopper 4WD Recent Motor; small knives, Dura Drum 4 Row Corn Head Auger Type $ Field Ready 15,000 OBO

Sunflower Richardton 8020 Dump Wagon Like new-less than 200 loads

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Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn 120 ACRES OF CORN for silage/grain. Combine available. $1,150/acre. Located near Homer,NY. 315-4962356

HAVE WET FIELDS? Have compaction issues? Low yields? Call D&D Farm Service/Agri-SC 1-888-401-4680

Pie, Jack-O-Lantern, White & Munchkin Pumpkins Acorn, Butternut, Spaghetti, Buttercup, Ambercup, Sweet Potato, Sweet Dumpling Squash

ANY SIZE LOTS AVAILABLE From Bushels to Tractor Trailer Loads

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Bins & Dryers NEW AND USED Grain Dryers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytime toll free 1-877-422-0927

For Rent or Lease Fruit Processing Equipment

MODERN DAIRY FACILITIES for lease. 250 Cows, in Virginia freestalls, tack barn, computer system, will provide silage and waste removal.

540-391-2058

FOR SALE: Heavy Duty Apple Hand Parer/Slicer Combination. 15 to 20 apples per minute with 2 operators. $995.

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FOR SALE: Quality first & second cut big & small square bales. Delivered. 315-264-3900

Giorgi Mushroom Company, located in Berks County now buying the following materials:

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All bale sizes and types, including ROUND BALES, accepted.

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2012 Contracts Now Available Contacts: Allen Hollenbach 610-929-5753 ahollenbach@giorgimush.com Kevin Eickhoff 610-926-8811 ext. 5216 keickhoff@giorgimush.com Michele Fisher 610-926-8811 ext. 5189 mfisher@giorgimush.com

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South East Precast Concrete, LLC Feed Bunks, Water Troughs, Mineral Feeders, Cattle Guards, Silo Sides, Bunker Sides Dealer for: Giant Rubber Water Tanks and Best Livestock Equipment

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Real Estate For Sale

YARD SIGNS: 16x24 full color with stakes, double sided.

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ORGANIC DAIRY FARM/ CREAMERY, 318 acres. 8 miles from Cooperstown,NY. Two 3 bedroom homes, 100 cow freestall, Double 6 milking parlor. Many outbuilding for young stock, hay & equipment. New cheese room, aging facility & solar electric system. 200 acres fenced for grazing. $998,500. 607-2869362

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UPSTATE NY DAIRY FARM FOR SALE. 170 acres, 2 houses, 3 silos, multiple garages/storage buildings, 50 cow barn. In-ground swimming pool, 1,000 ft grass runway w/ hangar. Meticulously maintained. 315-837-4458. http://parkhurstfarmandfly.tum blr.com/

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HIGH PROFILE NE DAIRY FARM seeks self-motivated individual to work with award-winning cows and heifers. Experience in milking, feeding, treating and record-keeping required. AI training and/or CDL would be a plus. Must understand cleanliness, organization, communication and team work. Housing & benefits provided. Salary based on experience. Email resume with references to terri@arethusafarm.com or fax 860-567-2426.

CANVAS PRINTS: All sizes.

Mounted or Unmounted. Just bring in or send us your photo at Lee Publications. Call 518673-0101 bsnyder@leepub.com

’07 CHEVROLET 2500, 4x4, gas, AT, new Cannonball hay bed, $18,500; 2000 Ford F3509, extra cab, 4x4, 7.3 diesel, 6spd., new Cannonball hay bed, $18,500; 2006 Ford F350, extra cab, 4x4, 6spd., diesel 6.0, new Cannonball hay dump bed, $22,500; 2006 Ford F250, extra cab, AT, 4x4, new Butler hay bed, $18,500; 2001 Dodge 2500, extra cab, diesel, AT, new Butler hay bed, $15,500; 2001 Ford F250, 4x4, gas, AT, new Cannonball spike bed, $9,500.

Bonny View Farms, Raphine, Virginia 540-460-3535

WEDDING INVITATIONS printed and designed by Lee Publications: 100 (4.5x6) Invitations including envelopes with 100 RSVP postcards.

Only $150.00 +tax. We can also do smaller and larger amounts. Call for pricing and designs 518-673-0101, or bsnyder@leepub.com Also Save the Dates • Shower Invitations • Baby Announcements and more.

1991 FORD L9000 dump truck, Cat 315 motor and 8LL transmission, 16ft box, call for more info. $12,500 or bo. Call 585-721-1680

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Pre Cut Rye Straw

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REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR Jake Stoltzfus 649 South Ramona Rd. Myerstown, PA 17067

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SOLLENBERGER SILOS, LLC, 5778 Sunset Pike, Chambersburg, PA 17201. Poured Concrete silos since 1908, Manure Storage and Precast Products. For Information: Ken Mansfield 717-503-8909 www.sollenbergersilos.com “1908-2008” Celebrating 100 Years

NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS: John Deere 10,20,30,40 series tractors.

Allis Chalmers, all models.

Large inventory! We ship.

Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

1998 Mack MR688S, excellent Silage truck 16K Front Axle, 52K Rear Axle. Mack 250HP Engine w/Allison HT740 Automatic. 190 in.

Wheelbase & 220 in. of useable frame. 23,700 miles & 3,040 Hrs. Tires are 60% & 12Rx20. Brakes are 80-90% Solid cab, runs and drives ex c e l l e n t , m e c h a n i c a l engine and transmission.

Truck is geared low, top speed of 50mph. Unit also has working front pump PTO, which has been unhooked. $5,000. 315-6899588

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Tractor Parts

ATV Trails, Springs Deer, Turkey, Grouse Adjoins National Forest

$90,000 Several Purchase Options Available. Call

540-255-9112 Roofing

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

Roofing

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Full line Pole Building material. ~ Lumber - Trusses - Plywood.

www.abmartin.net • Email: sales@abmartin.net

‘07 CHEVROLET 2500 4X4, Gas, AT, NEW - Regular Cannonball Hay Bed

$18,500 Cannonball & Butler Bale Beds Sold & Installed

Bonny View Farms - 540-460-3535

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AUG 23 - SEPT 3 Maryland State Fair State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD. AUG 28 Grain Marketing Meeting Higgy’s Restaurant, 5306 Church Hill Rd., Church Hill, MD. 6:30 am.

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board to Meet Maryland Department of Agriculture headquarters, 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy., Annapolis, MD. 9 am. The agenda will consist of general board business.

The Foundation is anticipating a closed meeting at the conclusion of its open meeting.

Contact MALPF Office, 410841-5860.

SEP 6 KNLA’s 13th Annual Summer Outing Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest, Clermont, KY. On Internet at www.KNLA.org Precondition Cattle Sale Stanley County Livestock Market, 13215 Indian Mound Rd., Norwood, NC. 7 am - 3 pm cattle arrive. Sale at 7 pm. Contact Marcus Harward, 704-474-7681.

SEP 6-9 Gas & Steam Engine Assoc. Rally 10400 Gillate Rd., Alexander, NY. Antique Tractors, Steam Engines, Log Sawing, Gas Engines, Treshing, Working Models, Woodworking, Tractor Pulls, Flea Market, Parades. Live music and daily tractor pulls each day.Delicious dinners offered each day. On Internet at www.alexandersteamshow.c om SEP 8 The Fall Maryland Poultry Swap & Farmer’s Market Green Hill Farm, 5329 Mondell Rd., Sharpsburg, MD. 8 am - 2 pm. Contact Erin, 2 4 0 - 3 2 9 - 6 7 3 2 .

On Internet at www.MD poultryswap.blogspot.com

SEP 13-16 VA State 4-H Horse and Pony Championship Virginia Horse Center. Lexington, VA. Contact Celeste Crisman, 540-231-9162 or e-mail ccrisman@vt.edu.

SEP 15-20 The 49th All American Dairy Show Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA. Featuring 23 shows in six days, including four full days dedicated to youth shows and more than 2,400 animals shown by nearly 1,000 exhibitors from across the nation. Call 717787-2905. On Internet at www.allamerican.state.pa.us SEP 18 Robeson Co. Area Beekeepers Assoc.

Monthly Meeting O.P. Owens Ag. Center, 455 Canton Rd., Lumberton, NC. 6:30 pm meal, 7 pm educational meeting. Contact Nelson Brownlee, 910-6713276.

SEP 20 Luzerne County Sustainable Landscapes Bus Tour Kirby Park, Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Visit six sites that showcase natural stormwater management, green buildings, sustainable

agriculture and more. 7:30 am - 4:30 pm.. Contact Jessica Sprajcar, 717 798 2409 or e-mail jsprajcar@pa.gov.

On Internet at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.u s/conservationscience/ sustainablelands/ conferences/index.htm Pesticide Recertification Class, Private Category V&X O.P. Owens Ag. Center, 455 Canton Rd., Lumberton, NC. Commercial class TBA. Contact Mac Malloy, 910-6713276.

OCT 2 Building a Strong Management Team Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 1 pm. Dr. Bernard Erven will outline the three critical steps in forming an effective management team. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com OCT 2-3 “Come Home to Kansas” 2012 National Angus Conference and Tour Doubletree Hotel-Airport, Wichita, KS. Call 816-383-5100 or sstannard@angus.org.

OCT 3 Avoiding Drug Residues in the Dairy Industry Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 11 am. Dr. Geof Smith will discuss these critical points and give an overview of how drug residue testing in milk and meat is implemented in the US. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1).

On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com Building US Agricultural Exports: One BRIC at a Time Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 1 pm. Brazil, Russia, India and China, also known as BRIC, have huge buying power, Jason Henderson will discuss this growing market and how it will affect agricultural exports and global food production. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com OCT 3-7 10th Semi-Annual Beef Tour We will be traveling by bus to Ohio. Stops will include commercial and registered cow/calf operations, farmer feeders, and backgrounding

operations. Tentative plans also include The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. There will be several pick up points across NY. Contact Dr. Michael Baker, 607-2555923 or e-mail mjb28@cornell.edu.

OCT 4 How Many Replacement Heifers Does Your Dairy Need Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 1 pm. Dr. John Currin will discuss how to manage your replacement herd in terms of size and quality. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com Planning for Change: Transitioning the Family Farm Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 11 am. Elizabeth Rumley will discuss how to make the transition while keeping the farm financially viable for all parties involved. She will also outline ideas on creating a structured plan for making a smoother transition to the next generation. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com

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An interested shopper takes this KRONE rotary tedder rake for a test drive.

These young men take a look at the Cummings and Despite the hot dry weather in many parts of the U.S., this test plot in Happy Valley has done an excellent A log splitter from Hud-Son might be just the tool these woodcutters Bricker, Inc. exhibit at the end of West 6th Street. job of maturing during the summer months. need.

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ValMetal's V-Mix 700 is a TMR mixer that can handle large round and square bales with ease.

The CLAAS lineup of equipment was impressive, as always!

This Massey Ferguson 8660 had farmers talking.

At an afternoon bale-wrapping field demonstration, the Anderson NWX-660 is put through its paces. The self-propelled bale wrapper is able to wrap bales of different sizes and keep on going.

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Scenes from Ag Progress Days Aug. 14-16 ~ Rock Springs, PA

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