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Smith family hosts Holstein Association for tour of Edgewood Farm ~ Page 2 “I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.” Psalm 138:2

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Family hosts Holstein Association for tour of farm

by Jon M. Casey For the five busloads of Holstein Association members who gathered on Edgewood Farm’s front lawn, it was a rare opportunity to spend time with a family that has been dairy farming at this location since 1954.

According to Walter Smith, this is the first time that the family has hosted an event of this kind, as they do not participate in showing their cattle or hosting tour groups to their operation as a regular practice. He did say however, that they occasionally host smaller local groups of school students from time to time, so the recent gathering at their Beaverdam, VA, farm, was something new and excitingly different.

In a welcoming introduction to the group from Doug Harris of Select Sires, Harris told the crowd that the Smith’s currently farm about 1,000 acres of land, and they have been busy baling hay and straw in addition to preparing for this event.

Walter Smith agreed. “We have baled about 25,000 bales of hay this spring and about 75,000 bales of straw. We have been extremely busy preparing for this event while we have been doing that as well.”

Meanwhile, Walter’s wife, Lisa, was expecting their third child.

Edgewood Farm enjoys a historic past According to a history provided by the Smith family, “The farm is located on land that was deeded by King George I to Thomas Nelson of Yorktown. When Nelson’s daughter, Mary, married Edwin Berkeley, he received 5,000 acres of land as a dowry. When Edwin died, his son, Nelson Berkley, inherited the land. Nelson and his wife had 12 children and the fifth child, Carter Berkeley, built Edgewood. Carter was sent to school in Scotland in1790 at the age of 20.

In 1793, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a med-

ical degree. When he returned to America, Carter married Catherine Carter of Shirley Plantation married on May 7, 1796. Edgewood was built in 1796 by Dr. Berkeley for Catherine. For over 40 years, they resided there where he practiced medicine with great distinction. Dr. Berkeley’s office still stands in one corner of the yard.”

“In 1886, the property passed to Mary E. Noland, a great-niece of Dr. Berkeley. Her descendants lived at Edgewood until it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Churchill Spencer in 1939, the parents of Mrs. Robert G. Smith, Garnett’s grandmother.

Today, Edgewood is owned by her son R. Garnett Smith Jr. and his wife Debbie.”

Walter went on to say that the closed, Registered Holstein herd, consists of 28 “Excellent” cows and 49 “Very Good” cows. The entire herd of 94 cows averaged 82.1 pounds of milk on the most recent text, and the somatic cell count stays below 150,000 regularly. Additionally, the herd Breed Age Average (BAA) is 110 percent.

He recounted a story from their family history, remembering a time when his grandfather was questioning the wisdom of Garnett’s choice of bulls when Garnett decided to breed the then unproven Elevation bull, with one of the family’s cows.

“What were you thinking?” Robert G. Smith was said to have asked his son Garnett. The outcome was apparent. The results were a winner.

Garnett’s choice was an early example of his ability to watch for strengths and weaknesses in the herd’s breeding program. Over the years, Garnett Smith and his family have been able to build one of the finest quality herds in Virginia. For more information on Edgewood Farm cattle, contact them at 804-928-9150 or online at Edgewoodfarm.smith@gmail.com.

The Smith family welcomes visitors to Edgewood Farm. Shown left to right: Walter, Garnett (partially hidden), Garnett’s wife Debbie, Madisyn, Kensley, Walter’s wife Lisa, and Walter’s sister Emion.

Photos by Jon M. Casey

Edgewood was built in 1796 by Dr. Carter Berkeley for his wife Catherine. Together, they lived there for more than 40 years where he practiced medicine with great distinction. The farm has been in the Smith family since 1939. The current dairy operation was established in 1954.

Visitors talked with Marty Harris of Select Sires about cattle genetics.

The view from the yard provides a tranquil scene.

Part 2: Ruedinger Farms’ business plan and team approach to risk management

by Sally Colby Wisconsin dairy producer John Ruedinger knew he had to make some changes to remain profitable.

Some changes were for cow comfort, others were to optimize employee management, and the most drastic, and the key to his success, was how he managed risk.

Ruedinger made several changes to cow stalls before he was satisfied that his animals were comfortable.

“We took concrete out, added mattresses and sand, and within a week we were up 4 pounds of milk on the same cows,” he said. “Then we took the brisket boards out and picked up another 2 pounds.” He says that although sand bedding was harder on equipment, it improved cow comfort and cut cull rates. Ruedinger also made changes in employee management. “We found that we need to fit the right person for the right job,” he said. “Some people work better feeding calves than pushing cows.

We work with the individual employee to get him where he needs to be.”

And although Ruedinger Farms hires people for specific positions, each employee is cross-trained in other areas of the farm operation.

In addition to hiring employees who are willing to work with man-

agement, Ruedinger says it’s important to hire and work closely with consultants that fit the individual needs of the farm because, as he says, “You can’t be a one-all, do-all in your business.” Ruedinger’s entire team meets twice a year. He also holds monthly meetings with the herd manager, nutritionist and financial consultant to track and make sure balance sheets are correct and that he’s moving forward with the plan.

But the most important changes Ruedinger made were in marketing and risk management. “Developing a plan for your business sets you up for good marketing,” he said. “You need to know where you are, implement the strategy you’ve put in place, and sometimes tweak it along the way.” Ruedinger uses risk management strategy that involves maximizing the separation between average price and price received — a plan that manages the volatility within the dairy operation. “You build on solid average prices in a marketing program,” said Ruedinger. “You can’t pick the highs and the lows. If you do, you’re going to get burned. It’s all about protecting the bottom line from the risk of low prices. Position yourself to capitalize on higher

prices and position yourself to minimize the lower. You have to go for the middle ground to manage the margin between the milk price and the input cost.”

Ruedinger says that he started thinking more about risk management during one of the expansion phases of his dairy. “I was doing field work, and I though that I should do more with a pencil than with my back,” he said. “The year I started on my own, we made $30,000. That allowed me to pay someone to feed my cows.” Ruedinger realized that he might be able to reduce risk even more through careful risk management. He tried several firms and advisors, and settled with Stewart Peterson in 2003.

Mark Ludtke, of Stewart Peterson, says that the goal of strategic marketing is use a systematic approach to take the emotion out of the marketing process. Ludtke tracks the current market and estimates what will happen when the market goes up or down. After the team comes up with customized recommendations for the farm, Ludtke makes sure those strategies are implemented.

“We know we can get to all the ‘tops’ of the market place,” said Ludtke.

“Our job is to keep the producer out

Applications for National DHIA scholarship available online

State FFA elects officers at Raleigh convention RALEIGH, NC — Four FFA members were elected state officers at the 2011-12 State FFA Convention held at the Raleigh Convention Center June 21-23.

New officers are President John Stewart of Knightdale; Vice President Caroline Tart of Goldsboro; Vice President Beverly Hampton of Mount Ulla; Vice President Katie Cauthen of Mount Pleasant; Vice President Hannah Russell of Asheboro; and Vice President Alyssa Ramsey of Marshall.

More than 2,500 youths from across North Carolina participated in the 83rd North Carolina State FFA Convention that included community service projects, the awarding of 368 state degrees, $25,000 in scholarships, numerous awards, competitions, talent shows and the election of the new state FFA officer team.

The theme of this year’s convention was “Infinite Potential.” Members were encouraged to tap into their own infinite potential and to “envision, discover and achieve” while in Raleigh.

Wednesday morning, students volunteered at the North Raleigh Ministries Thrift Store and the Salvation Army.

“Volunteering in the Raleigh area is a great way for FFA members to put into practice values that they learn during their North Carolina FFA membership,” said Jason Davis, state FFA coordinator. “While the overall goal of FFA is to explore future agri-

of the troughs.” Ludtke says that some of the barriers to marketing include bad experience, fear, the risk vs. reward factor, trusting someone else to manage the program, and knowledge of how the market works.

However, he emphasizes that breaking barriers comes from investing time, along with good communication with the rest of the farm team.

Ruedinger says that hedging line of credit is where working with the dairy team is critical. “How many dollars do you need? It depends on your risk appetite,” he said. “What’s the size of your dairy? You need to have a lender you can talk to.” The bank obtains the loan (the hedging account agreement) with the producer and the brokerage firm, and specifies when the bank can draw money from the client. Ruedinger says that the account must be balanced at the end of the day, every day.

“You get out of it what you put into it,” he said. “It takes time to learn. I have to rely on the team. It’s what has allowed me to take my dairy to the next level.”

Part 3 will discuss more about Ruedinger Farms’ strategic marketing plan and the budget process.

State FFA officers elected recently are, from left, Beverly Hampton, Hannah Russell, John Stewart, Allyssa Ramsey (front), Caroline Tart and Katie Cauthen.

Photo courtesy of Jason Davis cultural career opportunities, student and life success is the primary mission.”

The North Carolina FFA is a youth organization of more than 15,550 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.

With 217 local chapters across the state, FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

Visit www.ncffa.org for more information.

FFA is a dynamic youth organiza-

tion within agricultural education that changes lives and prepares students for premier leadership, personal growth and career success. FFA was created in 1928 as the Future Farmers of America; the name was changed in 1988 to the National FFA Organization to represent the growing diversity of agriculture. Today, nearly one half-million student members across the United States are engaged in a wide range of agricultural education activities, leading to more than 300 career opportunities in the agricultural science, food, fiber and natural resources industries.

National Dairy Herd Information Association (NDHIA) is offering $750 scholarships to full-time incoming and continuing students at technical and two-year and four-year colleges/universities. To be eligible for a National DHIA scholarship, the applicant must be a family member or employee of a herd on DHI test, a family member of a DHI employee, or an employee of a DHI affiliate. The DHI affiliate for the herd or affiliate employee must be a member of National DHIA (includes Dairy One Cooperative Inc., Lancaster DHIA, Vermont DHIA and other National DHIA members.).

Judges will evaluate applicants based on scholastic achievements, leadership, community activities and work experience, experience and knowledge of DHIA, and response to questions on the application.

Applications are due Oct. 15.

Recipients will be announced at the 2012 National DHIA annual meeting.

To apply for a National DHIA scholarship, log on to: www.dhia.org and download and complete the electronic application form. For more information, contact Barb Roth, National DHIA scholarship committee chair, at roth250@ix.netcom.com, or 616-8977435; or JoDee Sattler, National DHIA communications and events manager, 608-848-6455, ext. 112; or jdsattler@dhia.org.

National DHIA will award approximately 20 $750 scholarships.

Generous contributions from National DHIA members, friends and supporters help fund these scholarships.

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Protecting dairy profitability through risk management

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Champions selected at All-American Angus Breeders’ show Angus youth led 119 entries at the 2011 All-American Angus Breeders’ Futurity Junior Show, June 18 in Louisville, KY. Quintin Smith, Lebanon, TN, evaluated 73 owned females, 27 bred-and-owned females, 11 bred-and-owned bulls, seven owned cow-calf pairs, and one bred-and-owned cow-calf pair before choosing the winners.

Top Line Lady 9111 was named supreme champion and grand champion owned female. Morgan Kramer, Farina, Ill., owns the September 2009 daughter of S A V Bismarck 5682. She first won senior champion.

Kaitlyn Clarke, West Chester, Ohio, led the reserve grand champion female after winning reserve senior champion. Champion Hill Peg 7350 is a September 2009 daughter of S A V Bismarck 5682.

Boyd Abigale 0001 won grand champion bred-and-owned champion female. Blake Boyd, Mayslick, KY. owns the January 2010 daughter of S A V Pioneer 7301 that first won early junior champion.

Shelby Stabler, Gaithersburg, MD, led the reserve grand champion bred-and-owned champion female.

Pleasant Valley Elsa 1001 is a February 2010 daughter of Connealy Final Product. She first claimed

reserve early junior champion.

SH Superman 0159 earned grand champion bred-and-owned bull honors. Sterling Reichenbach, Bath, MI, owns the March 2010 son of Leachman Saugahatchee 3000C. He first won junior champion.

Ewing Justified was selected as the reserve grand champion bred-andowned bull.

Jennifer Ewing, Rushville, IL, owns the August 2010 son of PVF Alliance 960. He first won intermediate champion.

Kelby Burks, Park City, KY, owns the grand champion owned cow-calf pair. Grandview CMR 5289 Lady 8515 is a December 2008 daughter of S A V Masterpiece 5289. A December 2010 heifer calf sired by Burks 8515 Lady 454X completed the pair.

Reese Johnson, Slaughters, KY, led the reserve grand champion owned cow-calf pair.

Champion Hill Georgina 7225 is a May 2009 daughter of S A V Bismarck 5682. Her calf is a March 2011 heifer sired by S A V Iron Mountain 8006.

Bando Royal lady won grand champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair. Jessica Taliaferro, Effingham, KS, led the December 2007 daughter of H S A F Bando 1961. Her January 2011 bull calf sired by S A V Pioneer 7301 completes the winning pair.

Cover photo by Jon M.Casey Visitors emerge from the barn on Edgewood Farm their way to lunch during a Holstein Association tour of the Smith family’s enterprise.

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Pleasant Valley Elsa 1001 won reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female at the 2011 All-American Angus Breeders' Futurity Junior Show, June 18 in Louisville, KY. Shelby Stabler, Gaithersburg, MD, owns the February 2010 daughter of Connealy Final Product. She first won reserve early junior champion. Quintin Smith, Lebanon, Tenn., evaluated the 119 entries.

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As Corn Congress approaches, Johnson looks to activism With Corn Congress fast approaching, corn farmers across the country are turning their attention to Washington, where delegates from their home states will convene to determine the policies and leadership that will guide the National Corn Growers Association into fiscal year 2012.

Recently, Off the Cob spoke with NCGA First Vice President-Elect Pam Johnson about her recent election to the post, the vice presidential ratification vote that will occur during Corn Congress, and her views on leadership.

Selected June 15 by the Corn Board to serve as NCGA First Vice President in 2012, Johnson will take office on Oct. 1. Johnson brings to the position the insight gained through many years of service both at the national level, as a current Corn Board member and past chair of the Research and Business Development Action Team. In her home state, she is a director of the Iowa Corn Growers Association and a past chair of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board.

“I am honored to be selected as the first vice president-elect and to be the first woman elected to this position,” said Johnson. “I am excited to continue my service advocating for corn growers and working with this great team. I look forward to continuing the work that we have done in the past and building upon it to meet the challenges and find the opportunities that are a part of our collective future.”

Johnson addressed the importance of Corn Congress in policy development noting that process the delegates will follow yields effective results for farmers due to its grassroots approach.

“Corn Congress is great in that it allows all of us from diverse locations and schools of thought to come togeth-

er and work on behalf of the people who grow corn,” said Johnson. “Through my 10 years of involvement, I have watched the process as policy comes bubbling up through the grassroots. Here, the delegates can discuss and fine-tune the ideas brought to them and develop the policies implemented both in Washington and throughout the country.”

Having seen the importance of cooperation, she noted that Corn Congress is also important as it helps leadership work together to develop sound policies and speak with a unified voice. In the current political and economic environment, the ability to magnify our collective voice takes on a special importance as it increases the effectiveness of efforts to maintain and create opportunities for growers.

“During Corn Congress, we are able to determine and prioritize exactly what corn growers need from policy,” said Johnson. “Today, this is particularly important as we look at the current situation with the federal budget. We will really have to hone in on what corn growers need to participate in a vibrant industry in the future and supply a world with a growing demand for food and energy.”

Johnson looks forward to helping lead NCGA into this future.

“I am motivated to serve because it is some of the most rewarding work that I have ever done,” said Johnson. “I have seen how when corn growers come together we can make a real difference.

When we work together and speak with one voice, we can accomplish so much more than I as a farmer could do by myself.”

Source: NCGA News of the Day, Thursday, July 7

The Moo News

Newsletter of Penn Dutch Cow Care

by Hubert J. Karreman Hi Folks, The past two weeks I attended two significant events which have provided me with very enriching life experience. The first was the 10th International Herb Symposium (IHS) near Boston. The second was Horse Progress Days close to home here in Lancaster County.

The IHS workshops were mainly geared to human herb use and spanned the spectrum: from “looking at plants with new eyes,” spiritual agriculture, growing herbs, making herbal medicines to medicinal plant chemistry. This was the first year that the IHS had veterinary workshops.

Since I am pretty much maxed out about medicinal plant chemistry, I decided to attend workshops on looking at plants in new ways. This means observing the shape, texture, structure, feel, taste, and the feeling you get by simply looking at a plant: its leaves, branches, buds, flowers and seeds. It doesn’t mean only remembering what is a plant is good for right away. It is to see a plant as it exists simply as itself.

By taking a small bit of the leaf, no more than half the size of your pinky finger nail, and placing it between your two upper and lower front teeth and slowly chewing it there for a couple minutes, we can get a sense whether it

is being a cooling, bitter, sweet, salty, sour and/or mucilaginous (succulent) type plant. It is from these qualities that we can get a true feel for how the plant could act therapeutically — all without even knowing the name of the plant. By only sampling a tiny piece of leaf, even potentially toxic plants can be sampled safely (a slight constricting sensation begins to be noticed in your throat if a plant is toxic).

The keynote speaker, world famous mushroom researcher and grower, Paul Stamets, spoke on the role of mushroom mycelium (the vast underground runners of the mushrooms) in the environment and in human health.

It is clear to me that mushroom mycelia are a subtle yet major component in living systems. It is due to mushroom mycelia that plants can be drought or heat resistant. They also are very potent medicines against small pox, avian flu and cancer. I believe that mushroom mycelia have been a major missing factor in agricultural soils, plants and animals — including organic soils. Keep your eyes and ears open about mushroom mycelia into the future.

A workshop on spiritual agriculture was essentially about Biodynamic

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DHI & DAIRY SECTION

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UNITED DHI VIRGINIA TOTALS

Herds Ranked by Daily Milk Lbs Compiled by: DRMS, Raleigh The United Federation DHIA's, Va Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 552-2541

JUNE

TEST DAY AVG (COW) OWNER

CRESTHAVEN FARMS LEWIS A LAMB SONS INC CLAUDIA PAULSON ROBERT D STOOTS ROHRER BROTHERS LUKE & ROBERTA HEATWOLE HEATWOLE FAMILY DAIRY RANDALL INMAN AMEVA FARM INC CUB RUN DAIRY HOME PLACE DAIRY INC R.JEFFERSON GARY W MCDONALD WALKUP HOLSTEINS HILLSIDE FARM INC. E H SPURLIN & SONS STEVE AND MARY MCCROSKEY MEL-PAULA HOLSTEIN'S RIDGE VIEW DAIRY LLC BRANDON BEERY HOMESTEAD DAIRY RICHLANDS DAIRY FARM INC WHISPERING OAKS FARM DONALD BOWMAN EARLY DAWN DAIRY J & B FARMS INC. JIM ELGIN DAVID HOOLEY ASHLAND FARMS CHAD & REBECCA MCMURRAY HAMMOCK DAIRY INC. C H BEAM & SON WILLOW BEND DAIRY MT AIRY DAIRY FARM LLC BURKDALE FARM STEVE RAINEY LONG-ACRE FARM RIVERBEND DAIRY FARM WHITAKER FARM INC. BARNY BAY DAIRY INC BACK RUN DAIRY JOHN O HARDESTY & SON JORDAN ROHRER ROBERT RUTROUGH MONTA VISTA, INC. FRANKLIN CLEAR VIEW DAIRY CLIFFORD BOWMAN RED-VALE DAIRY ALFRED STEPHENS BRYAN A ODHAM LAKESIDE DAIRY FARM INC. GARY RUSSELL RICHARD L SHOWALTER DOUGLAS & MELISSA HARRISON ROLLING HILLS DAIRY STAN AND WES SHOWALTER CAVE VIEW FARMS INC COOL LAWN HOLSTEINS WOLF RIDGE HOLSTEINS NATHAN HORST SHOMO FARMS INC HARMAN BECKNER MOUNTAIN MEADOWS DAIRY LLC. LAIRD FARM HIDDEN HOLLOW DAIRY LLC M.D.& LEE SIMMONS STONEYBROOK DAIRY CARTER S ELLIOTT JR JAMES AND LAVAUN JANNEY RAYMOND L BURKHOLDER

TOWN (3X)

GALAX, VA (3X) ROCHELLE, VA (3X) PORT REPUBLIC, VA (3X) MAX MEADOWS, VA DAYTON, VA MT. CRAWFORD, VA HARRISONBURG, VA (3X) MT. CRAWFORD, VA (3X) AMELIA, VA MC GAHEYSVILLE, VA (3X) DAYTON, VA (3X) CHATHAM, VA (3X) STEPHENS CITY, VA HARRISONBURG, VA DUBLIN, VA GALAX, VA MENDOTA, VA (3X) ROANOKE, VA QUICKSBURG, VA (3X) MT. CRAWFORD, VA (3X) BRIDGEWATER, VA BLACKSTONE, VA (3X) ROCKY MOUNT, VA ROCKY MOUNT, VA CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA MAX MEADOWS, VA CULPEPER, VA (3X) AMELIA, VA (3X) CULPEPER, VA HARRISONBURG, VA (3X) CHATHAM, VA (3X) MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA BRIDGEWATER, VA MT JACKSON, VA HARRISONBURG, VA DILLWYN, VA (3X) MT JACKSON, VA ROCKY MOUNT, VA AMELIA CT HSE, VA ROCKY MOUNT, VA ROCKY MOUNT, VA BERRYVILLE, VA GROTTOES, VA (3X) ROCKY MOUNT, VA HARRISONBURG, VA ROCKY MOUNT, VA CALLAWAY, VA BOONES MILL, VA WYTHEVILLE, VA MARION, VA MINERAL, VA WOODLAWN, VA DAYTON, VA BROADWAY, VA ROCKY MOUNT, VA BRIDGEWATER, VA WEYERS CAVE, VA REMINGTON, VA (3X) BRIDGEWATER, VA (3X) WEYERS CAVE, VA KEEZLETOWN, VA WIRTZ, VA MEADOWS OF DAN, VA (3X) KEEZLETOWN, VA MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA MOUNT SOLON, VA WIRTZ, VA RUSTBURG, VA (3X) STAUNTON, VA DAYTON, VA ROBERT P WHITMAN-WHITMAN FARM PULASKI, VA KENDRA & JULIA HORST HARRISONBURG, VA GRANDVIEW HOLSTEINS,INC CHATHAM, VA SLATE HILL FARMS, LLC HARRISONBURG, VA STEVEN KOOGLER BRIDGEWATER, VA BELAIR DAIRY, LLC CULPEPER, VA CHARLES F MOYER AND SONS AMELIA, VA RHODES DRIVER DAIRY DAYTON, VA LEWIS E WENGER DAYTON, VA CHERRY GROVE FARM INC FAIRFIELD, VA ELBE FARM, LLC LINVILLE, VA CARLTON W BRUBAKER BOONES MILL, VA (3X) NORMAN BOOTH SPOUT SPRING, VA CONNER DAIRY FARM INC FLOYD, VA

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ANNUAL AVERAGES

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

1 100.2 2 90.2 3 86.6 4 86.1 5 85.1 6 84.3 7 84.1 8 83.1 9 82.9 10 82.5 11 82.1 12 81.9 13 81.3 14 81.1 15 80.5 16 80.2 17 80.1 18 80.0 19 80.0 20 79.8 21 79.7 22 79.3 23 79.3 24 79.2 25 79.1 26 78.6 27 78.5 28 78.2 29 78.2 30 78.2 31 78.1 32 78.1 33 77.7 34 77.6 35 77.4 36 77.1 37 76.9 38 76.8 39 76.5 40 76.3 41 76.0 42 75.9 43 75.7 44 75.7 45 75.4 46 75.2 47 75.0 48 74.8 49 74.5 50 74.1 51 74.0 52 73.9 53 73.9 54 73.7 55 73.6 56 73.6 57 73.5 58 73.5 59 73.5 60 73.4 61 73.4 62 73.1 63 73.1 64 73.1 65 73.1 66 73.0 67 72.5 68 72.4 69 72.1 70 72.1 71 72.0 72 72.0 73 71.9 74 71.8 75 71.7 76 71.6 77 71.4 78 71.4 79 71.4 80 71.3 81 71.3 82 71.1 83 70.8 84 70.7

237 212 205 156 188 186 184 193 201 228 175 178 217 202 162 174 203 187 205 188 165 210 150 175 222 134 213 236 197 242 183 202 201 169 213 195 147 185 211 212 199 206 189 187 202 171 191 212 254 162 214 235 215 185 189 209 190 197 193 195 190 179 201 200 169 213 185 192 162 221 231 167 179 134 182 186 205 216 198 187 163 158 206 207

31474 27100 27873 25056 25207 26523 27475 26559 25419 26579 25689 25847 27277 23824 24637 24384 26026 23610 24634 27246 24775 24990 26723 26142 26396 23817 25458 23251 23513 25546 24833 22197 23614 20779 23053 26803 20699 24802 25344 25037 24997 25511 24212 25266 22772 21126 23040 24067 24985 14268 25586 25066 24936 23372 22350 22291 24125 23510 24450 24603 22432 23555 24479 26318 19767 25156 22829 24519 21302 25229 20259 22744 22104 18843 21812 20629 22541 25050 24100 22787 21171 23924 22574 23837

% FAT

LBS FAT

3.2 1006 3.9 1060 3.8 1072 3.9 970 2.7 680 3.3 880 3.6 999 4.2 1116 3.8 954 3.5 935 3.3 843 3.9 998 3.5 944 4.2 999 3.7 904 3.3 812 3.0 774 3.7 874 3.3 810 3.9 1068 3.3 812 3.8 950 3.5 945 3.7 977 3.8 999 3.6 869 3.5 898 3.7 853 3.8 901 3.6 911 3.6 896 3.1 685 3.8 886 3.7 760 3.6 831 3.7 986 3.6 745 3.6 904 3.9 977 3.7 927 3.9 967 3.7 934 3.4 816 3.7 944 3.6 825 3.5 730 3.8 865 3.2 763 3.6 893 3.5 506 3.7 958 3.8 943 3.5 879 3.6 837 3.7 831 3.6 796 3.8 926 3.6 855 3.4 829 3.5 856 2.5 568 3.7 862 3.8 925 3.7 969 3.6 708 3.5 873 3.9 879 3.7 898 3.6 768 3.7 927 3.5 699 3.5 806 3.7 809 3.8 715 3.7 799 3.9 813 4.3 976 3.6 911 3.4 811 3.6 831 3.9 828 3.6 856 3.7 841 3.0 722

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.0 0.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0

939 831 844 750 737 784 832 810 775 792 752 785 926 712 750 3 766 718 729 812 753 751 779 766 790 726 774 734 734 771 740 664 721 620 708 803 613 712 773 755 728 782 706 754 705 620 678 697 771 450 739 767 765 715 665 666 738 712 747 731 681 723 757 810 626 762 691 742 650 766 604 690 657 566 689 638 708 767 738 682 653 700 686 706

TEST DAY AVG (COW)

ANNUAL AVERAGES

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

LBS FAT

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA 5 85 70.7 MOUNT SIDNEY, VA 6 86 70.6 CHILHOWIE, VA 6 87 70.6 HARRISONBURG, VA 5 88 70.5 PENHOOK, VA 6 89 70.3 ASHLAND, VA 6 90 70.3 MARTINSVILLE, VA 6 91 70.2 MANAKIN SABOT, VA (3X) 6 92 70.2 PULASKI, VA 6 93 70.2 WIRTZ, VA 6 94 70.1 HOWARD BOWMAN & TERRY AUSTIN BOONES MILL, VA 6 95 70.0 JENNINGS GAP DAIRY CHURCHVILLE, VA 6 96 69.8 R-GARNETT SMITH JR BEAVERDAM, VA 6 97 69.7 JAMES L WILL BRIDGEWATER, VA 6 98 69.6 STONEY RUN FARM INC. MC GAHEYSVILLE, VA (3X) 6 99 69.5 MOTLEY DAIRY INC. CHATHAM, VA 6 100 69.2 VIRGINIA COLOR BREEDS OAK SPRING FARMS LLC UPPERVILLE, VA 6 1 59.8 J S HUFFARD III CROCKETT, VA 6 2 56.9 DAN ABE SLEMP AND SON SUGAR GROVE, VA 6 3 55.6 JACOB SHENK CATLETT, VA 6 4 49.1 DAVID G & DARLENE F HOFFMAN CULPEPER, VA 6 5 48.8 R Y STILES & SONS CLEAR BROOK, VA 6 6 48.8 E CLINE BRUBAKER ROCKY MOUNT, VA 6 7 46.9 JOE BLANKENSHIP SUGAR GROVE, VA 6 8 46.0 NELSON & BEVERLY SINE & FAMILY WOODSTOCK, VA 6 9 42.8 HEDGEBROOK FARM WINCHESTER, VA 6 10 42.3

178 137 252 184 225 188 209 193 201 170 200 185 217 186 162 187

24007 20897 21691 20776 23871 22208 22965 23704 23350 23173 21812 21744 20414 22900 22317 20790

3.5 3.5 3.8 3.4 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 .

4.1 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.7

843 725 823 712 950 849 844 900 862 855 .

886 800 790 792 768

3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.9 .

3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1

738 632 681 623 752 667 706 685 722 673 .

673 633 682 668 641

169 154 163 177 214 197 202 164 122 169

16185 17371 17907 14615 16722 13887 13605 14948 11402 11857

4.5 4.6 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.2

736 805 744 679 778 658 655 695 513 494

3.5 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5

567 605 575 524 592 508 466 524 384 417

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TOWN (3X)

K & K DAIRY, LLC. SAM AREY AND LARRY MOORE LW COLE FARM J.H. MORRIS JR JARECO FARMS THOMAS E STANLEY & SONS INC BROWN GEO ALVIS & SONS BACK CREEK DAIRY ALLEN LAYMAN

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WOODSTOCK EQUIPMENT CO. 22192 Old Valley Pike Woodstock, VA 22664 540-459-3233

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farming, the original form of organic agriculture which started in Europe in the 1920s. It recognizes and embraces the non-visible living aspects of all forms of life on a farm. It emphasizes the farm as its own organism, relying on the subtle yet lively interplay between the life of the soil, air, plants and animals.

Biodynamic agriculture strongly emphasizes having a diversity of livestock on a farm — keeping not only cows, but also pigs,

chickens, sheep, goats — each type of life adding in to make the whole farm organism that much more radiant and alive.

While tractors are used in Biodynamics, many small holder Biodynamic farmers use horse powered implements.

The second event which made a big impact on me was Horse Progress Days held here in Lancaster County.

This is a major event showcasing the latest in draft horse power farm-

ing. This year was the first time they offered a class for beginners in how to harness, hitch and drive draft horses. I decided to sign up for it.

While I am thoroughly a cow person, all those beautiful draft horses I see farmers use here for plowing, haying, and harvesting have always impressed me.

And though I have done emergency care for horses as a vet, I have always been hesitant around the equine species,

mainly because I haven’t been able to “read” them.

But due to the class, any hesitation I had has now turned into interest and enthusiasm for these beautiful and powerful animals. Truly, a new world has opened up!

Through the wonderful teaching style of Ferman Wengerd (of the Pioneer draft farm machinery company in Ohio) and Kim Hadwin from Ontario (a former dairy farmer) us four students got top notch personal-

ized training. One of the best parts was when Ferman was talking about horse psychology and behavior. With his natural horsemanship technique, a really nervous and prancing 18 hand high, huge Belgian quieted down within about 20-30 minutes. He was then very easy to work with the rest of the day.

To see Ferman calmly work with this huge upset horse and the peaceful outcome took away any hesitation about horses I’ve ever had.

That was the same for the other three students as well.

So often we feel that we MUST be in control of the situation, no matter what. Well, there are various ways to gain control — but through which method? The idea of working WITH the horse, like Ferman’s method of letting him first have his feet to dance around a little and giving him a little line, yet bumping or jerking the line as needed obviously worked for everyone’s good (the horse and us). There were a couple other trainers, like Rick Wheat

of Arkansas and Andrew Beiler of Bird-In-Hand locally that also had similar at-ease approaches.

But one trainer was very harsh. When watching him I could see real fear in the eyes of the horses.

The person appeared to have no respect or care whatsoever for any horse — he smugly, violently and proudly broke the spirit of each horse presented to him. It was obvious that this kind of technique is dead wrong.

The natural horsemanship technique of Ferman Wengerd showed a care and compassion for these large animals that enabled both man and animal to interact quite well together. In one event in the main arena, a pair of riders showed how well they work with their horses by doing very delicate maneuvers — only possible by a very close and sensitive relationship between man and animal.

What do the events at the Herb Symposium and the Horse Progress Days have in common?

These two events have

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886 3.6 735 3.0 3X 815 3.6 694 3.0

27362 1034 3.8 825 3.0 3X

DHI-AP H 188.0

20018

737 3.7 627 3.1

DHI-AP H 93.3

23039

890 3.9 707 3.1

DHI-AP H 147.9

22031

795 3.6 672 3.1

DHI-AP H 135.8

21374

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ANNUAL AVERAGES

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

LBS FAT

UNION GROVE, NC (3X) 6 1 98.2 HAMPTONVILLE, NC 6 2 95.5 UNION GROVE, NC (3X) 5 3 86.4 MOUNT ULLA, NC (3X) 6 4 84.8 LIBERTY, NC (3X) 5 5 83.8 ROBERT NUTTER & MICHAEL STROWD HILLSBOROUGH, NC (3X) 6 6 83.4 BEN SHELTON OLIN, NC (3X) 6 7 82.6 BUTTKE DAIRY LIBERTY, NC (3X) 6 8 82.1 SHADY GROVE DAIRY EAST BEND, NC (3X) 6 9 82.0 CROSS CREEK DAIRY HURDLE MILLS, NC 6 10 81.2 FOGLEMAN DAIRY LIBERTY, NC (3X) 6 11 79.8 RIDGE FARM RANDLEMAN, NC 6 12 77.9 HOLLAND FARMS OF OLIN, LLC OLIN, NC 6 13 76.4 NEAL P JOHNSON STATESVILLE, NC 6 14 74.2 DAVID A SMITH LEXINGTON, NC (3X) 6 15 73.9 BLAN BOTTOMLEY ENNICE, NC (3X) 6 16 73.8 SHUMAKER DAIRY, INC. BLANCH, NC 6 17 73.0 NATHAN SOUTHER UNION GROVE, NC (3X) 6 18 73.0 STEVE AND ALLEN JOINES SPARTA, NC 6 19 72.0 MCCAINS DAIRY SOPHIA, NC (3X) 6 20 71.3 JIM KAHLER NEW LONDON, NC 6 21 70.8 MIKE DUCKETT LEICESTER, NC 6 22 70.6 STEVE AND ALLEN JOINES SPARTA, NC 5 23 70.5 BREEZY RIDGE DAIRY SPARTA, NC 6 24 69.8 GREEN VALLEY FARM, LLC RANDLEMAN, NC (3X) 6 25 69.4 TALLEY-HO FARM OLIN, NC 6 26 69.2 CARL & CLAYTON SMITH ENNICE, NC 6 27 69.0 TED AND ALAN MOORE HURDLE MILLS, NC 6 28 68.8 GEORGE SMITH LEXINGTON, NC (3X) 6 29 68.4 COLTRANE FARM PLEASANT GARDEN, NC (3X) 5 30 68.1 ENGLISH DAIRY FARM, LLC MARION, NC 6 31 67.7 CARLAND DAIRY MILLS RIVER, NC (3X) 5 32 67.6 COLTRANE FARM PLEASANT GARDEN, NC (3X) 4 33 67.5 ALLENS DAIRY ASHEBORO, NC 6 34 67.0 GRAYHOUSE FARMS STONY POINT, NC (3X) 6 35 66.4 LARRY D GALLIHER HARMONY, NC (3X) 6 36 66.3 GARY SCHLABACH UNION GROVE, NC 6 37 66.3 STEPSTONE HOLSTEINS INC BLANCH, NC 6 38 65.7 WILLIAM H DAY JR OXFORD, NC 6 39 64.6 BOBBY & ALVIN EVANS SPARTA, NC 6 40 64.0 MARK JOHNSON STATESVILLE, NC 6 41 63.9 JOHN HAMPTON SPARTA, NC 6 42 63.8 A D & CARLTON WILLIARD GRAHAM, NC 6 43 63.6 CHARLES CURRIN DAIRY OXFORD, NC 6 44 63.5 WRIGHT DAIRY REIDSVILLE, NC 6 45 63.5 JERRY W. CRAWFORD CHAPEL HILL, NC 6 46 63.4 EAKER DAIRY CHERRYVILLE, NC 5 47 63.4 COLTRANE FARM PLEASANT GARDEN, NC (3X) 6 48 63.0 AUBREY N WELLS LEICESTER, NC 6 49 62.4 WAYNE P STOUT STONY POINT, NC 6 50 62.4 MATTHEW CODY MARS HILL, NC 6 51 62.3 PROCTOR DAIRY BESSEMER CITY, NC 6 52 61.6 ANDERS FARM ENNICE, NC 6 53 60.9 STAMEY FARMS STATESVILLE, NC 6 54 60.8 GEORGE L PLESS AND SONS ROCKWELL, NC 6 55 60.6 STAMEY FARMS STATESVILLE, NC 6 56 60.5 T C WILLIAMS UNION GROVE, NC 5 57 60.5 BEVILLE BROTHERS DAIRY REIDSVILLE, NC 6 58 60.4 SHELLY J SMITH NORWOOD, NC 6 59 60.3 J NORMAN RIDDL STATESVILLE, NC 6 60 60.2 T C WILLIAMS UNION GROVE, NC 6 61 59.3 MACGIBBON FARMS STATESVILLE, NC 6 62 59.2 GREG LANGLEY STALEY, NC 6 63 58.3 DONALD PAYN TAYLORSVILLE, NC 6 64 57.3 SUNNY HILL FARM VALE, NC 6 65 57.2 HERMANS DAIRY FARM TAYLORSVILLE, NC 6 66 57.1 GLADDEN'S DAIRY VALE, NC 6 67 56.6 NORTH CAROLINA COLOR BREEDS GREEN VALLEY FARM, LLC RANDLEMAN, NC (3X) 6 1 69.4 CARLAND DAIRY MILLS RIVER, NC (3X) 5 2 67.6 BRIAN MOORE JERSEYS MT. ULLA, NC (3X) 6 3 66.9 MATTHEW CODY MARS HILL, NC 6 4 62.3 BRUSH CREEK SWISS FARMS SILER CITY, NC 6 5 61.8 T C WILLIAMS UNION GROVE, NC 5 6 60.5 LUCKY L JERSEY STATESVILLE, NC 6 7 60.1 T C WILLIAMS UNION GROVE, NC 6 8 59.3 GREG LANGLEY STALEY, NC 6 9 58.3 TREASURE CHEST JERSEYS LINCOLNTON, NC 6 10 57.4 WAYNE AND KAREN LUTZ MOCKSVILLE, NC 6 11 56.9 COREY LUTZ LINCOLNTON, NC 6 12 56.7 KARRIMONT FARM MOCKSVILLE, NC 6 13 55.1 LYNN BONHAM ARDEN, NC 6 14 53.7

153 248 155 157 181 174 168 180 202 177 203 156 167 188 228 187 230 207 187 274 163 232 180 193 152 195 227 208 271 228 211 195 216 229 205 223 197 216 171 156 194 178 213 226 196 231 205 239 230 244 188 212 170 105 245 176 218 231 202 199 225 176 206 227 178 152 222

27333 31064 27215 24359 25342 25508 25881 25216 24343 23696 25947 .

26755 24127 24538 23189 23512 27423 20499 24777 23014 21574 20405 20860 21264 22354 21460 21217 23895 20205 22884 21330 20305 19914 22951 18295 .

22322 19517 18022 22028 20195 22564 19546 20796 20364 22043 20032 20695 20737 20106 20253 17670 19328 20827 20760 19386 21222 18405 15992 19054 19705 18104 20311 17665 16647 21197

3.4 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.7 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.7 3.9 .

3.1 3.7 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.0 4.0 3.8 3.3 4.3 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.3 .

3.9 3.8 .

3.8 3.4 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.8

917 1305 916 793 967 947 1057 963 812 876 1014 .

837 901 840 898 899 967 709 905 894 799 699 619 845 855 699 903 901 758 821 789 758 751 869 792 .

862 735 .

844 684 926 721 776 757 781 756 685 770 682 618 615 643 721 728 655 752 675 574 649 726 730 732 673 654 800

2.7 3.1 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.0 .

2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 .

3.1 3.0 .

3.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.1

735 964 732 694 761 754 765 757 679 724 786 .

785 734 750 686 725 799 631 733 728 672 628 605 662 689 651 652 737 600 690 637 603 603 685 545 .

699 586 .

671 616 720 594 654 643 674 596 640 654 626 578 543 596 638 627 605 655 577 474 597 577 585 598 568 517 667

152 195 153 188 266 218 187 225 206 277 148 189 199 191

21264 21330 19957 20106 19551 19386 19126 19054 18104 21187 16764 16672 17321 17013

4.0 3.7 4.1 3.4 4.1 3.4 4.3 3.4 4.0 3.7 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.2

845 789 818 682 807 655 829 649 730 786 806 800 794 719

3.1 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.3

662 637 656 626 654 605 643 597 585 670 588 599 615 553

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MYERS FARMS INC JAFRAL HOLSTEINS MYERS FARMS INC JOHNNY, KAREN, & BRIAN MOORE BUTTKE DAIRY

TOWN (3X)

TEST DAY AVG (COW)

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

OWNER

JIM KAHLER TREASURE CHEST JERSEYS CHARLES FISHER WARD BILTMORE DAIRY FARMS INC RIVERSIDE DAIRY FARM COY + WANDA REESE CHAPMAN DAIRY ATT. WILLIAM BOONE CHAPEL HILL CREAMERY GRANT WALTERS SHADY BROOK FARM SHADY BROOK FARM CALDWELL OVERCASH SHADY BROOK FARM ATT. ANNA G. AMORIELLO SHADY BROOK FARM HARRY WELLS TONY PREVETTE CHARLIE PAYNE

TOWN (3X)

NEW LONDON, NC LINCOLNTON, NC LEXINGTON, NC FLETCHER, NC GIBSONVILLE, NC TAYLORSVILLE, NC TAYLORSVILLE, NC GREENSBORO, NC CHAPEL HILL, NC CHINA GROVE, NC STATESVILLE, NC STATESVILLE, NC KANNAPOLIS, NC STATESVILLE, NC GIBSONVILLE, NC STATESVILLE, NC CLOVER, NC HARMONY, NC HARMONY, NC

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6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

ANNUAL AVERAGES

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

LBS FAT

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

53.4 52.8 51.7 50.7 49.6 48.5 47.2 45.6 44.8 43.6 43.1 43.0 41.0 41.0 40.6 39.6 37.2 36.7 31.2

143 176 194 177 200 197 200 353 162 193 206 261 206 188 204 207 281 262 213

16836 16437 16261 15041 16278 16620 15686 13135 12206 14314 15273 17703 16251 15007 13114 15245 13549 .

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4.7 4.3 3.3 4.8 3.9 4.7 4.4 3.9 4.8 4.3 4.5 4.0 3.5 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.7 .

4.5

787 705 532 724 639 774 697 514 590 617 692 715 563 703 538 665 643 .

455

3.5 3.5 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.6 .

3.5

584 572 499 539 504 605 551 431 445 492 527 578 507 524 420 523 487 .

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necting animals to plants directly by team of horses really let me re-connect grazing is critical. We must reverse the to the earth in a way I haven’t done for “disconnect” of mainstream agricul- in a long time. It once again allowed ture — keeping animals indoors away me to become fully aware of how a from the land: constantly bringing feed farm, as a complete living organism, to them, hardly any of it fresh and can be fully alive. We really should alalive. Each and every part of total con- low ourselves some time each day to finement agriculture leads to some quietly observe what we are immersed kind of problem — problems for ani- in, to quietly observe animals and mals stuck inside on concrete or prob- what they are doing while we are not lems when all the concentrated anaer- doing anything to them. We can then obic waste needs to be disposed of. become aware and understand a wee We can truly honor the plant and an- bit better how we are all in this togethimal kingdom by quietly observing and er. If our hearts are open, we can connot always interfering. Then we can be nect and blend with the plants and antruly helpful and be the best care tak- imals around us, and be quietly thankers of life in our midst. We need to in- ful that they are in our lives. Perhaps teract with non-human life in a team- they will enjoy us more and be thanklike fashion, rather than the usual ful in their own way that we are in need to dominate, conquer and con- their lives, too. trol. Sitting so close to the soil behind a the Com Tri n e s ad Th dit ur 833 -Ple ew J ee ion sda 5R x M D 3 al y, 0 o inf Jul Trac wer ’ orm y 2 tor & ati 1st on on - c an all * TRACTORS * d d fo ire r cti Agco Allis 7650 4x4, Cab, Loader, air (1200 hrs) . . . . . . on s

Allan Hart & Sons FARM MACHINERY

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JD 6750 4WD, 1,500 Cutter Head Hrs $99,000 (M)

JD 6810 w/ KP & 4WD $51,400 As Is (CH)

JD 6710 SPFH, KP, 3940/3000 Hrs., Champion Rotary Head & JD 630A Hay Pickup $75,000 (M)

FORAGE HARVESTING HEADS JD 3 Row Narrow Corn Head, Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 (M) 666R 6RN Corn Hd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,700 (CH) JD 7 Ft. Hay Pickup Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,900 (M) 666R 6RN Corn Hd for SPFH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 (M) JD 3RN Head, Multi-Lube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,900 As Is (M) 686 Sm. Drum Rotary Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23,000 (M) JD 676 6 Row Rotary Head, Very Low Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45,900 (CH) 686 Rotary Corn Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34,900 (M) 4 Row Narrow Corn Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,900 (M)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,500 JD 3150 4x4, Cab, 96 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,500 JD 3130 Loader, 2WD, 85 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,750 JD 2750 2WD, Loader, 75 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 JD 4450 4x4, Cab, 3 Hyd. 145 HP . . . . . . . . . .$36,500 JD 2950 4x4, Cab, Air, 86 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,500 JD 1630 2WD, Diesel, 50 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,700 IH 464 2WD, Loader, 45 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,250 IH 656 Wide Front, Canopy, 60 HP . . . . . . . . . . .$6,800 Farmall 400 Wide Front, Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,900 AC 180 2WD, Gas, 64 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,750 AC 6060 4x4, Loader, 68 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,000 Zetor 3340 4x4, Loader, 44 HP (800 hrs) . . . .$13,500 Zetor 6245 4x4 60 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 NH 8770 4x4, Cab, New Tires, 160 HP . . . . . .$43,000 Ford 9700 Cab, 135 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 Ford 3000 2WD, Diesel, 34 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,650 Ford 3000 2WD, Gas, 34 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,400 MF 6150 4x4, Cab, Loader, 86 HP . . . . . . . . . .$28,500 MF 245 2WD, 41 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,200

* INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT *

JD 9750 2003, 2WD, CM, JD 9500 1994, CM, 2WD, App. 4000/2650 Hrs 3100 Hrs., Level Land $96,000 (M) $48,000 (M) COMBINE HEADS JD 625 Hydro-Flex, 25’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coming In (CA) JD 606 6 Row Poly Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coming In (CA) JD 693 6 Row Poly Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 (CH) JD 925F 25’ Flex Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AS IS $6,400 (CH) JD 925F 25’ Flex Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AS IS $4,400 (CH) HAY EQUIPMENT JD 435 Rd. Baler, Surface Wrap, 4x6, 540 PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 (M) JD 467 Round Baler, 540 PTO, 4x6 Bales, No Surface Wrap . . . . . . .$14,900 (M) JD 558 round baler, net wrap, ramps, megawide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23,900 (H) Miller Pro 20’ Forage Box, Dual Axle Trailer, Open Top . . . . . . . . .$17,900 (CH) NH 1431 Diskbine, 13’ wide, Center Pivot, Roll Conditioner . . . . . . .$11,200 (M) Miller Pro HR950 Hay Tedder, 8 Rotors, 30’ wide, Hyd fold . . . . .$7,500 (CH) JD 457 SS Rd Baler, No Net, Bale Ramps, Exc. Condition . . . . . . . . .$13,900 (C)

JD 9570 2008, CM, 2WD, 750/550 Hrs, Excellent Condition $172,900 (CA)

JD 9650 2000, CM, 4WD, 3400/2100 Hrs, Chopper, Spreader $96,000 (CA)

CHOICE OF 2.9% FOR 36 MONTHS OR 3.9% FOR 48 WITH YOUR GOOD CREDIT

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(M) Mercersburg, PA 12258 Buchanan Trail West 717-328-2244

Locations in

(CH) Chambersburg, PA 3213 Black Gap Road 717-263-4103

(CA) Carlisle, PA 1 Roadway Dr. 717-249-2313

(H) Hagerstown, MD 13115 Cearfoss Way Pike 301-733-1873

NH 555E Backhoe 4x4, 4-n-1 Bucket, Air, 3600 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,000 JD 310D Backhoe 4x4, Ext-n-Hoe Cab . . . . . . . .$26,000 Bobcat 325 Excavator, wt 7500 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,750 Vermeer B27 Excavator, wt 7500 . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500 JD 550 G Dozer Low Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,000 Vermeer V4750 Ditch Witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500

* SKID LOADERS *

JD 570 Lifts 1200# 31 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,800 Case 1825 Lifts 3150# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 JD 313 Lifts 1260#, (207 Hrs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,000 Heston SL30 Bale Spear, Mannie Bucket Lifts 1200# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,800

* HAY EQUIPMENT *

Flat Hay Wagon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$850 (New) Kicker Hay Wagon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,250 (New) 8 Bale Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,250 (New) 2 Spinner (pull type) Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,250 (New) Sitrex Hyd. Lift 4 Spinner Tedder . . . . . . . .$5,200 (Demo) H&S 14 Wheel Bi-Fold Wheel Rake . . . . .$9,700

H&S Double Wheel Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,450 NH 256 Hay Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,200 NH 258 Hay Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,350

Financing & Delivery Available (800) 425-7094 www.harttractor.com Exit 141 off I-79, right 3 1/2 miles on Rt. 285 Cochranton, PA

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For Records Processed Through DRMS Raleigh 800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

ADAMS

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

PENNSYLVANIA

KEHOLTZ DAIRY SPUNGOLD HOLSTEINS KEHOLTZ DAIRY LADD S. MUMMERT HILCREST DAIRY APPLE VALLEY CREAMERY CIRCLE CREEK HOL. FARVIEW HOLSTEINS STEVE & CHRISTINE WOOD KENNETH WENGER

DHIRAPCS DHIR-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H

36.6 105.9 403.3 182.4 262.1 62.1 148.2 61.0 55.5 232.8

27021 1023 3.8 823 3.0 3X 23753 984 4.1 766 3.2 23890 911 3.8 724 3.0 3X 23367 878 3.8 712 3.0 22746 836 3.7 690 3.0 22022 832 3.8 679 3.1 21716 808 3.7 669 3.1 21773 766 3.5 668 3.1 19836 844 4.3 651 3.3 18421 790 4.3 567 3.1

SHIREY FARM SCOTT BOWSER RON + BETH RUFFANER SHANMAR JERSEYS R.FREEHLING LARA WILSON SHIELDS

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP

X H H J H H

256.3 79.2 42.3 315.5 95.4 34.2

22511 21422 22125 17240 19185 16644

BONZO ONEOONE BREEZE RIDGE CRAIG FARMS BREEZE RIDGE NYE FARMS FISCHERS WINDY RIDGE FRED SCHEEL DIANE BURRY ELDER VOGEL

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI

H H H B H J H J H

39.6 31.4 106.8 54.2 131.4 42.1 45.1 15.5 40.5

28575 1047 3.7 862 3.0 21926 763 3.5 691 3.2 21416 831 3.9 676 3.2 19517 758 3.9 651 3.3 21385 813 3.8 640 3.0 16925 809 4.8 611 3.6 16768 611 3.6 545 3.3 14374 680 4.7 525 3.7 16306 641 3.9 502 3.1

DEVON MARTIN RAY D MOWRY & SONS

DHI-AP H 151.4 DHIR-AP X 40.1

ARMSTRONG

BEAVER

BEDFORD BERKS

23114 17611

834 834 781 827 673 633

3.7 3.9 3.5 4.8 3.5 3.8

680 672 661 616 597 509

3.0 3.1 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.1

880 3.8 708 3.1 658 3.7 547 3.1

CARL Z GOOD DHI-AP H 86.3 DON & AMY RICE DHI-AP H 108.1 MELVIN M OBERHOLTZER DHI-AP H 121.1 ALLEN P+MARY J GRUBE DHI H 58.9 LARRY GRUMBINE DHI-AP H 64.6 E&N SHAYNAH KEE DHI-AP H 69.7 EARL R HAFER & SONS DHI-APCS H 227.5 TULPACANAL FARM DHI-AP H 130.9 GARY & KATHY HEFFNER DHI-AP H 75.5 SCATTERED ACRES INC DHI-APCS H 337.1 MISTY MOOR HOLSTEINS DHIR-AP H 76.7 MIL JOY FARMS DHI-AP H 253.8 KIRBYVILLE HOLSTEINS DHIR H 95.1 GLENN A DAVIS DHI-AP H 75.7 LLEWELLYN MOYER DHI-AP H 113.6 SKYLINE ACRES INC. DHI-APCS H 557.9 SUNRISE FARM DHI-AP H 38.3 SHOW TOP FARMS DHI H 167.6 MICHAEL FORRY DHI-AP H 109.2 RETLAND FARM DHI-AP H 54.3 MICHAEL HAAG DHI-AP H 86.0 CEDAR CREEK DAIRY LLC. DHI-AP H 108.6 NORTHKILL CREEK FARM DHI-AP H 127.2 MARTIN & MISSY MOYER DHI-AP H 42.3 ROADSIDE FARM DHI-AP H 64.8 RODGER WAGNER DHI-AP H 206.2 WAY HAR FARMS DHI-AP H 92.6 JAMES P. & JAN M. ADAM DHI-APCS H 186.0 ONE HILL FARM MOYER DHIR-AP B 33.7 UNITED HEARTS HOLSTEINS DHI-AP H 120.5 ROCKYCREST HOLSTEINS DHI-AP H 38.2 REU HEL FARMS INC DHIR-AP H 217.2 DAVIEW FARM DHIRAPCS H 69.3 BARRY+BARBARA GOOD DHI-AP H 89.0 SUNNYSIDE DAIRY FARM DHI-AP H 203.1 ARDOUNIE FARM INC. DHI-AP H 129.1 WALNUTRIDGE HOLSTEIN DHI-AP H 54.6 LEROY NOLT DHI-AP H 41.8 CURVIN MARTIN DHI-AP H 100.7 CURVIN MARTIN DHI-AP H 67.1

29910 1095 3.7 920 3.1 30543 1069 3.5 912 3.0 3X 29672 990 3.3 895 3.0 3X 28974 995 3.4 888 3.1 26963 870 3.2 841 3.1 27211 895 3.3 822 3.0 27059 925 3.4 819 3.0 25720 917 3.6 789 3.1 3X 25480 877 3.4 776 3.0 26290 945 3.6 771 2.9 3X 25822 981 3.8 770 3.0 3X 24628 926 3.8 764 3.1 3X 23997 893 3.7 764 3.2 24090 927 3.8 762 3.2 25177 893 3.5 758 3.0 24546 906 3.7 756 3.1 3X 24637 918 3.7 753 3.1 23606 907 3.8 749 3.2 24307 883 3.6 749 3.1 24665 866 3.5 748 3.0 24575 917 3.7 744 3.0 24637 834 3.4 741 3.0 24032 816 3.4 737 3.1 24980 918 3.7 734 2.9 23000 837 3.6 730 3.2 23924 894 3.7 728 3.0 23092 806 3.5 727 3.1 23176 820 3.5 726 3.1 22681 939 4.1 725 3.2 23949 864 3.6 725 3.0 3X 24066 852 3.5 721 3.0 22996 1067 4.6 719 3.1 23327 805 3.5 719 3.1 23564 874 3.7 717 3.0 23636 811 3.4 712 3.0 3X 23239 832 3.6 708 3.0 22968 850 3.7 708 3.1 23085 816 3.5 706 3.1 23066 831 3.6 705 3.1 23027 836 3.6 687 3.0

CLOVER WILL FARMS

DHI-AP H 197.5

24899

DEB & RAY DETWEILER DONALD&BRUCE CROUSE MARWELL DAIRY FARM ROY + ART SHULL WO BO FARMS TOM + SUE HALDEMAN

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H

84.7 87.0 66.4 208.2 71.0 92.9

30550 1082 3.5 953 3.1 24534 871 3.6 747 3.0 24275 953 3.9 742 3.1 22868 906 4.0 720 3.1 20241 715 3.5 625 3.1 19533 797 4.1 612 3.1

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H J H H H

279.1 160.8 205.9 100.5 255.7 219.9 17.3 115.6 76.0 116.4

26888 25791 25413 22329 22497 22195 17605 20812 19885 17891

943 959 880 759 825 857 811 735 708 662

3.5 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.6 3.5 3.6 3.7

844 775 762 679 674 673 645 640 617 541

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.1 3.1 3.0

DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H

79.2 789.4 155.8 87.4 191.3 144.1 388.6 60.9

31749 29254 28955 30664 27873 27363 25613 25424

1171 1031 1170 1120 994 932 876 869

3.7 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4

923 881 878 866 842 808 787 765

2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0

BLAIR

BUCKS

CAMBRIA

DAVID MYERS BRENT LOWMASTER RALPH J LIEB MARTIN SHERRY STRITTMATTER DAIRY VALEWOOD DAIRY DAVID MYERS RON HOOVER RONALD HOGUE BORLIE'S DAIRY

CHESTER

ROY & RUTH ANN BENDER WALMOORE HOLSTEINS NOLAN&NORI KING ROY & RUTH ANN BENDER ROBERT +BETTY PEIFER NEAL & LOU KING DENNIS BUSH CRYSTALRAY FARM

941 3.8 779 3.1 3X

HERD OWNER DAVID F KING FARM #2 MARSHAK DAIRY -NBCAMOS LAPP CENTURY OAK FARM MARK &MELODY STOLTZFUS HERBETH FARMS EVERGREEN FARM AMOS J STOLTZFUS RIDGE STAR FARM HOLLY SOLLENBERGER

3X 3X

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

860 884 889 987 813 827 805 705 668 596

3.5 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.9

H H H H H H H H H X

48.9 195.5 54.3 74.5 82.3 61.9 128.8 60.0 53.8 35.7

24681 23891 23767 24130 22286 22650 21366 19638 18064 15454

BRYMESSER FARMS DHI-APCS NEALAND FARMS DHI-AP SMITHDALE FARMS DHI-AP TRIPLE L FARM DHI-APCS CURTIS WEAVER DHI-APCS MARLIN & ADAMAE ZIMMERMAN DHI-AP STOVER FARMS DHI-APCS MARCUS GOOD DHI-AP JETRAE FARM DHI-AP DORELL & BEV AGAR DHI-AP BRIAN STUMP DHI-AP WESTYLE HOLSTEINS DHI-AP BERKHEIMER FARMS DHI-AP JOHN STAMY DHI-AP SILVER HILL FARM DHI-AP LIGHTNING BOLT FARM DHI-AP DAVE AND DOUG LEHMAN DHI-AP HENSEL HILL FARM DHI-AP TIM WITTER DHI-AP K HALE & L WENGER DHI-AP HARRY E THOMPSON DHIR-AP J&S DAIRY DHI-AP HARPER HERSEY + SONS DHI-AP HARRY & PAUL HOCH DHI-AP DAVID R WALTON DHIR-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H H H H X H H H

248.9 382.3 63.1 137.2 143.3 52.7 177.3 91.4 95.7 29.4 57.2 125.3 158.4 343.9 71.2 35.8 94.8 79.7 153.9 31.8 51.2 58.0 197.9 274.1 80.2

28825 1064 3.7 905 3.1 29511 984 3.3 875 3.0 3X 26844 1025 3.8 823 3.1 28548 946 3.3 822 2.9 3X 25584 971 3.8 786 3.1 24485 882 3.6 776 3.2 23799 875 3.7 744 3.1 24338 892 3.7 743 3.1 22855 924 4.0 736 3.2 23731 876 3.7 701 3.0 22470 741 3.3 699 3.1 22218 845 3.8 692 3.1 3X 21486 842 3.9 663 3.1 20703 757 3.7 655 3.2 21140 813 3.8 654 3.1 18673 762 4.1 635 3.4 20635 767 3.7 634 3.1 20394 816 4.0 634 3.1 19356 709 3.7 629 3.2 20433 749 3.7 619 3.0 20098 709 3.5 618 3.1 19832 735 3.7 617 3.1 18937 706 3.7 611 3.2 19175 748 3.9 597 3.1 17857 684 3.8 575 3.2

TY & TRACY LONG LEHMANSTEAD FARMS BOB KESSLER PLEASANT HILL FARMS STONEY LAWN FARMS J MELVIN BRANDT

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI

H H H H H H

114.5 169.4 50.7 54.7 111.5 68.8

23719 21857 22935 21025 20324 18661

815 826 967 782 684 698

3.4 3.8 4.2 3.7 3.4 3.7

716 700 699 637 630 586

3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1

ORR FARMS ALLEN HILL DAIRY ORR FARMS JACKSON FARMS DAVID HAY FERENS FARM LLC GARY THOMAS

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H X H H H H

111.6 123.8 63.5 147.7 41.4 98.1 84.3

24621 21700 20755 20949 20624 20584 18356

947 836 849 781 810 800 674

3.8 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.7

762 707 669 663 656 617 574

3.1 3X 3.3 3.2 3X 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1

CREEK VALLEY FARMS

DHI-AP H 495.1

CUMBERLAND

DAUPHIN

FAYETTE

FULTON

HUNTINGTON

MOWRER FARMS GLOBE RUN FARMS WILLOW BEHRER FARMS LOCUST LANE FARMS WILLOW BEHRER FARMS BILL & KAROL WINGERT EVERGREEN FARMS INC TIMOTHY R PEACHEY LITTLE J RANCH LOST HOLLOW FARM BILL & KAREN DAVIS DIAMOND VALLEY FARM TOM & GLORIA COFFMAN IRVIN G MARTIN TERRY ALLISON HERON RUN FARMS HAWN CREST FARMS

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

BLOSSOM HOLLOW FARM PLEASANT VIEW FARMS DAN L. HANCOCK LARRY H MARSHALL NEHRIG FARM JEWART DAIRY JERRY NESBIT CRAIG A ANDRIE STEWART HOLLOW FARM BERKEYS DAIRY FARM GLEN HENRY AND SONS RUSSELL ADAMIRE JR MICHAEL W BEAVER DARYL&DEL BRUBAKER BARRY E+BARB A LUCAS TUSCARORA RUN HLSTNS GRAYBILL, DAVID B. C. + E. BRUBAKER MYRON+MARY GEHMAN JOEL & SARA MILLS ANTHONY HEIMBACH MARCUS J ZOOK J.SCOTT LANDIS RUSSELL J DRESSLER CHARLES&TAMMY KLINE CENTERVIEW FARM COCOLAMUS FARM KENT MABEN ANDREW B.SWARTZ TIMOTHY E LAUVER

INDIANA

753 749 735 729 695 681 681 596 562 501

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2

LANCASTER

30563 1197 3.9 940 3.1 3

H 350.7 H 120.5 H 689.2 H 474.8 H 115.0 H 722.1 H2804.8 H 91.3 H 87.6 H 118.6 H 152.2 H 86.3 H 171.3 H 85.4 H 88.9 H 169.5 H 75.4

29098 26909 27473 26824 27413 27309 26050 25158 25016 23010 23250 22824 21522 21889 19543 20127 17741

1038 1055 1057 978 1026 1062 955 986 889 855 969 826 811 769 722 720 695

3.6 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.7 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.9

866 838 833 829 820 817 781 778 772 739 729 708 666 650 634 607 570

3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H X H X H H

58.6 223.9 117.2 45.3 104.8 228.6 99.7 65.0 57.8 48.7

25322 1026 4.1 788 3.1 23324 937 4.0 714 3.1 21596 835 3.9 674 3.1 22031 950 4.3 664 3.0 21105 792 3.8 648 3.1 19990 766 3.8 625 3.1 19382 795 4.1 616 3.2 19626 816 4.2 609 3.1 18508 682 3.7 580 3.1 19094 734 3.8 570 3.0

DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

52.7 87.5 25.6 99.3 129.6 100.1 64.2 69.7 333.6 107.6 41.9 77.6 63.2 86.0 78.9 124.1 41.4 55.8 54.9 40.1

28919 1085 3.8 893 3.1 25628 970 3.8 822 3.2 25340 945 3.7 785 3.1 25911 954 3.7 778 3.0 24510 927 3.8 763 3.1 25354 980 3.9 759 3.0 24502 928 3.8 758 3.1 24067 848 3.5 750 3.1 24683 864 3.5 741 3.0 23481 875 3.7 737 3.1 24461 886 3.6 729 3.0 23632 859 3.6 724 3.1 24056 884 3.7 722 3.0 24012 861 3.6 719 3.0 23704 844 3.6 717 3.0 21900 827 3.8 677 3.1 21592 788 3.6 671 3.1 21906 776 3.5 666 3.0 21167 749 3.5 662 3.1 20531 780 3.8 657 3.2

HERD OWNER G V FARMS MARLIN CHARLTON ROBERT A MILLER DARRON SHEARER# E MARLENE PEOPLES ZIMMERMAN BROS GLENN D. LAUVER

DHIR-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

JUNIATA

3X 3X

TYPE TEST

Top 40 Herds For June

3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

STAR ROCK FARMS TRUDALE FARM RAYMOND H GOOD LLOYD M REIFF SCATTERED ACRES REINHOLDS JAY & ANNETTE STOLTZFUS MEGASTAR HOLSTEINS HERMAN COOK ELI S. STOLTZFUS MEGASTAR HOLSTEINS

LEBANON

TYPE TEST

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS

B R COW E E YEARS D

H X H H H H H

123.0 74.9 55.8 71.5 102.5 84.2 29.8

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

20353 20924 20314 19537 19737 17566 17890

768 766 773 719 739 709 634

3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.5

650 648 638 614 600 573 573

3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.2

H1354.0 X 26.2 H 273.2 H 59.6 H 695.4 H 124.4 H 58.7 H 80.8 H 59.8 X 16.3

28202 1031 3.7 862 3.1 3X 24199 961 4.0 803 3.3 24747 849 3.4 750 3.0 3X 24477 902 3.7 725 3.0 22040 828 3.8 671 3.0 3X 20965 756 3.6 642 3.1 19197 676 3.5 582 3.0 18952 709 3.7 577 3.0 18560 735 4.0 566 3.0 15724 629 4.0 504 3.2

KARL & DANIEL BRANDT LITTLE HILL FARM EARL RAY & CAROL MARTIN LITTLE HILL FARM DALE+PATTIE MAULFAIR DEW MIST HOLSTEINS LEON E. MARTIN B & L HOSTETTER ADAM LIGHT KENDRA MASE KEVIN & ALLISON SELLERS RUPLAND HOLSTEINS PHILHAVEN FARM HAROLD CASE GARY LENTZ KENJODA FARM JAY W GOOD KIRBY L HORST CURVIN+DAWN GOOD MILE EE FARM ZIM LEA HOLSTEINS LEROY WISE BRUCE R HEILINGER WHITE BIRCH FARM MARTIN RIDGE FARM CARISTONE FARM, LLC BARRY HOSTETTER BRUCE BOLLINGER&FAMILY JERE BRUBAKER EZRA H MARTIN REID K HOOVER DALE HOSTETTER & SON MUSSER RIDGE FARM DONALD C KRALL DAVID+CHRIS WILLIAMS K & M SELLERS MARK M. HOOVER RUPLAND HOLSTEINS BAER BROTHER FARMS HARLAN GOOD

DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H B H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

116.3 57.2 93.3 36.5 57.8 112.4 68.7 116.4 113.8 61.2 66.7 118.0 89.4 57.2 84.2 77.2 124.1 44.5 116.1 210.3 84.4 136.5 74.6 135.6 108.3 268.4 65.1 80.5 131.1 48.5 193.8 86.7 148.9 62.5 56.9 64.8 47.2 111.4 113.6 73.7

30841 30513 29205 26526 27469 26915 27104 27062 25687 25763 25173 25923 25520 26645 25703 24726 25190 25286 25704 25086 24365 24689 25068 24864 23862 23926 23719 24565 24394 24021 23681 23455 24287 23823 22826 23113 23499 23799 21842 23402

ANDREW FLEISCHER MELVIN&JUDY PEACHEY KISH VIEW FARM RODERICK KAUFFMAN DAVID T HOSTETLER RAYMOND S HOSTETLER RAMOND&ROSE KAUFFMAN MARK & VERNA PEACHEY LOWELL J PEACHEY AMMON FARMS VERNAN HOLSTEINS FORGY DAIRY MICHAEL P YODER DAVID C YODER DAVID J&RUTH PEACHEY FROG MEADOW FARM ROBERT L KAUFFMAN JOHN SPICHER G SHELDON PEACHEY SHAWN & EMILY YODER JOHN & SALOMA BYLER LEE AND JOANNE YODER LOREN K. YODER ELWOOD H STITT JESSE L SPICHER PEACHVIEW FARM TITUS R PEACHEY SAM K KAUFFMAN VALLEY VIEW FARM ROBERT & LISA PEACHEY PAUL NEER DARVIN RENNINGER CAS STEAD FARMS MARLIN HARTZLER DALE I KING REED GAP FARMS CLARK N. PEACHEY A FRED KING WILLOWS FARM CALVIN & ELVA YODER

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

57.2 54.4 403.8 117.4 56.4 62.1 87.9 96.6 62.8 94.6 68.3 141.3 139.4 78.8 55.6 67.3 47.5 72.6 118.4 97.9 84.2 56.3 116.5 42.9 40.9 121.6 101.9 78.2 76.9 88.8 20.2 54.2 191.5 48.7 46.2 65.3 70.8 64.9 82.3 107.2

29293 946 3.2 909 3.1 3X 29311 1088 3.7 878 3.0 3X 27741 940 3.4 823 3.0 3X 26521 957 3.6 815 3.1 25930 946 3.6 805 3.1 26447 927 3.5 797 3.0 26114 973 3.7 793 3.0 25512 894 3.5 771 3.0 25372 892 3.5 767 3.0 3X 24639 922 3.7 764 3.1 25193 929 3.7 761 3.0 24515 938 3.8 759 3.1 24992 897 3.6 756 3.0 24495 913 3.7 751 3.1 23630 853 3.6 737 3.1 24477 896 3.7 737 3.0 23742 820 3.5 733 3.1 23307 874 3.7 732 3.1 23441 927 4.0 729 3.1 24367 869 3.6 729 3.0 22991 879 3.8 715 3.1 22585 863 3.8 714 3.2 23828 877 3.7 712 3.0 22375 848 3.8 712 3.2 22781 894 3.9 710 3.1 22297 845 3.8 707 3.2 23176 877 3.8 706 3.0 22538 869 3.9 696 3.1 21976 823 3.7 696 3.2 22674 847 3.7 687 3.0 22392 854 3.8 685 3.1 22427 857 3.8 681 3.0 21979 795 3.6 678 3.1 22274 789 3.5 675 3.0 22098 790 3.6 660 3.0 20643 765 3.7 658 3.2 21561 798 3.7 655 3.0 21074 771 3.7 643 3.1 20870 783 3.8 637 3.1 20118 728 3.6 629 3.1

MIFFLIN

MONTGOMERY MERRYMEAD FARM RUSSELL GUNTZ

DHI H 94.1 DHI-AP H 38.3

1113 1079 1072 1050 959 939 950 1008 978 897 962 912 907 925 878 920 907 949 928 892 905 894 862 927 908 843 872 844 818 851 858 849 832 870 903 879 842 809 763 810

3.6 3.5 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5

932 913 883 870 833 827 826 812 800 798 794 791 787 784 782 776 773 772 771 770 759 756 756 755 753 751 746 745 744 740 740 739 736 735 734 732 716 714 713 710

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0

29219 1006 3.4 864 3.0 23230 896 3.9 727 3.1

3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

3X

Farm

Breed

Milk 3x

RHA Milk

Fat Pct RHA Fat Prot Pct

Top County Herds For June

RHA Pro

Farm

TOP HERDS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY RYND HOME FARMS SHANNON AND BRENDA IRWIN ALRIGHT FARMS INFIELD BROTHERS BRUCE MCCONNELL RICHARD & SANDY BYHAM FINDLEY LAKE FARM CUSTEAD-VALLEY FARMS TODD & ANN KANTZ AMAZING GRACE DAIRY COUNTRY AYRE FARMS LLC JEFFREY RANEY C & C DAVIS RON & JANET TROYER JAMES MILLER WIL-AIRE FARM GARY LEE & PATRICIA MASE MARK & CHRIS CORNELL GERALD R DONOVAN RICHARD A KEMERER PAT & MIKE CAREY MITCHELL DAIRY GOLDSCHEITTER DAIRY DON BORTNICK SR RON & DON CLOSKY BRENNER DAIRY STEVEN MILLER ROLLING SPRING FARM RANDY MALLORY RON & DON CLOSKY NICKERSON FARM 2 BYLER BROTHERS FARM SPRUCE ROW FARMS OAKES, TOM & CINDA STEVE MANDL LYNWOOD HEAGY R DEETER FARM GREENE ACRES DANIEL D BYLER JEFF AND GAYLE JONES

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H B H H H H H H H X H H H H H H H J H H H H H H H

YES YES YES NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

27396 29853 27732 27268 25395 25178 25369 25165 25205 24129 24626 25102 24333 24767 23905 22827 21235 24375 23729 22893 22907 22430 22922 21115 20803 22887 21862 21331 22234 21443 21506 21745 18858 22248 22434 20916 21617 20542 21826 19716

3.4 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.5

943 1041 982 1012 940 951 921 883 953 886 880 919 804 886 858 901 888 937 825 824 867 888 809 732 838 761 827 776 786 755 828 857 768 827 834 789 824 793 765 688

Breed

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

108.6 10.2 172.2 61.9 31.7

22541 19938 20567 19894 18634

815 739 775 809 734

3.6 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.9

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

51.7 67.1 80.5 111.1 323.1 89.4 101.1 402.3 39.6 144.1 124.2 46.4 26.1 43.1

33531 31040 29299 29199 27243 24581 24479 25304 22821 21415 18076 17932 17011 17251

1137 1094 1170 1139 1046 980 1051 893 882 764 762 681 626 683

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

95.1 467.9 105.4 52.1 94.0 96.1 118.6 70.0 63.8 555.3 158.2 38.3 67.0 96.2 74.4 75.9 48.2 329.6 236.4 182.6 58.8 79.6 34.6 59.1

28389 976 3.4 880 3.1 26950 1035 3.8 823 3.1 3X 26573 987 3.7 813 3.1 26250 988 3.8 812 3.1 26290 944 3.6 808 3.1 26874 982 3.7 805 3.0 25097 884 3.5 779 3.1 24904 929 3.7 779 3.1 25389 947 3.7 775 3.1 24637 911 3.7 752 3.1 3X 24325 876 3.6 751 3.1 23067 929 4.0 744 3.2 24290 893 3.7 742 3.1 23235 821 3.5 742 3.2 23153 825 3.6 703 3.0 22393 787 3.5 698 3.1 22898 847 3.7 691 3.0 22276 809 3.6 680 3.1 22934 839 3.7 679 3.0 21882 741 3.4 666 3.0 20881 784 3.8 660 3.2 20927 739 3.5 659 3.1 21721 742 3.4 654 3.0 21292 760 3.6 648 3.0

TYPE TEST

ROY S KOLB & SONS W B SAUL HIGH SCHOOL EDWIN A POLLOCK MARK SCHMIDT MERRILL MEST

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H X H H H

JOHN RISHEL STROUSE DAIRY FARM SHULTZ HILLSIDE DAIRY SPRING LAKE DAIRY ZIMMERMAN FARMS INC. DRY RUN DAIRY, LLC NORTH RUSH HOLSTEINS WOLFE'S POWER LINE DAIRY WAYNE KLOCK J DANIEL FAUS PAUL SCHMIDT JUDY BROSIOUS MATTHEW & JACI LUCAS H & B FARM

DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

CARL & BRENT MC MILLEN M W SMITH FARMS CINDY & JOE COMP JESSE+BARB SINGLETON LOY ACRES L.L.C. MELVIN S WEAVER NEVIN G RICE O'TOOLE ACRES WELLER'S DAIRY LOGAN M BOWER LENARD & AMY KRESGE ROBRT & BONITA RODGERS LYONS BROTHERS OL MAPLES FARM SYLVIN M WENGER PHILLIP WENGER ED + WILMA MCMILLEN KRETZH FARMS INC. EDWARD C BROFEE INNERST FARM SAMUEL L. HURST AUKERLYN FARM ROBT &JENNIFER GABEL KENDALL BYERS

DHIR-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

NORTHUMBERLAND

PERRY

688 653 644 621 601

3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2

3.41013 3.5 933 4.0 901 3.9 872 3.8 815 4.0 771 4.3 761 3.5 760 3.9 703 3.6 636 4.2 575 3.8 562 3.7 512 4.0 510

3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0

3.1 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.2

HERD OWNER

858 843 839 822 801 791 784 762 758 758 755 754 745 743 740 731 727 720 716 713 703 701 700 689 687 686 685 682 681 675 667 666 664 656 654 645 643 639 637 630

FURNACE HILL HOLSTEINS SCOTT & APRIL COOPER MIFFLIN HILLS FARM MARTIN PEILA BRIAN K MULL DEWDROP-MEDO HOLSTIENS ROARING CREEK FARM ABNER L STOLTZFUS SPRING VALLEY DAIRY LLC CLAIR N OBERHOLTZER LAMAR GOCKLEY DAVID & JOSHUA BISHOP JOBO HOLSTEIN FARM JEFF SENSENIG KEVIN L OBERHOLTZER DOUG-GREG MC CULLOH BEN AKERS JEFF NEWSWANGER RODRICK&TRUDY HINISH MILL HILL FARMS CLIFF & ANDREA SENSENIG OLD PIKE DAIRY WM. GLEN QUILLEN GERALD SMITH K WAYNE &MIKE BURKET JOBO HOLSTEIN FARM FREDERICK FARMS BRENT L. GEHMAN HAROLD S ZIMMERMAN WILLOW RUN FARM TROUT BROS DAIRY MELODY LAWN FARMS PAUL & MARK MILLER TIMOTHY KURTZ DALE L ZIMMERMAN CLAY FARM JOHN M. BURKHOLDER BRUVALLEY FARM LARRY BRUBAKER SKY VIEW DAIRY

3X 3X 3X

Fat Pct RHA Fat Prot Pct

RHA Pro

H H H H H H H H H H H H B H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

YES NO YES NO YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO YES NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO YES NO YES NO NO YES NO YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES

TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

DHIR-AP H 51.4

19200

CARL A FARMS INC BRIAN RUCH JAMES D. DUNN LARRY HEPLER ELBERT FARMS WIND MILL FARM SNYDERLANDFARMS MILLER & REX RYAN KAHLER MARK & AMY WOLFE MAR K FARMS DALE HEISLER DONNON-S DAIRY FARM JERSEY ACRES FMS INC DAWN F RHEIN DONNON-S DAIRY FARM

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H B H H H H H H H J J L

96.0 59.6 99.9 61.9 87.2 186.2 52.7 39.0 88.3 60.2 80.0 97.5 131.2 186.9 230.9 37.0

31339 1139 3.6 931 3.0 3X 26743 993 3.7 855 3.2 24003 849 3.5 734 3.1 23299 851 3.7 729 3.1 24111 846 3.5 728 3.0 22064 927 4.2 728 3.3 22898 847 3.7 708 3.1 23614 785 3.3 698 3.0 22671 838 3.7 690 3.0 21594 743 3.4 671 3.1 22124 789 3.6 669 3.0 19466 748 3.8 616 3.2 19196 717 3.7 585 3.0 15996 740 4.6 583 3.6 15611 682 4.4 579 3.7 16569 615 3.7 512 3.1

CHRISS+TRISH NIPPLE ERNEST L WEAVER DARE E LAND KEITH MCCOOL JACOB GRAYBILL ROBERT + KATHY WAITE DAVID APPLE AND SON JL & CL SHAFFER BO ANN HOLSTEINS RICHARD+BETTY WELLER WARREN FAUS SAUDERDALE FARM JAY HOLLENBACH WAITE N CE FARM LEIRE FRY & SONS MABARBIL FARMS SEVEN OAKS BRANDON EWING DAN WHITMER DUANE & KAREN EWING JUSTAMERE FARM BO ANN HOLSTEINS

DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS

H H X H H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H X

44.7 123.8 87.5 141.1 49.7 43.4 67.5 39.0 45.7 45.6 138.6 50.8 43.8 73.5 140.5 100.9 58.1 38.6 37.8 53.5 42.3 12.1

26065 1086 4.2 853 3.3 25988 969 3.7 795 3.1 24066 1000 4.2 778 3.2 24040 878 3.7 740 3.1 22860 889 3.9 708 3.1 20658 812 3.9 668 3.2 22498 939 4.2 660 2.9 21494 774 3.6 659 3.1 20947 845 4.0 640 3.1 19996 798 4.0 638 3.2 21444 764 3.6 637 3.0 20203 755 3.7 628 3.1 19766 857 4.3 624 3.2 19991 735 3.7 607 3.0 19664 790 4.0 604 3.1 19296 828 4.3 589 3.1 19365 744 3.8 581 3.0 17792 721 4.1 579 3.3 18357 664 3.6 559 3.0 17672 714 4.0 549 3.1 17080 713 4.2 522 3.1 15251 694 4.6 509 3.3

VERNON D. MARTIN DAVID CRISSINGER MERVIN AND JENELL YODER

DHI-APCS H 200.3 DHI-AP H 47.7 DHI-AP H 80.7

SNYDER

SOMERSET

32598 31358 31332 29830 29967 30240 30444 29109 31169 28768 28846 27827 26617 30220 28253 28517 27702 29353 26879 27659 27655 27588 28776 26420 27522 27811 26917 27163 28462 28000 27081 27427 26736 28557 27028 27434 27148 28584 28067 28222

3.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.1 3.4 3.6

1081 1169 1049 976 1041 1095 1118 1071 1094 1005 1072 1019 904 1055 952 1010 1029 969 915 966 1006 971 1046 1024 1007 900 1049 1081 965 942 987 1033 988 960 1002 970 1039 885 966 1030

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0

987 938 933 932 931 915 913 904 903 902 886 875 874 874 873 861 861 861 860 855 854 854 853 852 852 851 849 848 847 846 846 845 839 838 838 837 836 836 835 833

Top 40 Herds For June

BRIAN FLEISHER

SCHUYLKILL

3X

RHA Milk

TOP HERDS IN LANCASTER COUNTY

For Records Processed Through DRMS Raleigh 800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com HERD OWNER

Milk 3x

23456 22318 20622

743 3.9 608 3.2

882 3.8 710 3.0 3X 801 3.6 686 3.1 777 3.8 662 3.2

HERD OWNER

WASHINGTON

TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

850 852 843 828 840 692 748 768 766 701 662 639

3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.8 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.7 4.2

PLAINFIELD FARM JOHN E MARCHEZAK HAMILTON BROS HAMILTON BROS JOHN E MARCHEZAK GREEN HAVEN FARM FOLLY HOLLOW FM INC THE SPRINGHOUSE MARION PYLE STONE WINDSON DAIRY FARM WILLIAM A SCOTT MARION PYLE STONE

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H X J H H H W H H W

103.2 69.6 257.8 52.4 15.1 185.1 152.6 113.7 15.4 84.9 69.5 23.4

25004 24001 23777 22691 17616 20483 20248 19234 19196 19404 17885 15153

SLICKHILL HOLSTEINS BILL & RICK EBERT ALVIN VANCE JR -HHIXSON FARM SELEMBO DAIRY FARM POOLE & SONS DAIRY JAMES HOUGH YURIS' DAIRY FARM HIXSON FARM ALVIN VANCE JR. -J-

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H X X H J J

80.4 80.3 42.2 32.3 160.0 18.1 31.6 46.9 83.9 78.9

23589 1014 4.3 736 3.1 23371 932 4.0 716 3.1 20883 808 3.9 645 3.1 20579 933 4.5 633 3.1 18631 735 3.9 585 3.1 17747 787 4.4 568 3.2 17223 699 4.1 540 3.1 17547 761 4.3 535 3.0 14449 801 5.5 517 3.6 14435 680 4.7 513 3.6

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

75.5 185.4 232.7 173.9 158.6 72.0 44.4 104.8 46.2 68.5 27.2 99.6 161.4 22.8 68.4 89.4 164.4 58.8 26.0 136.7

31296 1177 3.8 940 3.0 27318 1108 4.1 850 3.1 25429 937 3.7 786 3.1 3X 25086 996 4.0 757 3.0 23395 907 3.9 716 3.1 20671 789 3.8 687 3.3 22462 872 3.9 686 3.1 21753 736 3.4 680 3.1 21993 715 3.3 680 3.1 21588 798 3.7 676 3.1 19985 746 3.7 642 3.2 19648 750 3.8 610 3.1 3X 19572 735 3.8 607 3.1 18803 721 3.8 585 3.1 3X 18618 736 4.0 583 3.1 18923 676 3.6 567 3.0 18464 676 3.7 548 3.0 17109 652 3.8 539 3.2 16729 594 3.6 506 3.0 22426 844 3.8 684 3.1

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YORK

SMYSERS RICHLAWN FMS TAYACRES FARM WALK LE HOLSTEINS EARL FUHRMAN ROBT. BAUMGARDNER JR BARRENS VIEW FARM THOMAS BOYER DALE & DARLA DOLL KATEANN FARM GUM TREE FARM JOHN KRONE JESSE & BARB DRUCK #PERRYDELL FARM JESSE & BARB DRUCK 2 SYDOR BROS. FARM ALBERT H DEHOFF+SONS LEROY BUPP GARY THOMAN LARRY ROBINSON SHADOW PRACTICE2 DAIRY

751 744 714 704 641 637 617 611 595 564 555 510

3.0 3.1 3.0 3X 3.1 3X 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.4

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Delaware veterinarian reminds producers that high temperatures can cause heat stress With a heat advisory affecting much of the state, state Veterinarian Heather Hirst reminds producers that high temperatures can cause livestock and pets to suffer from heat-related stress.

Animals at the greatest risk of stress from extreme heat include intensively managed livestock or animals confined in enclosures such as paddocks, pens, yards and cages with limited access to, or no shade available.

Also at risk are lactating or pregnant animals; heavier, fattened livestock and obese pets; animals with darker coats; those with chronic health conditions, especially those with respiratory or heart problems; short-nosed breeds of dogs and very young and older animals.

Extremely high tem-

peratures can be distressing for livestock and pets, therefore, it is critical that owners take precautionary measures to help prevent heat-related stress, and also closely monitor their animals to ensure that those suffering effects from the heat can be quickly treated.

Hirst recommends looking for signs of stress in livestock and pets that are outside during the hottest part of the day.

Heat stress signs include: crowding together at the water tank or in areas of shade, panting, increased salivation, restlessness, muscle spasms in livestock, prolonged panting in chickens, rapid panting, increased heartbeat and body temperature, weakness, incoordination, bright red or pale and sticky gums, vomiting or

diarrhea, depression in dogs and cats, rapid breathing and stretching out in rabbits.

If your animals experience the symptoms listed or exhibit other unusual behavior that could be related to heat stress, contact a veterinarian immediately.

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fans in chicken houses to be sure they are working properly.

It is important to have proper ventilation for animals kept indoors. Commercial poultry growers should evaluate backup generators to be sure they are in working order should an electrical outage occur.

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RECORDS RECOGNIZE ENERGY CORRECTED MILK (ECM) BASIS - Over the years, totals have recognized milk, fat, and protein production. Since 1989, high herds on a county and state basis, along with all individual production awards, have been made on an (ECM) basis. The ECM formula (7.2 x lbs protein) + (12.95 x lbs fat) + (.327 x lbs milk) has helped identify cows that not only produce high volumes of milk, but also of milk solids.

Maryland dairy producers are using the ECM formula and no longer mention lbs of fat or lbs of 3.5% fat corrected milk, since fat has become a negative word in promoting dairy and other food products.

HERD NAME

TYP BRD TEST

SAVAGE-LEIGH FARM H DAIRY CATTLE RESEARCH H PAUL F. HARRISON JR. H HOBBLE-HILL HOLSTEINS H GLENN BEARD H PAUL YODER H GLEN-TOCTIN FARM H BULLDOG HOLSTEINS H CESSNA BROS. FARM H DAVID & JAMES PATRICK H DOOL-LEIGH FARM H ORION-VIEW HOLSTEINS H PHILIP BEACHY H JAMES & JOHN MYERS H LAVON YODER H BENEVA FARMS H MD.-CARROLLTON H BRAD & CATHY WILES H CALVIN SCHROCK H ERIC & FAITH BURALL H O. CLAYTON SMITH H MAPLE LAWN FARM INC. H HARA VALE FARMS H DAVE & CAROLE DOODY H PAUL & HENRY KINSINGER H ASH & BEAR H THOMAS H. MULLER H MENDELSSOHN TERRACE FARM H SHAFDON FARMS H SUNRISE HOLSTEINS H ANDREW W. SCHROCK H MIKE & ANITA HAINES H

23 22 23 23 31 00 20 23 20 23 23 31 20 23 00 31 23 20 20 23 00 23 00 22 20 31 31 23 22 31 23 23

ECM 26,960 26,905 26,640 26,457 26,163 25,133 24,900 24,773 24,712 23,812 23,618 23,576 23,566 23,413 23,378 23,051 23,032 22,861 22,777 22,766 22,745 22,622 22,433 22,427 22,225 22,084 21,867 21,810 21,722 21,683 21,608 21,518

3X

39

16

AVG MILK

AVG FAT

24972 1018 26565 943 23956 1010 24882 987 25537 930 24199 907 22940 948 23224 911 23585 895 22378 881 21315 900 22637 854 23040 843 22724 847 22053 869 23085 801 23033 802 20806 860 21826 815 21461 835 20006 899 21821 822 21221 837 22055 815 21126 820 20000 847 20693 800 20367 806 20033 816 20910 782 20597 788 21328 752

ANNUAL LIFETIME AVG AVG AVG PRD PRD PRB % FT PRO. % PRO. TOT MILK TOT FAT TOT SNF 4.08 3.55 4.22 3.97 3.64 3.75 4.13 3.92 3.80 3.94 4.22 3.77 3.66 3.73 3.94 3.47 3.48 4.13 3.73 3.89 4.49 3.77 3.94 3.70 3.88 4.23 3.86 3.96 4.07 3.74 3.82 3.52

780 835 796 770 802 761 712 748 752 707 694 711 711 697 683 713 711 684 707 686 634 673 647 648 653 636 659 655 640 656 649 668

3.12 3.14 3.32 3.10 3.14 3.14 3.10 3.22 3.19 3.16 3.26 3.14 3.09 3.07 3.10 3.09 3.09 3.29 3.24 3.20 3.17 3.08 3.05 2.94 3.09 3.18 3.18 3.22 3.20 3.14 3.15 3.13

72.8 86.0 67.1 59.8 77.4 63.9 63.3 66.8 56.5 66.0 65.0 70.0 63.8 70.7 62.8 61.7 69.0 58.5 63.6 69.3 66.1 52.6 69.1 56.3 46.2 51.2 49.2 60.6 63.9 54.2 63.4 58.2

3.0 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.8 1.9 2.7 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.5 1.9 2.3 2.1

2.3 2.7 2.2 1.8 2.4 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.6 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.8

HERD NAME

TYP BRD TEST

ECM

3X

AVG MILK

AVG FAT

ANNUAL LIFETIME AVG AVG AVG PRD PRD PRB % FT PRO. % PRO. TOT MILK TOT FAT TOT SNF

VALES - PRIDE HOLSTEIN RANDAL BEITZEL EHRHARDT FARM INC CHARLES MASON JR. WARNER BROS INC ERNEST & DAN GANOE DAVID E.YODER TOBIE KINSINGER

H H H H H H H H

23 20 31 31 23 00 31 20

21,513 20,863 20,759 20,416 20,281 20,192 20,070 20,053

20028 19730 19454 18771 19154 18703 19002 20083

815 774 769 767 743 747 745 702

4.07 3.92 3.95 4.09 3.88 3.99 3.92 3.49

613 610 617 604 611 612 585 611

3.06 3.09 3.17 3.22 3.19 3.27 3.08 3.04

59.8 43.4 59.2 49.7 47.9 53.9 57.2 44.7

2.3 1.7 2.4 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.2 1.6

1.8 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.3

VALES - PRIDE AYRSHIRE PATRICK, DAVID & JAMES WHISPERING AYRSHIRE ROOM-TO-GROW

A A A A

23 23 00 20

19,955 19,840 13,961 1,517

17521 18476 12781 1691

788 735 527 50

4.50 3.98 4.13 2.98

559 595 411 44

3.19 3.22 3.22 2.60

49.7 54.6 37.8 8.5

2.2 2.2 1.6 .3

1.6 1.7 1.2 .2

VALES - PRIDE BROWN SWISS ERIC F-FAITH M. BURALL DUBLIN HILLS SWISS SHAFDON SWISS DWAYNE & MIRIAM BELL

B B B B B

23 23 31 22 20

21,465 20,729 20,583 19,401 15,432

18753 18395 18209 16779 13655

839 779 773 750 568

4.47 4.23 4.25 4.47 4.16

621 643 642 584 502

3.31 3.49 3.52 3.48 3.68

48.3 57.4 44.9 46.0 39.2

2.1 2.3 1.8 1.9 1.6

1.6 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.4

WALNUT RIDGE GUERNSEY MAR SHIRL GUERNSEY O. CLAYTON SMITH GLENN BEARD MIKE & ANITA HAINES 2 JOHN & JULIE MAYER WILLOW SPRING FARM ASH & BEAR SPRING VALLEY JERSEYS WES KELLER ELI SWARTZENTRUBER GLADE VIEW DAIRY

G G J J J J J J J J J J

31 31 20 31 23 31 31 23 31 22 23 20

22,611 18,963 22,786 22,081 18,782 17,460 17,109 15,492 15,345 14,994 11,055 7,857

17542 17497 17763 17419 14861 14382 14110 12600 12169 11275 8938 6748

957 712 971 923 759 694 666 617 621 632 448 303

5.46 4.07 5.47 5.30 5.11 4.82 4.72 4.90 5.10 5.60 5.02 4.48

623 559 612 616 569 524 538 470 462 434 324 240

3.55 3.19 3.45 3.53 3.83 3.65 3.81 3.73 3.79 3.85 3.63 3.55

46.8 42.8 84.0 67.7 37.0 39.9 35.9 32.4 35.8 33.2 32.7 18.5

2.4 1.7 5.0 3.4 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.6 .8

1.6 1.3 2.8 2.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 .6

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planning, understanding income statements, cash flow and the smart use of credit on the farm. Each participant will have completed a business plan for their operation at the conclusion of the class.

Carolina Farm Credit will accept up to five participants for the program, which will begin in October 2011 and run through March 2012.

Applications, a course outline and program information are available at www.carolinafarmcredit.com. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 1. Individuals selected for the program will be notified after Sept. 15. The course will conclude with a group conference in Raleigh, NC, March 19-20, 2012.

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olina Farm Credit will pay $250 and upon acceptance into the program, each participant will be asked to pay one half of the tuition ($250). $150 will be refunded to the participant upon successful completion of the 10 modules and presentation of their business plan. Carolina Farm Credit will also cover hotel meal and speaker fees during the final conference in Raleigh.

Each participant will be responsible for their own transportation to the meetings.

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service centers. Other financial services available are credit life insurance, crop insurance, appraisal services, leasing programs and financial planning.

Carolina Farm Credit serves over 8,900 members with loans outstanding totaling more than $1.28 billion. The association’s territory covers the western half of North Carolina, with service centers located in Albemarle, Asheboro, Asheville, Boone, Burnsville, Carthage, Concord, Ellerbe, Graham, Hendersonville, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lenoir, Lexington, Lincolnton, Marshall, Mocksville, Monroe, Murphy, Newton, Pilot Mountain, Reidsville, Roxboro, Rural Hall, Salisbury, Shelby, Siler City, Sparta, Spindale, Statesville, Taylorsville, Wadesboro, Waynesville, Wilkesboro, Yadkinville, and Yanceyville.

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HERD OWNER

B R COW E YEARS E D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

MARYLAND BALTIMORE STEVE WILSON

CAROLINE

HARMONY FARM RICHARD EDWARDS FAITHLAND FARM HOLLINGSWORTH DANIEL 3

DHI-AP H 179.1

16554

631 3.8 541 3.3

DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR-AP

H H H H

140.9 711.6 133.9 47.0

25238 25248 22135 21300

952 909 818 744

3.8 3.6 3.7 3.5

789 752 664 659

3.1 3.0 3X 3.0 3.1

RICHARD &DIANE FLICKINGER DHIR COLDSPRINGS FARM DHIR R.A.BELL&SONS LLC DHI-AP PANORA ACRES DHI-AP R.A.BELL&SONS LLC DHIR-AP BAR NONE JERSEYS DHIR-AP QUEEN ACRES JERSEYS DHIR-AP DONNA & JASON MYERS DHIR-AP MARYLAND DELIGHT FARM DHIR-AP GARY R BRAUNING DHIR-AP FRITZ FARM LLC DHIR-AP BYRON D. STAMBAUGH DHIR-AP CEDAR KNOLL FARMS DHI-AP CHARLES L. LETHBRIDGE DHIR LEASE BROS. DHIR-AP PEACE AND PLENTY FARMS DHIR-AP ARBAUGH S FLOWING SPRINGSDHI-APCS PARKER SMITH DHI-AP

H H H H B J J H H H H H H H H H H H

162.1 884.4 130.3 264.9 16.7 45.8 41.8 65.4 77.2 40.4 71.4 121.0 129.3 90.6 113.7 215.2 348.1 141.2

25901 24939 25190 23695 22674 18439 18637 22279 21931 22276 21923 22544 21632 21297 20565 19865 19374 16604

993 930 944 877 854 952 939 850 881 824 815 810 844 799 765 748 715 611

3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 5.2 5.0 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7

826 774 766 728 727 723 714 713 711 703 701 701 681 665 635 604 591 518

3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1

H H X H H G J

460.8 60.3 72.2 115.5 125.2 12.8 38.2

23771 22146 20505 21591 18875 15649 14942

828 839 843 790 783 741 743

3.5 3.8 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.7 5.0

715 715 677 646 580 561 537

3.0 3X 3.2 3.3 3X 3.0 3.1 3.6 3.6 3X

DHI-AP H 179.0

16531

731 4.4 548 3.3

H 535.9 H1128.9 H 57.8 X 64.0 H 96.7 H 80.6 H 173.7

24756 25179 21144 20448 19913 18218 16565

915 981 808 779 687 719 657

DHIR-AP H 146.2

21241

791 3.7 663 3.1

24422 23598 22505 22359 23129

970 938 883 890 872

CARROLL

CECIL

KILBY INC. MT ARARAT FARMS KILBY INC. WIL-O-MAR FARM LONG GREEN FARMS INC. MT ARARAT FARMS KILBY INC.

WICOMICO W. BLAN HARCUM

FREDERICK

PAUL COBLENTZ & SONS TEABOW INCORP. MERCURO FARM LLC ANDREW TOMS PLAIN FOUR FARMS JEREMY & JULIE THOMPSON ROCKY POINT FARMS, INC.

GARRETT KENTON B

HARFORD

MATT & JULIE YARRINGTON MATT & JULIE YARRINGTON JD & GE MILLER MY-LADYS-MANOR FARM ROBERT KNOX

DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS

DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

DHIRAPCS DHIRAPCS DHIR-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP

H B H H H

100.5 22.0 72.3 324.1 124.3

3.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.9 4.0

4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.8

770 770 676 647 614 581 525

803 785 715 712 701

3X 3X 3X 3X

3.1 3.1 3X 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2

3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0

HERD OWNER JAMES ARCHER STRAWBERRY HILL FARM HARKINS HILL DAIRY GARDEN FENCE FARM CHRIS DIXON KEVIN & ANN MARIE SMITH

HOWARD

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BOWLING GREEN FARM INC.

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

188.6 164.4 169.0 205.5 65.5 63.7

22637 20986 20284 18116 19108 16154

788 831 698 712 714 616

3.5 4.0 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.8

DHI-APCS H 74.1 DHIR-AP H 115.7

21904 19529

843 3.8 689 3.1 782 4.0 648 3.3

300.9 218.2 20.4 56.6 68.1 74.1 151.1 22.2

26441 22611 22289 22677 22198 16972 16866 16972

915 873 882 853 858 768 862 692

3.5 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.5 5.1 4.1

784 725 717 710 683 606 603 536

3.0 3X 3.2 3.2 3X 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.2

H1324.0 H 168.7 H 301.3 H 150.6 H 141.3 H 88.1 H 160.5 H 54.5 J 17.2

26360 23684 24536 21338 20188 19060 19879 18122 15144

949 928 904 851 746 797 646 632 751

3.6 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.2 3.2 3.5 5.0

772 730 723 682 629 622 585 559 534

2.9 3X 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.5 3X

DHI-AP H 147.4 DHIR-AP H 26.4

20170 20098

821 4.1 624 3.1 730 3.6 617 3.1

94.7 27.3 128.1 56.0 60.5 134.1 98.8 22.1 13.4 39.5 114.6 173.8 118.9 115.4 48.7 124.6 107.3 140.8 11.6 34.0

26254 22416 20270 23767 23515 23165 22342 21835 19127 19684 19961 20552 19964 19160 18633 19486 20170 18958 14471 14341

953 894 974 932 872 815 857 790 858 733 687 738 746 797 745 735 698 703 735 712

DHI-AP H 79.6

17400

651 3.7 591 3.4

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

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LESTER C. JONES, INC. W. EDWARD PALMATARY PATTERSON FARMS INC. WINTERSTEIN FARMS LLC FRANKLIN & JEFF MOORE KEVIN LEAVERTON BOONE BROTHERS BENJAMIN STANTON LESTER C. JONES, INC.

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WM. BRINSFIELD HENRY SNOW 111

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2011 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council annual meeting offers something for all industry stakeholders The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) invites producers, veterinarians, nutritionists, academia and industry professionals to the 2011 annual DCRC meeting on Nov. 10–11 at the Hilton Kansas City Airport in Kansas City, MO. This year’s meeting will offer something for all attendees, including new research, application of current reproductive programs and a look at emerging technologies.

“Advancements in dairy cattle reproduction are continuously evolving, and the DCRC is proud to lead the charge of disseminating new information and helping dairy producers and veterinarians make effective on-farm reproductive decisions,” said 2011 DCRC President Dr. Matt Lucy. “This year’s meeting will examine a variety of core areas related to

reproduction and allow all attendees to take home useable and relevant information.”

The industry’s best and brightest researchers, reproductive experts, veterinarians, nutritionists and producers have been invited to present applicable information throughout the two-day program. In the program’s breakout session format, attendees will have the option to learn more about nutrition, artificial insemination and synchronization, reproductive management and heifer reproduction.

New this year, a unique session will be offered highlighting the industry’s newest technological advancements and their benefit to dairy cattle reproduction. Select Sires, AfiMilk and SCR will showcase their activity monitoring sys-

tems and how they benefit the dairy. This interactive session will also incorporate discussion with producers who currently use these technologies on their operations and the advantages provided by them.

Further information, including a full meeting agenda and registration information, can be found on the DCRC Web site at www.dcrcouncil. org. As the meeting approaches look for additional updates on the Web site, as well as on the DCRC Facebook and Twitter pages.

Sub-optimal reproductive performance in the

nation’s dairy industry has prompted leading industry stakeholders to be proactive in tackling this issue head-on. Academicians who focus on reproduction and allied industries that support the dairy industry joined

forces to create the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council to raise the level of knowledge on issues critical to enhanced reproductive performance.

The DCRC has established a stakeholder network and education plat-

form to raise awareness of management techniques that can enhance reproduction on dairy operations. This effort targets dairy producers and the consultants who influence reproductive management.

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by Amber Yutzy, Penn State Extension educator The main goal of today’s dairy producer is to produce high quality milk in the most efficient way possible. Producers of high quality milk know that it is important to have a consistent method for milking preparation and unit attachment. The objective of milking management is to ensure that units are applied to visibly clean, well stimulated teats, milk is rapidly and efficiently harvested and

milking units are removed when milking is completed.

A number of milking routines are used on dairy farms but no single milking practice will independently result in improved milk quality in the face of overwhelming exposure to mastitis pathogens. The secret of producing high quality milk is to consistently use a well defined milking technique by ALL on the farm that helps to reduce pathogen exposure.

Forestripping should be

applied to all milking routines and is a fundamental practice that can help to greatly increase milk quality.

The examination of milk before unit attachment is necessary to ensure abnormal milk is not introduced to the bulk tank and also to identify clinical cases of mastitis at an early stage. Forestripping is adequately performed when 2-3 streams of milk are expressed in a vigorous manor. It is best to forestrip before

the teat end has been disinfected to reduce the risk of recontamination of the teat end. The only thing that should touch a clean dry teat is the inside of a milking unit.

One important factor when forestripping is the use of a strip cup. The strip cup is important to help reduce the chance of spreading contagious mastitis. The use of latex gloves by all milking staff is also recommended to reduce the potential spread of mastitis pathogens by contami-

nated hands.

Implementation of standard milking practices requires frequent training of all employees.

Having proper training can be linked to increased milking speed and decrease of clinical mastitis.

Successful milking routines are dependent on the ability to clearly communicate practices and to motivate milking personnel to apply them consistently.

The consistent imple-

mentation of standardized milking practices such as forestripping, the use of single towels to dry teats and well defined milking routines are essential to producing high quality milk.

If you would like to learn more about “Best Milking Practices”, look at the upcoming Penn State Extension Dairy Program Guide or visit www.das.psu.edu for a full schedule of upcoming workshops.

Summer Forage Tour to take place on Goochland farm GOOCHLAND, VA — The Southern Piedmont Summer Forage Tour will take place July 21 at Dungeness Farm.

The property on the James River was home to Thomas Jefferson’s mother. It currently is used for beef cattle production.

The tour will include an overview of the farm, as well as information on breeding soundness exams; the role of cattle associations in value-

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Understanding Somatic Cell Counts, “Bite by Bite”

by George Cudoc Q: How do you eat an elephant?

A: One bite at a time.

Anyone who has ever attended a business seminar, participated in a personal self-improvement program, or been given advice on problem solving has possibly been asked that question before. The answer invariably has a relaxing effect, letting the person open their mind to a solution comprised of many small but manageable steps. It draws them in, instilling resolve and belief that yes, they can deal with that “elephant in the room.”

Reaching your set milk quality and udder health goals as determined by Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) may be that “elephant” in the room. Herds that are the best equipped to deal with lowering SCC already test their cows on a monthly DHI program and have established check points across the herd using SCC data. Whether you are blessed with successful management strategies that produce low SCC milk and you want to get even better, or find yourself struggling to get below the 750K legal limit, improvements are most likely by the “one bite at a time” approach.

When we need immediate actions to reduce SCC, we can look at the Bulk Tank Contribution report.

The report ranks cows by the largest contribution of somatic cells to the total milk being produced.

Removal of those cows temporarily while treating or permanently through culling will have the fastest return for our actions. Actions on the first 3 cows below with contributions of 10% or greater certainly can improve milk quality the quickest.

After these immediate actions, we should ask ourselves what we need to do on an on-going basis to improve milk quality. We want to view current as well as historic information about our cows and herd to see if management changes can reduce the risk of cows having higher SCC. It is helpful to look at SCC by category to find those opportunities. For instance, new infections on fresh cows might need a different strategy than new infections during the lactation. Of the 12 highest SCC cows in the above report, only 1 happens to be a newly fresh cow. That is good news for the current month, but what about performance in the past? We can look at a graph of new infections as well as fresh infections to see where the most beneficial action plan would be.

New infections shown by the bars indicate that rates have been consistent between 5 and 12 percent. Studies show that it would be desirable to stay below 10%, and for the most part, this herd stays near that benchmark. On the other hand, we should stay below 20% infection rate for fresh cows, and it is obvious from the graph that we seldom reach that low of a percentage. SCC improvements are far more likely if we address the causes of the high percent infection rate in the fresh animals. It is interesting and often overlooked that not all SCC fixes are in the milking herd, yet that is the only place that we can measure SCC. Another bite of the SCC elephant is determining the likelihood that we can cure cows once we have identified those cows that are infected. If our efforts have been minimal at treating infected cows, do they cure themselves over time or do they become chronically infected? In the graph, to the right, we can see that for the past 3 test periods, the cure rate is improving and the percentage of cows being chronically infected is lowered by nearly half.

The chart below can be used for setting goals for your herd if you are interested in improving SCC levels. Listed are three primary focus areas where SCC can become a challenge. Keeping new infection levels below 10% monthly is best achieved by following good management practices for the milking herd. Proper milking procedures and reducing exposure to mastitis causing pathogens are keys to meeting this goal. Maintaining chronic infection rates less than 10% of the herd monthly requires identifying infected cows and quarters and knowing the right treatment protocol as determined by culture results. Cows infected when they calve or shortly thereafter less than 20% of the time requires success at the end of the previous lactation. Dry cow treatment to cure those infected cows before going dry and preventing new infections for uninfected cows is a good start to achieving this goal. Sound management to maintain clean and healthy cows and prepare them to calve successfully with few problems will also help meet this goal.

Anyone who has ever experienced the challenge of a high Somatic Cell Count can relate to the unpleasantness of milking infected cows. Just about all dairies have set goals to lower SCC at one time or another.

Whether the purpose is to meet the legal guidelines to sell milk or capture milk quality payments for low SCC, every dairy can benefit from approaching the challenge of lowering SCC with a step-by-step plan that is “Eating the elephant, one bite at a time.”

MADISON, WI — World Dairy Expo is now accepting entries for the 2011 Dairy Cattle Show. Premium Books have been sent out to recent year’s exhibitors and will arrive in the coming days. New exhibitors that would like a Premium Book may request one by calling the World Dairy Expo office at 608-224-6455. Cattle exhibitors wishing to compete may enter online at www.worlddairyexpo.com. Paper entry forms are also available on the Web site or in the Premium Book.

According to Dairy Cattle Show Manager, Laura Herschleb, entries will be accepted now through midnight (CDT) on Thursday, Sept. 1. Entry fees have

remained the same as years past for those entries made by Sept. 1.

New for 2011 the online entry system will accept late entries Sept. 2-6; late fees of $50 per head will apply. After Sept. 6, all late entries must be submitted on paper entry forms at a cost of $100 per animal.

“Around the World of Dairy in 5 Days” is the theme for World Dairy Expo 2011, which will take place Tuesday, Oct. 4, through Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. For a show schedule and further information, visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.

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“NCGA supports the use of a label but we are still concerned with the fact that it implies damage to other vehicles,” NCGA President Bart Schott said. “We also are bothered by the color choice for the label which could be mistaken for a warning label, setting the wrong tone for consumers.”

The final label is designed to help promote consumer awareness and ensure consumers select the approved ethanol blend for their model vehicle

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July Dairy PROS Meetings to focus on Statewide Dairy Price Recovery HARRISBURG, PA — Agribusiness professionals can learn about the dairy price recovery and its effect on how farmers conduct business by attending one of the July series of Dairy PROS meetings.

“The meetings provide agribusiness representatives the opportunity to expand their networks and knowledge base to help their customers and clients excel,” said John Frey, executive director of the Center for Dairy Excellence. “For the July meetings, we’ve asked ag lenders and service providers to share strategies that can offer participants excellent information and fresh perspectives.”

Dairy PROS meetings are hosted in a series by the center and the Penn State Extension Dairy Team three times each year and are funded in part by a grant from the Department of Labor and Industry’s Workforce Investment Board.

Workshops also offer a “Take It to the Farm” segment, where extension educators showcase available tools that can help farmers enhance their management, performance and profitability.

Dairy PROS workshop dates and locations are as follows: Tuesday, July 19, at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, No. 22, Lancaster, Lancaster County, from 8 – 10 a.m.

Friday, July 22, at Premiere Events, 429 East Orange Street, Shippensburg, Franklin County, from 8 – 10 a.m.

Tuesday, July 26, at Celebration

Hall, 2280 Commercial Boulevard, State College, Centre County, from 8 – 10 a.m.

Wednesday, July 27, at the Comfort Inn, 835 Perry Highway, Mercer, Mercer County, from 2 – 4 p.m.

While the registration fee for these meetings is $20 per person, a new approach to registration offers an incentive to companies that support the center’s Allies for Advancement Program, allowing any member of an organization who supports the center at a level of $100 or more to attend free of charge.

For more information or to register for the July series of Dairy PROS meetings, visit www.centerfordairyexcellence.org and click on the “Dairy PROS” icon in the middle of the page.

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Michelle Shooter, Extension livestock agent with North Carolina Cooperative Extension — Robeson County Center, recently received a 2011 Award of Excellence for outstanding performance as an employee of North Carolina State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

CALS Dean Johnny Wynne recognized Shooter and four other employees during an awards luncheon in

Raleigh in April. She was also recognized during a university-wide reception held in late May. Cathy L. Graham, Robeson County’s Extension director, praised Shooter for her motivation, her compassion for others, and her ability to quickly assess her clients’ needs.

Shooter joined Cooperative Extension in 2007 and quickly gained recognition for outstanding agricultural program development and imple-

mentation. Two programs that she has been involved in — Beef Cattle 101 and the Business of Beef — have won regional awards.

“Michelle has become an extremely effective Extension agent and has poised herself to be a major factor in the future success of animal agriculture in Robeson County and southeastern North Carolina,” said Graham, adding that Shooter “has developed

into a tremendous asset for her clients, her local Extension team, and Cooperative Extension.”

Shooter is also involved in many community projects, such as an active member of the Lumberton Junior Service League, Friend of the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair, and member of the Lumberton State Employees Credit Union Advisory Committee.

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Cash cheese prices had little change following the 4th of July holiday. The blocks closed the shortened week at $2.11 per pound, down a penny and a half, but still 58 1/4-cents above a year ago. The barrels inched a half-cent higher, to $2.1025, 60 1/4cents above a year ago.

Seventeen cars of block traded hands on the week and three of barrel.

The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $2.0884, up 5.8 cents on the week. The barrels averaged $2.0735, up 1.6 cents.

USDA reports that sluggish summer pizza sales have some producers discounting mozzarella to clear product. The Alliance of Western Milk Producer’s Bill VanDam warned in his July 1 newsletter that; “The trading this week gives no hint of uneasiness in this market but there is a growing feeling in the “trade” that significant volumes of cheese are sold on the basis of “the average of the

previous month”.

The average June CME price was clearly over $2.00 per pound while May’s price is some 40 cents lower, he wrote. “That means the price for such customers will be much higher starting July 1. There just has to be an explanation something like this that will shed light on why block (and barrel) prices seem to be defying the apparent fundamentals. Cheese sales have been good but if much of the cheese is being purchased to beat the price increase, we may well see a change of fortunes this next week,” he warned.

The international market isn’t helping as prices continued to soften in Fonterra’s July 5 Global Dairy Trade auction. The CME’s Daily Dairy Report said the weighted average price for skim milk powder fell to $1.68 per pound, down 15 percent from June 1 and the lowest since January. The whole milk powder price, at

$1.65 per pound, was down 4 percent from a month earlier, and the lowest since December.

The anhydrous milkfat price was $2.39 per pound, down 7 percent from a month ago, and the lowest since last October.

Spot butter closed Friday at $2.03, down a

penny on the week, but 26 3/4-cents above a year ago. Only one car was sold all week. NASS butter averaged $2.0887, down 3.9 cents.

Butter is still moving offshore, according to FC Stone dairy economist Bill Brooks, and “that will keep the market tight

for a little while,” but he predicts it will eventually back up and “we’ll start to see price declines in the U.S. market.”

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk held all week at $1.6250 and Extra Grade remained at $1.61. NASS powder averaged $1.6638, up a

half-cent, and dry whey averaged 54.76 cents, up 1.7 cents. Over 40 percent of U.S. powder is exported.

The Agriculture Department’s May Dairy Products report put butter output at 155.9 mil-

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The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) board of directors elected two new board members: David Prentice, DVM, Elanco Animal Health, Elgin, Iowa, and Christie Stanley, PhD, Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, Amarillo, Texas.

In addition, the NAIDC board elected new officers to lead the group.

Luciene Ribero, APC, Inc., Visalia, CA, is incoming chair, while Michael Van Amburgh, Cornell University, Itha-

ca, NY, was elected vice chair, and Owen Bewley, Prince Agri Products, Susquehanna, PA, is finance chair. Returning executive committee members include Coleen Jones, Pennsylvania State University, Craigsville, VA, as program chair, and Tami Tollenaar, Tollenaar Holsteins Dairy, Elk Grove, CA, as publicity chair.

Other NAIDC board members include Devin Albrecht, Prairie State/Select Sires, Hampshire, IL; Jean

Conklin, Yankee Farm Credit, ACA, White River Jct., VT; Chris Dei, Sierra Vista Nutrition Consulting, Fresno, CA; Marcia Endres, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Barry Putnam, Cargill Animal Health, Ithaca, NY; Jon Robinson, PhD, Fresno State University, Fresno, CA; Amy te Plate Church, Genex, Shawano, WI; and Dave Winston, MS, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Retiring board members are Rob Sheffer, Cargill Animal Nutrition,

Albany, NY and Kas Ingawa, PhD, NC State University/Dairy Records Management Systems, Raleigh, NC. NAIDC manages and operates one national and four regional contests. The national contest will be held March 29-31 in Roanoke, VA. Regional contest dates and locations include: Northeast, Oct. 27-29, Watertown, NY; Southern, Nov. 17-19, Live Oak, FL; Midwest, Feb. 13, location tba; and West, March 2-3, Visalia, CA.

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New Frontier MS1117 manure spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,995 Call!

Howse Post Hole Digger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9” Auger $639 & 12” Auger $649 Anderson bale wrapper w/ remote Available for Rent-Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sale Price! $26,000 New D6L Bellon disc mower, 3pt hitch, 8 ft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,900 in stock ’05 New Holland TB110, 4wd, canopy, 471hrs, like new! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reduced to $29,500 3 Pt Tuffline rear blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GB184 $1,095 & GB484 (HD) $1,295 JD 6420 4WD, open, ROPS, 640 self-leveling loader, mod. hrs., good shape . . . .Reduced to $54,500 * ALL FIELD READY *

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Goat and sheep producers Roundup IV announced LOUISBURG, NC — The North Carolina Cooperative Extension and several goat and sheep producer associations in North Carolina are partnering to hold the “NC Goat & Sheep Producers Roundup IV” on Thursday and Friday, July 21 and 22 at the Lenior County Cooperative Ex-

tension Center located at 1791 Highway 11/55 in Kinston, NC. Goat and sheep producers, along with youth in the Southeast don't want to miss this opportunity to have an educational gathering of producers to share and learn more about the latest issues related to the

dairy and meat goat and sheep industry. Wellknown experts around North Carolina, Maryland and Virginia will be present to address many topics of interest to the sheep and goat producer.

Special features of the conference will be an “NC Chefs Cook-Off” of both chevon and lamb

on Thursday for lunch.

On Friday, a youth component has been added targeting youth interested in fitting and showing goats and sheep for competitions.

The registration cost is $40 per day for adults and $10 per day for those 18 years and younger. The FAMACHA

certification price is $12 extra. This fee includes a lunch along with the printed proceedings.

For event information and for registration information, go to http://franklin.ces.ncsu .edu/ to download a registration form. Send completed registration form with a check

payable to: County of Wayne, Attn.: Goat & Sheep Producers Roundup IV, 103 South Bickett Boulevard, Louisburg, NC 27549.

For other information contact, Martha Mobley, agriculture agent, Franklin County, at 919496-3344.

National DHIA scholarship application available online National Dairy Herd Information Association (NDHIA) is offering $750 scholarships to full-time incoming and continuing students at technical and two-year and four-year colleges/universities. To be eligible for a National DHIA scholarship, the applicant must be a family member or employee

of a herd on DHI test, a family member of a DHI employee, or an employee of a DHI affiliate. The DHI affiliate for the herd or affiliate employee must be a member of National DHIA (includes Dairy One Cooperative Inc., Lancaster DHIA, Vermont DHIA and other National DHIA members.).

Judges will evaluate applicants based on scholastic achievements, leadership, community activities and work experience, experience and knowledge of DHIA, and response to questions on the application. Applications are due Oct. 15. Recipients will be announced at the

2012 National DHIA annual meeting.

To apply for a National DHIA scholarship, log on to: www.dhia.org and download and complete the electronic application form. For more information, contact Barb Roth, National DHIA scholarship committee chair, at roth250@ix.net-

Ag Expo & Fair offers cheese carving contests BOONSBORO, MD — Cheese carving contests will be held during this year’s Washington County Ag Expo & Fair.

The Children’s Cheese Carving Contest, for children 12 and under, will be held Saturday, July 23, from 2-3 p.m. Everyone gets a ribbon. The Amateur Cheese Carving Contest, for all ages, will

be held Sunday, July 24, from 1-3 p.m., no professionals carvers please.

Both events will be at the Twigg Cycle Activity Tent.

Try your hand at cheese sculpturing. With a pound block of cheese, you will have one hour to carve your masterpiece.

Awards are given out for the most imaginative, finest art, most fair relat-

ed, and judges choice.

The competitions are sponsored by the Agricultural Marketing Department Economic Development Commission.

Advance registration is appreciated or you can sign up before the cheese carving. To register, call Leslie Hart at 301-4324782 or email lhart@washco-md.net.

For more information and a list of the rules, visit www.agexpoandfair.org The 2011 Washington County Ag Expo & Fair will be held from Saturday, July 23 through Saturday, July 30 at the Washington County Agricultural Education Complex, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro, MD.

com.com, or 616-8977435; or JoDee Sattler, National DHIA communications and events manager, 608-848-6455, ext. 112; or jdsattler@ dhia.org.

National DHIA will

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N VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1014 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 200-300# 140-167; 300400# 140-179; 400-500# 130-156; 500-600# 125.50156; 600-700# 126-143; 700-800# 118-133; 800900# 116-123; 900-1000# 106-124; 1000-1100# 102116; M&L 2 300-400# 82110; 400-500# 113-140; 500-600# 114-139; 600700# 102-129; 700-800# 112-125, few 93-108; 800900# 110-115; 900-1000# 110-121.

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AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact Dave Dornburgh at 800-218-5586, ext. 238 • Fax 518-673-2381 • e-mail: ddornburgh@leepub.com Monday, July 18 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 9:30 AM: Athens Stockyards, Athens, PA. Misc. sale starts @ 9:30 am, small animals approx.

12:30-1 pm, followed by livestock (pigs, calves, goats, sheep & beef cattle). All times are approximate. Monthly Feeder Sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 570-882-8500 or 607-699-3637 www.athensstockyards.com • 9:30 AM: Norwich, VT. Selling equipment, trucks, trailers and scrap iron for the estate of Richard “June” Thompson. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Misc., Produce & Small Animals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm Dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy.

Calves & cull beef approx. 4:30-5:30 pm. All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518392-3321.

• 6:00 PM: Village of Monroe Public Works Pickup. ‘02 GMC Sonoma SL pickup. Starts, runs & drives, new tires this year. Sold with keys & clean title. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Tuesday, July 19 • 6:00 PM: Village of Brockport Police - Crown Vic. ‘06 Ford Crown Vic 4 door Police Interceptor.

Starts, runs & drives. Good body & interior. Keys are available.

6:05 PM - City of Stamford CT - Sutphen Fire Truck - ‘96 Sutphen TS-100 fire truck w/QSMG150-23-S, 1500 GPM Pump & 100’ ladder. Starts, runs & drives/operates. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Wednesday, July 20 • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-7382104.

• 10:00 AM: Haverling Central School Auditorium, Bath, NY (Steuben Co.). Steuben Co. Tax Title Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. . Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716296-5041, 585-738-2104

Thursday, July 21 • Prattsburgh, (Steuben Co.) NY . John Brezinski Farm Equipment, Farm Accessories, Household.

Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St.,

Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 5:00 PM: 7614 Chestnut Ridge Rd. (Rt. 77) 4 miles East of Lockport, NY. Real Estate selling at 5:30 pm. List available next week on harriswilcox.com. Harris Wilcox Inc., Auctioneers, Realtors & Appraisers, 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com • 6:00 PM: Village of Mamaroneck - Vehicles & Assets. ‘00 C-Hawk boat, ‘98 Mack RD688S garbage truck, (3) GO-4 scooters, wood docks, tow bars, GM parts & repair manuals. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com • 6:00 PM: Village of Mamaroneck - Vehicles Assets. ‘00 C-Hawk Boat, ‘98 Mack RD688S garbage truck, (3) GO-4 scooters, wood docks, tow bars, GM parts & repair manuals.

• 6:35 PM - Buffalo Board of Education - Furniture - Student & teacher desks, stacking & non-stacking chairs, ceiling lights, auditorium seating & milk vending machine • 6:50 PM - Private Consignor - Vehicles & Equipment - ‘01 International 4700 cab & chassis, Hydro-Ax brush cutter, ‘97 Ford F450 SD utility truck, ‘08 quality flatbed trailer & more.

• 8:40 PM - Town of Bethleham - Mower & Equipment - ‘04 Jacobsen Turfcat 628 mower, (2) 95 Ingersoll-Rand T30 air compressors, Onan generator plant, tractor tool box & more.

• 8:55 PM - Private Consignor - Fishing Boat & Motor - ‘86 Gamefisher 12 foot aluminum 3 person fishing boat w/Johnson CD-12 5.5HP Sea Horse motor & pressurized gas tank. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Friday, July 22 • 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. General Consignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704399-6111, 704-399-9756 • 9:00 AM: 20 Mill Branch Rd., Belpre, OH (Parkersburg, WV). Pipeline Auction. Complete Liquidation for LA Pipeline. Alex Lyon & Son, 315633-2944, Site phone 262-903-6269 www.lyonauction.com • 6:00 PM: Village of Depew DPW - Vehicles. ‘95 GMC C7H042 box truck, ‘99 Ford E350 XL Super Duty van & ‘84 Ford 4000 tractor w/776B loader.

• 6:15 PM - Erie Co. Multiple Locations - Vehicles - ‘87 Fiat-Allis loader, Autocar dump trucks, ‘75 International 2400 Series B tractor, ‘87 Tampo roller, pickups & more.

• 7:40 PM - Buffalo Board of Education - Cash Registers - (28) assorted cash registers w/extra cash drawers & manuals. Most are in working condition; some are in need of repair. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Saturday, July 23 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Sunday, July 24 • 6:00 PM: Onondaga County - Surplus Assets.

Heavy steel, heavy brass rod, Lincoln arc welder, Tire balancer, radio equipment, computer components & more.

• Onondaga County - Fire Safe Cabinet Remington-Rand Safe file fire insulated, very heavy cabinet. Dimensions are 30-in x 20-in x 54in.

• 6:35 PM - Onondaga County - Vehicle Auction ‘91 Chevy 3500HD dump truck, (3) ‘96 Dodge Ram vans, ‘05 Ford Crown Vic police interceptor

& ‘02 Mercury Sable GS. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Monday, July 25 • 9:30 AM: Athens Stockyards, Athens, PA. Misc. sale starts @ 9:30 am, small animals approx.

12:30-1 pm, followed by livestock (pigs, calves, goats, sheep & beef cattle). All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 570-882-8500 or 607-699-3637 www.athensstockyards.com • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Misc., Produce & Small Animals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm Dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy.

Calves & cull beef approx. 4:30-5:30 pm. All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 1:30 PM: Maplehurst Livestock Market, Inc., 4428 Rt. 16, Hinsdale, NY. Selling a dairy of 60 head from Pete Causer, Tutlepoint, PA. Consisting of 30 cows (2/3 in 1st or 2nd lactation), 12 bred heifers, 18 strated calves & open heifers. AI Sired & bred, tie stall, pastured and haven’t been pushed. Also our usual run of quality dairy replacements. Maplehurst Livestock Market, Inc., 716-257-3542 • 6:00 PM: Private Consignor - 1985 Chevy Corvette. ‘85 Chevy Corvette 2 door coupe w/Borla stainless steel mufflers. Starts, runs & drives. Undercarriage clean & solid. CarFax available.

• 6:05 PM - LaFayette CSD - Vehicles & Equipment - (3) International 3800 buses, ‘97 Chevy K1500 Suburban, South Bend vertical milling machine, radios, tires & more.

• 6:40 PM - Canaseraga Central School District Assets - 30,000 & 75,000 BTU Modine heaters, (24) 400w metal Halide lamps, fluorescent ceiling lights & wood planks.

• 6:50 PM - Onondaga Corrections - Lightning Rod Cable - Two piles, approximately 500 feet of lightning rod cable that was used above the top section of a jail. Auctions International, 800-5361401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Tuesday, July 26 • 10:00 AM: 1815 Hicks Field Rd. East Fort Worth, TX. Late Model Rental Fleet Construction, Support, Attachments, Trucks & Tralers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944, Site phone 817-847-2071 www.lyonauction.com • 6:00 PM: Livingston Co. Hwy. Shop Facility, Rte. 63, Geneseo, NY (Livingston Co.). Livingston Co. Tax Title Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 6:00 PM: Washington County - Light Fixtures.

Troffer 277V T8 w/32w recessed lighting fixtures.

2, 3, & 4 bulb styles. Some w/diffusers, some with backup ballasts.

• 6:30 PM - Town of N. Hempstead - Vehicles & Equip. - ‘98 Ford 545 backhoe/loader, Ford L8000 dump trucks, pickups, autos, GEM cars, buses, Groundsmasters & more!

• 8:15 PM - Wappingers CSD - Vehicles & Equipment - ‘94 & ‘95 Bluebird TC2000 buses, ‘00 Dodge 2500 Ram van, assorted Ford bumpers & tailgates, some new.

• 9:00 PM - North Shore Central Schools Literature - Large quantity (3354 books) of literature. The books are all in good condition; good for export. Complete inventory included. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Wednesday, July 27 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,

585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 6:00 PM: Cheektowaga-Maryvale UFSD Tractor. ‘00 New Holland 545D front bucket loader w/Fisher 9-ft HD snow plow, 10-ft FFC push box, pallet forks & 1/3-cu yd bucket.

• 6:05 PM - Town of Cambridge - Tractor & Equipment - ‘81 JD 301A tractor w/loader, mower, counterweights & ROPS canopy, military generator & (2) oil tanks. Auctions International, 800536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Thursday, July 28 • 10:00 AM: 7877 Batesville Blvd., Pleasant Plains, AR. Complete Liquidation. Secured Party Auction of late model Cat construction equip., dump trucks, truck tractors. Alex Lyon & Son, 315633-2944, Site phone 731-234-8925 www.lyonauction.com • 6:00 PM: Rockland County - Computers & Assets. Large lots of ThinkCentre & NetVista PC towers, Dell laptop, automotive manuals, Space Saver file storage system & more. . Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Saturday, July 30 • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 9:00 AM: 40470 Highway 23 Grand Gorge, NY. One Owner, Complete Liquidation of Construction, Attachments, Support, Tools, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944, Site phone 315-559-5900 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: 291 Maple Hollow Rd., New Hartford, Ct. Sunset Hollow Farmbr. Combined the contents of the Old Mill of Bakersville with the Nathan Estate Tractor collection for this spectacular auction. 19 JD antique tractors, IH, Case & other antique tractors, 1919 Ford Model T depot hack delivery sedan & 1956 IH R190 cab & chassis trucks, Hit & Miss engines & early walk behinds, horse drawn equip., quilt collection & antiques.

Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421

Monday, August 1 • 12:30 PM: New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Misc. produce & small animals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy. Calves & cull beef approx. 4:40-5:30 pm. Monthly Feeder & Fat Cattle Sale. All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, August 3 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, August 5 • Queretaro, Mexico. Late Model Construction Equip., Trucks, Trailers, Support & Attachments.

Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:30 AM: Tuscaloosa, AL. Complete Dump Truck & Truck Tractor Liquidation plus Construction & Logging Equip. for SLG Trucking. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm.

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

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 800-900# 67.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 127-128; 500600# 122; M&L 2 400-500# 124-125; 500-600# 103-113.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 159; 400-500# 109-121; 500-600# 96105.50; M&L 2 300-400# 117.50.

FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 201 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 158; 300-400# 134-152; 400-500# 139-146; 500-600# 137.50-139; 600700# 129-130; 700-800# 115-130.50; 800-900# 121; M&L 2 200-300# 149; 300400# 139-150; 400-500# 135-139.50; 500-600# 137.50; 600-700# 130-131; 700-800# 115; 800-900# 129.25.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 110; 300400# 115.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 134; 300-400# 126; 400-500# 126; 500600# 122-126; 600-700# 120-122; 700-800# 120; M&L 2 200-300# 120; 300400# 121.50-126; 400-500# 121.50; 500-600# 122123.50; 600-700# 119; 700800# 116.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 135-159; 300400# 130.50; 400-500# 130.50; 500-600# 125; 600700# 120; M&L 2 200-300# 129; 300-400# 129; 400500# 123; 500-600# 123; 600-700# 111-114.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDWER CATTLE: No report.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

RADIANT, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 73 Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 500-600# 127; 600-700# 119.50; M&L 2 500-600# 130.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 500-600# 130; 700-800# 110.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 550.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 140-167; 300400# 140-179; 400-500# 130-156; 500-600# 128-156; 600-700# 126-143; 700-

800# 125-133; 800-900# 116-123; 900-1000# 116124; 1000-1100# 102-106; M&L 2 400-500# 120-140; 500-600# 122-139; 600700# 120-129; 700-800# 112-125; 800-900# 110-115; 900-1000# 110-121.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 500-600# 94-105.50; 600-700# 89-93.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 130-148; 400500# 125-138; 500-600# 121-134.50; 600-700# 118128; 700-800# 105-110; 800-900# 100-107; M&L 2 300-400# 123-135; 400500# 120-135; 500-600# 116-123; 600-700# 110-117; S 1 400-500# 110-127; 500600# 110-120.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 140-167; 400500# 121-135; 500-600# 114-125; 600-700# 110-125.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 350.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 152-161; 400500# 140-148; 500-600# 138-143; 600-700# 131139.50; 700-800# 119-120; 800-900# 103-105; M&L 2 300-400# 140-154; 500600# 130-141; 600-700# 121-135; 700-800# 105-112.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 140; 300-400# 126-135; 400-500# 123-142; 500-600# 116-124; 600700# 111.50-122; 700-800# 109-122; M&L 2 200-300# 118-126; 300-400# 123-130; 400-500# 114-123.50; 500600# 114-119; 600-700# 115-118; 700-800# 104-108.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 159-171; 300400# 140-152; 400-500# 135-150; 500-600# 127-139; 600-700# 119-132; 700800# 105-115; 800-900# 103-105; M&L 2 200-300# 141-153; 300-400# 122-139; 400-500# 125-144; 500600# 120-137; 600-700# 116-125; 700-800# 96-105; 800-900# 93-99.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 384.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 148-168; 400500# 134-141; 500-600# 129.50-137.50; 600-700# 124-125; 700-800# 117-118; 1000-1100# 104; M&L 2 400-500# 126-138; 500600# 119-129; 600-700# 118-120; 900-1000# 92; 1000-1100# 100; S 1 400500# 112; 500-600# 103111.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 119-143; 400500# 109-130; 500-600# 108-125; 600-700# 108119.50; 700-800# 109; 800900# 97; M&L 2 300-400# 111-124; 400-500# 99-119; 500-600# 105-109.50; 600700# 108-113; 700-800# 90; 800-900# 90; S 1 400-500# 108-112; 700-800# 84-96.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 145-171; 300-

400# 136-169; 400-500# 115-143; 500-600# 117-130; 600-700# 109-124; 800900# 115; M&L 2 200-300# 132-150; 300-400# 110-147; 400-500# 121; 500-600# 106-121; 700-800# 86-90; S 1 300-400# 113.50-128; 400-500# 101-129.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 187.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 140; 400-500# 137.50-139; 500-600# 130132; 600-700# 125-132.50; 700-800# 131; 800-900# 127.50; M&L 2 300-400# 130; 400-500# 141; 500600# 136.50; 600-700# 133; 700-800# 132; 800-900# 125.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 132; 400-500# 130; 500-600# 112; 600700# 114-117.50; 700-800# 114; M&L 2 400-500# 127129; 500-600# 114-116; 600-700# 108-109; 700800# 115.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 500-600# 127; 700-800# 102; M&L 2 400-500# 116132; 500-600# 105-111; 600-700# 102-104.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1410-1980# 70-77.50; 1440-1850# hi dress 80-84; 1400-1645# lo dress 59.50-67; Boner 8085% lean 900-1330# 7079.50; 1005-1370# hi dress 80-86.50; 905-1355# lo dress 56.50-68.50; Lean 8590% lean 735-780# lo dress 43.50-54; 870-940# 60.5064; 880-1035# lo dress 4557.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1110-1300# hi dress 97-99; 1000-1145# lo dress 72.5077; 1765-2215# 82-95.

Baby Calves, /hd: Holsteins 50-90.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 960-1395# 6680; 1405-1815# 72.50-80; Boner 80-85% lean 860895# 67-80; 970-1395# 6581.50; 1150-1395# hi dress 84.50-88; 905-1280# lo dress 61.50-63.50; 14051660# 65-82.50; Lean 8590% lean 1075-1230# 6567.50; 800-1270# lo dress 50-64; 1425# lo dress 6062.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1105-1430# 80-95; 16401935# 87.50-97.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 6. S 1-2 620-780# middle age cows w/80-120# calves 600775/pr; M 1-2 860-930# middle age cows w/145300# calves 675-1175/pr; L 1-2 1275# middle age cows w/100# calves 1020/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 20-45.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 282.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6880; 1200-1600# 76-83.50; HY 1200-1600# 83-88; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 65-78; 1200-2000# 74-80; HY 1200-2000# 82-88; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 56; 850-1200# 60.50-75.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 86.50-97; 15002500# 89-102; HY 15002500# 101-108.50.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 3. M&L 1, 6-8 yrs. old w/calves 300-350# 1000# 1140-1260/pr.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 485 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 104-113.25; 1300-1500# 109.75-114; Hols, Ch 2-3 1300-1500# 95-107; Sel 2-3 1300-1500# 86-93.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1000-1200# 106.50112.50; 1200-1300# 104113.50; 1300-1500# 102.50114.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6277; 1200-1600# 66.50-85; HY 1200-1600# 74-83; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 57.50-77; 1200-2000# 6381; HY 1200-2000# 69-87; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 45-67; 850-1200# 45-72.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 84.50-87; 15002500# 82-93.75; HY 10001500# 91-99; 1500-2500# 91-99.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 40. M 1, few M 2, bred 2-8 mos.

1075-1340# 910-1450/hd; M 2, few M 1, bred 2-8 mos.

760-920# 575-900/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 11. M 1, few M 2, w/calves 810-1265# 700-1125/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 79.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 2090/hd; 100-130# 119/cwt.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

DUBLIN, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 66.50; HY 1200-1600# 7475.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 57.50-65.75; 1200-2000# 63-71; HY 1200-2000# 69-74; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 4555.50.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 33.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 109.50-115;

1300-1500# 112.50-118; 1500-1850# 116.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1000-1200# 101-116.75; 1200-1300# 112.50-120; 1400-1600# 115.50-116.75.

HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 38.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 65.50-77.50; 1200-1600# 69.75-79; HY 1200-1600# 80.50-91.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 69.5072.50; 1200-2000# 7172.50; HY 1200-2000# 76; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 57-63; 850-1200# 60-69.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 79.50; 15002500# 79; HY 1000-1500# 93.50; 1500-2500# 83.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 2. L 1, 2-8 yrs. old 885-970# 530-770/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 1. L 1, 2 yrs. old w/calf 50# 800# 730/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 6.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 5052.50/hd.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 124.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1300-1500# 110-114; Sel 23 1300-1500# 104-109.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1300-1500# 110-112.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 72-76; HY 1200-1600# 75.50-84; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 62-66.50; 1200-2000# 64-72; Lean 8590% lean 850-1200# 54-62.

RADIANT, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 124.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 72-75; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 64.50-77; 12002000# 69-76.50; HY 12002000# 84; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 65.50-71.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 90.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 79.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 2090/hd; 100-130# 119/cwt.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 52.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6275; 1200-1600# 67-77; HY 1200-1600# 78-83; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 6477; 1200-2000# 69-81; HY 1200-2000# 83-87; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 53-67; 850-1200# 58-72.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 91-99; 15002500# 91-99.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 155.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6875.50; 1200-1600# 7683.50; HY 1200-1600# 84.50-87; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 65-76; 1200-2000# 74-80; HY 1200-2000# 88; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 56; 8501200# 60.50-64.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 86.50-95.50; 1500-2500# 95-102; HY 1500-2500# 103.50-108.50.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 112.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 67.50-82; HY 1200-1600# 84-92.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 63-83.50; 1200-2000# 64.50-77; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 5764.50; 850-1200# 55-67.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 74.50-85.50; 1500-2500# 67-87.25; HY 1000-1500# 92.50-96; 15002500# 88.25-94.75.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 27.

M&L 1, few 2, 3-12 yrs. old bred 2-9 mos. 760-1476# 760-1040/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 6. M 1-2, 5-10 yrs. old w/calves 130-300# 8001226# 885-1140/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 10.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 40100/hd; 100-130# 85145/cwt.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 127.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 73.50-80; 1200-1600# 7782; HY 1200-1600# 83-88; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 73-78; 1200-2000# 74.50-80; HY 1200-2000# 82-86, 1 @ 92; Lean 8590% lean 850-1200# 63-75.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 97; 1500-2500# 89-97.50; HY 1500-2500# 101-103.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 3. M&L 1, 6-8 yrs. old w/calves 300-350# 1000# 1140-1260/pr.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS No report.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 41.86-58; 400-449# 52.5758; 450-499# 41.86-58.44; 500-549# 54-59.52; 550# & up not reported.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA HOGS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA HOGS: 3.

No report.

MARSHALL, VA HOGS: No report.

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MARKET REPORTS N VA HOGS: 1.

Barrows & Gilts: US 1-3 210-230# 70.

ROCKINGHAM, VA HOGS: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SHEEP: 41.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 60-80# 180; 80-110# 163177.50; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 30-60# 177.

S VA HOGS: No report.

STAUNTON, VA HOGS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA HOGS: No report.

WYTHE CO, VA HOGS: No report.

LAMB & GOAT MARKET N VA SHEEP: 194.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 60-80# 180; 80-110# 163190; 110-125# 170.50-199; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 30-60# 150-185; 60-90# 170-190.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 59-64; Gd 2-4 72; Util 1-3 65.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SHEEP: Ewes 125-200# 65-75.

HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: No report.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: No report.

N VA GOATS: 78.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 130156; 40-60# 150-170; 6080# 127-140; Sel 3 40-60# 176-181; 60-80# 128.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 100-150# 90; 150-250# 97.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 103; 70-100# 71-112; 100150# 85-90.

S VA SHEEP: No report.

S VA GOATS: No report.

MT. AIRY SHEEP: No report.

MT. AIRY GOATS: 24 Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 20-40# 50-62.50; Sel 2 2040# 30-40.

Does/Nannies: Sel 2 70100# 50-65.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SHEEP: no report FREDERICKSBURG, VA GOATS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SHEEP: No report.

HOLLINS, VA GOATS: No report.

MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No report.

MARSHALL, VA GOATS: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA GOATS: No report.

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: 65.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 80-110# 173.50-183.50; 110-125# 170.50-174.50; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 30-60# 170-185; 60-90# 175.50-180.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 59.

SILER CITY, NC GOATS: 22.

Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 20-40# 50; 40-60# 62.50-70; 60-80# 80; Sel 2 40-60# 50.

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

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 70-75; 70-100# 100; Sel 2 50-70# 62.50; 70-100# 75.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100150# 145; 150-250# 220.

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: 30.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 60-80# 130-180; 80-110# 170-175; 110-125# 175-199; Wooled Ch & Pr 3-4 130160# 150.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 51-80; Gd 2-4 82; Util 1-3 83.

Slaughter Rams: all grades 61.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 87.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 100150; 40-60# 125-176; 6080# 136-161; Sel 3 20-40# 53-90; 40-60# 90-91; 60-80# 80-105.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 91-136; 100-150# 68-156; 150-250# 76.

Does: Sel 1-2 100-150# 88.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No report.

WYTHE CO GOATS: No report.

CASH GRAIN MARKET NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was 2223¢ higher. Prices were 7.61-7.91, mostly 7.71-7.72 at the feed mills and 7.37-

7.86, mostly 7.37 at the elevators. US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 19¢ higher.

Prices were 14.44 at the processors, 14.25 at the feed mills and 13.52-14.10, mostly 14.10 at the elevators. US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was 43¢ higher.

Prices were 6.37-8.01, mostly 6.50 at the elevators.

Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 382.60/ton for 48% protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 7.61, -----, ----; Candor 7.87, -----, 7.13; Cofield 7.72, 14.25, ----; Laurinburg 7.61, -----, ----; Monroe 7.86, -----, ----; Nashville 7.91, -----, ----; Roaring River 7.86, -----, ---; Rose Hill 7.61, -----, ----; Statesville 7.71, -----, 6.89; Warsaw 7.61, -----, ----; Pantego #2 7.71, -----, ----.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ---; Clement ----, -----, ----; Creswell 7.51, 13.52, 6.37; Elizabeth City ----, 14.10, 6.50; Greenville ----, -----, ---; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, -----, 7.02; Norwood 7.37, -----, 6.93; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register ---, -----, 8.01; Warsaw #2 7.86, -----, 7.96.

Soybean Processors Fayetteville, 14.44; Raleigh, 14.44.

RUSHVILLE SEMIMONTHLY HAY AUCTION Prices/ton FOB unless otherwise noted. Delivery beyond 10 miles mostly 2.50 /mile.

Dry hay 57 tons.

Alfalfa: Lg. Sq. 750-850# Gd 63/bale; Sm. Sq. 45-55# Prem. 3.70-4.30/bale; Sm. Rd. wrapped under 1000# Gd 37/bale.

Mixed Grass: Sm. Sq. 3545# Fair 2-2.30/bale; Sm. Rd. under 1000# Fair 16/bale.

Straw: Lg. Sq. 17/bale; Lg. Rd. 21-244/bale.

Oat Hay: Lg. Sq. Prem.

56/bale.

POULTRY REPORT NC BROILERS & FRYERS The market is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are heavy.

The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in NC is 2,615,000 head compared to 2,654,000 head last Wednesday.

NC EGGS The market is lower on all sizes. Supplies are moderate. Retail demand is moderate. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL 119.56, L 113.05, M86.43 & S 79.

NY EGGS Prices are steady on

M&Lr sized eggs. Offerings are light to moderate on XL & L, moderate on lighter weights. Demand is light to moderate. Market activity is usually moderate. Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered to store door, cents/dz. XL 106-110; L 104-108; M 82-86.

FARMERS MARKET NC STATE FARMERS MARKET Beans, Pole (30# crate) 24, Green 28, Butter (8# shelled) 21, Speckled (8# shelled) 21; Beets (25# bg) 17.65; Blackberries (flat 1822); Blueberries (12 pt flat) 18-20; Cabbage (50# crate) Pointed Head & Rd 12; Corn, Yellow/White/Bi-color (4 1/2 dz Crate) 12-16; Cantaloupes (bin) Athena 100125, Cantaloupes (ea) Athena 1-1.25; Cucumbers (3/4 bx) Long Green 12-15, Pickling 16-20, Cucumbers (bx) Pickling 25; Eggplant (1-1/9 bu ctn) Black Beauty 12-15; Greens (bu ctn) Collards 9, Turnips 13.25; Spinach (25# bx) 18; Peas, Garden (30# crates) 25, Crowder (bu bg) 20, Crowder (bu shelled) 24; Okra (1/2 bx) 18; Peaches (25# bx) Red Haven & Ruby Prince 13; Pepper (1-1/9 bu ctn) Green Bell 22-25; Squash (3/4 bx) Yellow Summer 15, (1/2 bx) Zucchini 14-15, (1/2 bx) Yellow Summer 12; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) 14-21.75, Red Potatoes (40# crate) 18-20; Tomatoes (25# bx) Field Grown (L) 16-18, (small) 10, Romas (25# bx) 20; Watermelons, Seeded (ea) 2.503.50, Watermel-ons (bin) Seeded 120-140. Wholesale Dealer Price: Apples (traypack ctn 100 count) WA Red Delicious (traypack ctn) 34.95-35.45, WA Golden Delicious (traypack ctn) 2934.50, Granny Smith WA (traypack ctn) 31.50-36.50, Gala WA 34.50-41.50, WA Fuji (traypack ctn) 34.5042.50, WA Pink Lady (traypack ctn) 48-41.50; Asparagus (11# ctn) 26.95-27.95; Bananas (40# ctn) 20-22.80; Beans, Rd Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 25-37.15, Pole (1-1/9 bu) 32-35; Beets (25# sack) 14.35-20; Blueberries (flat 12 1-pt cups) 21-24; Broccoli (ctn 14s) 19.95-22.05; Cabbage (50# ctn) 14.5017.15; Cantaloupe (bin 140 count) 100-150; Cantaloupe (case 12 count) 31.1533.75; Carrots (50# sack) 25.45-28.65; Cauliflower (ctn 12s) 20.05-26.45; Cherries (16# bx) 48; Celery (ctn 30s) 32.95-34.05; Cilantro (ctn 30s) 21.25-27.05; Oranges, CA (4/5 bu ctn) 2334.85, FL (4/5 bu ctn) 21-22; Pink Grapefruit, CA (4/5 bu

ctn) 23-29.95; Tangelos, FL (80 count bx) 25-26.95; Lemons (40# ctn) 41.4541.95; Limes (40# ctn) 21; Oranges, CA Naval (4/5 bu ctn) 31.55-33.25, FL Naval (64 count) 19.50-21.50; Corn (ctn 4 1/2-5 dz) Yellow 14-20.05, White (ctn 4 1/2-5 dz) 14-18.65, (4 1/2 dz bgs) Bi-Color 14-15; Cranberries (24 12 ounces pkg) 24.50; Cucumbers (40# ctn) Long Green 19-21, Pickles (ctn 40#) 20-34; Eggplant (25# ctn) 16; Grapes, Red Seedless (18# ctn) 33-38.25, White Seedless 34.50, Black Seedless 34.50, Red Globe 34.50; Greens, Collard (bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale (ctn/bunched 24s) 20.65, Turnips (bu ctn) 10; Honeydews (ctn 5s) 17; Kiwi (ctn 117s) 12.85; Lettuce (ctn 24s) Iceberg (wrapped) 22-28.25, Greenleaf (ctn 24s) 20-21.50, Romaine (ctn 24s) 20-23.50; Nectar-ines, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 22; Onions, Yellow (50# sack) Jumbo 20-23.65, White (25# sack) 13.50, Red (25# sack) 12.50, Green (ctn 24s) 19.15-20; Sweet Onions (40# ctn) 20-25.05; Peaches, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 15; Peanuts (35#) Green 48; Pears, Bartlett (16# ctn) 28; Bell Peppers, Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 20.75-24, Red (11# ctn) 29-32.50, Yellow (11# ctn) 29; Potatoes (50# ctn) Red Size A 16-20.05, White Size A 15-20.05, Red Size B 18.65-25; Russett, ID 31.1533.45; Radishes (30 6-oz film bgs) Red 13.25-16.25; Plums, Red (28# ctn) 22; Squash, Yellow Crookedneck (3/4 bu ctn) 16-19.15, Zucchini (1/2 bu ctn) 14-17; Strawberries, CA (flat 8 1-qt conts) 20; Sweet Potatoes, Orange (40# ctn) 16-21.45, White (40# ctn) 20-20.65, Orange (40# ctn) 16-21.45; Tomatoes, vine ripened XL (25# ctn) 15-21.15; Tomatoes, Cherry (flat 12 1-pt conts) 17.45-18.05, Romas (25# ctn) 18-26, Grape (flat 12 1-pt conts) 22-26; Turnips (topped) 11.85-14.50; Watermelon (bin-45 count) Seeded 125, Seedless 175.

WESTERN NC FARMERS’ MARKET Apples (traypack ctn) Red

Delicious 30-32, Golden Delicious 30-32; Bananas (40# bx) 20-21; Beans (bu) Poles 29.50-30, Halfrunners 3235, Snap 30; Broccoli (ctn) 18-19; Cabbage (50 ctn/crate) 12-12.50; Cantaloupes (ctn 9-12 count) 19.50, Southern (ea) 1.50-3, (bin 120-150 Count) 140180; Cauliflower (ctn) 16.5018; Oranges 21; Lemons (ctns 95 count) 30-32, (165 count) 32-32.50; Corn (crate) Bi-Color, Yellow & White 14; Cucumbers (1-1/9 bu) Long Green 16-18, Picklers (1-1/9 bu crate) 20-25; Grapes (18# ctn) Red Globe 30-32, Red & White Seedless 30-32; Lettuce (ctn) Iceburg 18-19; Nectar-ines (1/2 bu) 14-16; Onions (50# bg) Yellow Jumbo 17-19; Vidalia Onions (50# Sack) Jumbo & M 28; Peaches (1/2 bu baskets) Freestone Yellow & White 12-14; Pepper, Bell (1-1/9 bu ctn) L & XL 15-18; Potatoes, Irish (50# bg) 1822; Squash (3/4 bu) #1 Yellow Crook-neck 12-15, (1/2 bu) Zucchini #1 12-14; Straw-berries (flat 8 1#) CA 15.50-21.50; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) Red or Orange #2 12-14.50; Tomatoes (25# bx) L & Larger 16-18, M 1214; Turnips (25# bg) 1212.50; Watermelons (ea) Seeded & Seedless 3-6, (bin 35/45 count) 130-160.

NC FRUIT & VEGETABLES Peppers, Bell Type: Demand moderate. Market about steady. 1-1/9 bu ctns Green jumbo 14.35, XL 12.35 few lower, fair quality 8.35-9.35 few lower, L 10.35 few lower. Potatoes: Demand moderate. Market about steady. Rd Red Norland US one 50# sacks Size A 16-20 few lower, Size B 17 few higher. Tote bags approximately 2000#s/cwt Size A 30-34. Round White Superior US one 50# sacks Size A 10-11. Tote bgs approximately 2000#s/cwt size A 20-22. Yellow Type Yukon Gold US one 50# sacks Size A 21-24 mostly 21 few lower, Size B 12 few lower. Tote bgs approximately 2000#s/cwt size A 36-42 mostly 38-40.

MARKET

Time was when you could park your car by the side of the road, amble up to the farmer’s house to get permission, and be granted the right to hunt wildlife in his woods. That quaint scenario is not so common today.

The increase of urbanization in America, the dwindling availability of open forested land, and a more litigious society has put a pinch on hunters finding available land.

Steve Meng, owner and operator of Base Camp Leasing, founded the company in 1999 out of necessity from his inability to find a quality place to hunt after moving from Kansas to Indiana.

He continues to run the business based on his original ideals: find excellent hunting properties, set up exclusive hunting rights at a fair price, and let the hunters make their own success. Everybody wins.

Meng estimates that over 3,000 hunters will utilize Base Camp properties in 2011. Landowners turn to Base Camp Leasing for a variety of reasons, from generating additional income opportunities, reducing crop damage by managing wildlife, eliminating trespassing and poaching and because they tire of getting approached by people wanting to hunt for free.

Base Camp Leasing provides a central location for landowners and hunters to connect. Base Camp serves as the intermediary and contracts with private landowners to lease the hunting rights to their property.

The www.BaseCampLeasing.com site serves as the clearinghouse and

receives an average of 15,000 page views a day. Hunters can view land descriptions, annual lease price, topographical maps, and photographs of the private land available for them to lease within minutes of the property being listed. Base Camp Leasing handles all the marketing and contractual details for the landowner and retains a percentage of the lease amount.

Last year, Base Camp Leasing initiated an aggressive territory expansion phase, reaching outside of its dominant Midwest market. The company now covers 24 states from Minnesota to Louisiana, Maryland to Nebraska, and most states in between.

As plans are made to continue expanding into more regions, company spokesperson Karen Chapman said, “We plan to remain focused on our business model and areas of expertise: maintaining strong hunter-landowner relationships and finding prime locations with abundant game densities.

Sportsmen and women are searching for the opportunity to enjoy natural resources and we would like to be the business providing these opportunities for them.”

Chapman also spoke about the many small hunting lease operations cropping up across the states as landowners look to increase cash flow through leasing of hunting rights.

“We feel that as people become more familiar with the concept, it creates more opportunity for us. Having the

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BACKHOE attachment, 3 pt hitch, International #308A, $2,500; Generator, Husqvarna, 6,5000w, 13 hp honda engine, 1.3 hrs., w/ acc. 845-889-4237.(NY)

GEHL 99 forage blower, John Deere Van Brunt 11 hole grain drill, horse or tractor, both excellent condition. 607-5389612.(NY)

WANTED: Good quality Jersey milk cows and springing heifers for a grazing farm in Western NY. 585-590-4948.(NY)

1989 FORD 5900 tractor, 2WD, 72 hp, good condition, Yates Co., $6,900. 315536-0597.(NY)

2001 MODEL 451 9’ 3” siclebar mower; New Holland, excellent condition, three point hitch, $3,000 cash, firm, kept inside, Millerton. 845-518-0552.(NY)

GT 41’ 8” grain auger transport. 315-8395908.(NY)

JD straw walker, new, fits 9400, 9410, 9450 combines, Part # AH 135381, lists for $1,200, asking $600, 585-329-3745.(NY)

JD 8820 COMBINE, 1982, 4WD, strong engine, good rubber, new chaffer, $12,000 OBO. 585-729-2895(NY)

CASE IH 6500 chisel plow, 9 shanks, hyd. disc, gang, good condition, $4,750. 585554-6678.(NY)

JD 2600 five bottom plow, spring reset, veri- width in furrow, $2,500; JD 1250 six row planter, good condition, $1,200. 585703-5843.(NY)

TWO 16.9x24 85% Firestone Tires on Kubota Adjustable rims; TWO 50% Goodyear terra tires, $700 for all, will separate. 508528-5053.(MA)

COMBINE, Gleaner Allis Chalmers, E-3 gas powered, EC, dual wheels, $5,000. St. Lawrence Co., 315-347-2456.(NY)

JD 455G crawler loader, new p.b. and sprock, $12,500. Dundee. 607-2435388.(NY) HAY AND STRAW, first cutting hay. Cut May/June mixed grasses. $3.25/bale, bleached straw $4.25/bale. Palatine Bridge. 518-673-2669.(NY) JD 7000 PLANTER 6-30 crossauger, many extra parts, $3,500; 200 gal. sprayer 30’ booms, new tank, hoses, valve, tips, pump. 315-378-8950.(NY) 66” skidsteer bucket, universal quick hitch, like new, $450. WANTED: Skeleton hay elevator on wheels; also, rotary rake. 315536-2051.(NY) JOHN DEERE 350-B crawler loader, fair condition, BO; 1,100 gallon poly tank, $400 OBO; 8x12 storage shed, locust fence posts. 585-554-6188.(NY)

WANTED: Stainless steel milk cans and grain binder. Jeff Miller, 6422 Egan Road, Oriskany Falls, NY 13425.(NY)

‘95 960 Mustang skid steer, 3,500 hours, Auz Hyds, very good condition, $9,800; Forks, demotion grapple bucket, $2,000 “like new”. 607-687-5097.(NY)

4 EXTRA LARGE calf hutches, (1) 2000 gallon poly water tank, (2) 3000 gallon poly water tank, 2 hay wagons. 315-3648569.(NY)

WANTED: Water wheel planter, woodsplitter, fairly new, 18.4x38 tires, must bee in good shape, pedal boat, 315-7964370.(NY)

2000 New Holland baler. Call 607-5328927 for info. Asking $9,500 or best offer.(NY)

BROWN QUARTER horse mare, 25 years old, ridden western, good brood mare, $600. Brown/White quarter horse colt, 2 years, $600. 315-651-2770.(NY)

BLACK Miniature pony, broke to ride and drive with saddle, $375.00 Davis A. Slabaugh, 5644 Klein Road, Fillmore, NY 14735

GEHL 170 grinder mixer with electronic scales, $7,000. 315-946-0087(NY)

WANTED: McCormick deering super W4 or regular W4 or O4 in good condition.

FOR SALE: JD 70 LPG. 908-3627478.(NJ)

WHITE 6045 2wd tractor, 50 hp engine, 45 hp PTO 775 hours, great condition, loader with bucket, snow plow, $12,999. 315-9265642.(NY)

19’ plus elevator with motor for 18” and 24” bale size hay and straw, portable. 315-2247706.(NY)

1932 McCormick Deering 10-20 tractor, full steel wheels, sidehill hitch, excellent shape, $2,000. Illion. 315-894-8713.(NY)

400’ 2” stainless pipeline, 6 milking units, sta-rite glass ball, 120 gal. water heater, masport M5 vacuum pump, good condition, 315-525-2586.(NY) NH 824 corn head, Kuhn SR112, speed hay rake, Hesston 7014 silage blower, Galagini roto cut, 5200L round baler. 413738-5915.(MA)

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HOBART TITAN 8, AC/DC welder, repowered with 18 hp Vanguard, $1,500 OBO. Lincoln Electric AC/DC Kohler engine, mounted on trailer. 585-554-5406.(NY) BANTAM roosters and hen with chicks.

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WANTED: CASTRATION BANDER for larger cattle. Please call Dale, 585-3945814.(NY) DISPERSAL sale, mammoth jacks, jennets, some bred, some with colts, three jacks, 11 months, one black Jack 3 years old. 434-656-1762.(VA) HEREFORD cross milking short horn cow, 3 years old, $700 or reasonable offer.

Other cows and horses for sale also. 315363-8966.(NY) POLLED HEREFORD: 5 cows, 3 heifers, 1 bull, 3 calves, take all, $11,350. 845-6261026.(NY) FARMALL 400 with fast match, $2,000 or best offer. 508-287-5466.(MA)

WANTED: Martin Carriage Works. Yor, PA, Watch Fob (name your price); Talso, their buggy name plates, catalogs, advertisements, etc. Wanted collector. 717-7920278.(PA) WANTED: AG Poloefin storage tanks, all sizes considered, need up to 5,000 gallons storage. No petroleum tanks. 413-5844268.(MA)

(6) BABY GEESE, White Chinese and Toulouse. Also, miniature horses, foals, one colt, one filly. No Sunday Calls, Please! 585-526-4736.(NY)

2 SEAT Mennonite buggy, fiber glass box shafts, brown interior, fair condition, $2,200. 315-536-1105.(NY)

NEW IDEA cutditioner, some new parts, 9 ft., works, $1,000 or best 315-9850584.(NY)

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by Matthew J. Lohr, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Recently I had the tremendous honor of attending Virginia’s 85th state FFA convention on the campus of Virginia Tech.

What a wonderful opportunity to see more than 1,700 bright, eager and enthusiastic young agricultural leaders in action. As I sat there in Burruss Auditorium, I found myself reflecting back to my own days when I wore the familiar blue and gold jacket. It has been 27 years since I attended my first state convention as a rising eighth-grader. Although so much has changed within this fine organization over the years, it was refreshing to see the same spirit of excitement and optimism for our industry. FFA today is stronger than ever and agriculture’s future will be better because of it.

When I think back on

my life, few things had a bigger impact on me than my FFA experiences. It was there that a whole world was introduced to me. I was raised on a farm in rural Virginia and had never really had an opportunity to step out of my comfort zone. I had a shy personality, traveled very little, worked a lot on the farm and developed a great appreciation for agriculture. After all, the farm I grew up on had been in my family for more than 100 years, so my roots to farming ran deep. I always knew as a child that I wanted to work in agriculture, but the FFA opened up a door that helped me see just how exciting and diverse agriculture could be.

When I attended my first state FFA convention back in 1984, I caught the FFA bug. It was my first trip to Blacksburg where my love of Virginia Tech began. I returned home as a 12-year-old telling my

parents I would be a Hokie one day and years later it drove my mother crazy when I refused to apply to any other college except Virginia Tech.

It was on that first trip I watched state FFA officers speak on stage so eloquently. I saw members compete in events and contests, receive awards, give retiring addresses, and show their love of this organization.

Something changed inside of me. I left that convention inspired and motivated. I wasn’t yet sure of what all FFA had to offer, but I knew I wanted to find out. And so began an eight-year run filled with adventures and opportunities of a lifetime.

Throughout my FFA career, I had the amazing chance to travel to Japan as a 15 year old on a three week exchange program. I helped tear down the Berlin Wall in December of 1989 while touring Germany as a state FFA officer ex-

change student. Two years later as a national FFA officer I was walking the streets of Hong Kong and China on yet another international adventure. My travels led me to the Oval Office where I sat down at a table for a 30 minute conversation with President George H.W. Bush, discussing the future of agriculture.

I saw the Northern Lights in Alaska, tasted the maple syrup harvest in Vermont, rode a bull in Wyoming and hiked the Grand Canyon in Arizona. I gave a retiring address to more than 25,000 students in Kansas City and even met my future wife from Kentucky at an FFA conference in Washington, D.C. FFA was very good to me indeed.

It all didn’t come easy for me, however. I stumbled along the way and had my share of setbacks. I placed last in my first public speaking contest, was defeated in my first two attempts

running for chapter office and never reached many of those early goals I set for myself. But the one thing FFA taught me was determination.

I learned that when you don’t win, you must dust yourself off and try again. My FFA advisor used to say you always become better for trying and sometimes you learn bigger lessons coming in last place. It was those early setbacks that taught me those real lessons that have really helped me in life. Perseverance and determination are needed daily no matter what career you work in, especially working in agriculture!

Another experience I gained in FFA was the importance of serving others. Early on, our FFA chapter was always involved in community service projects ranging from building park benches, painting the local community center, collecting toys for the needy at Christmas and picking up trash along the highway.

I remember as a freshman delivering a box of toys to a needy family at Christmas and watching the mom cry out in joy.

It left a lasting impres-

sion on me. This desire to serve has carried with me not only in my FFA career, but throughout my political career as well. Even today as Commissioner, I truly love looking for ways to serve those in our industry. Having a servant’s heart is something that truly makes our world a better place and these young FFA members are developing this trait at an early age.

Agriculture is such a diverse industry and today’s FFA organization is leading the way. I was amazed at the award winners I saw at this recent meeting and the type of projects they are involved in. Biotechnology, alternative energy, agritourism, sustainability, and environmental stewardship are all words used to describe today’s industry and we are recognizing these achievements in our FFA chapters. It is very exciting to see and it gives me confidence knowing the future will remain bright for generations to come.

At this recent session, they showed a 20 minute video on the history of our organization dating

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Leasing from 27 infrastructure and demand base in place, along with the name recognition and trust, allows Base Camp Leasing to capture more of the expanding market. This is a relatively immature market and we expect some other serious players to emerge,” said Chapman. “We will remain the leader in the industry one year from now as well as five years from now.”

Not only do the landowners and hunters benefit, but the community benefits as well. As one landowner commented, “It’s a win-winwin situation. Plus, these guys are spending money in our community when they come to hunt.

I just don’t see any downside.”

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Further expansion plans include adding new states and the expected launch of a new Web site in July 2011.

The new site will include more user friendly features, a new online hunting gear store, and a photo gallery for hunters to download photos.

Base Camp Leasing provides a free information packet and quote on what the land would lease for with no contractual obligation. When the land is leased, Basecamp retains a fee and forwards the balance to the landowner. Base Camp makes it easy for the landowner since the legal contracts and paperwork involved in leasing the property are all handled by the company.

For more information, call 866-309-1507 or email info@basecampleasing.com

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Today’s FFA: Making your grandfather proud

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New award created to honor Washington County Farm of the Year BOONSBORO, MD — Washington County Maryland has an abundance of rich agricultural lands filled with products and commodities that support the community, state and nation. The Washington County Maryland Farm of the Year Award is designed to recognize and honor this rich heritage.

Beginning this month, The Washington County Agricultural Marketing Department, Economic Development Commission, will recognize one outstanding farm and farm family that exemplifies the heritage of farming in Washington County.

The award will be based upon numerous criteria including production, conservation, preservation, community involvement and dedication to farming and agriculture. The hope for this award is to showcase excellence in agriculture and promote a greater understanding of the challenges faced by

today’s farmers.

Application must be submitted by Aug. 5. Judging will occur during the second and third weeks of August.

The award will be presented at the Washington County Agriculture Education Center on the last Saturday of August, Aug. 27.

This award is open to all farms located primarily in Washington County Maryland that are at least five acres in size.

For more information, or to obtain an application, visit www.washco-agmarket.net or call 301-432-4782.

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There are many issues to blame for the sky high grain and protein prices; weather conditions, economic issues, global grain demands and more. Unfortunately, all of these issues are well beyond the reach of dairy farmers to keep their

businesses thriving.

How long will high grain prices last? There is no way to tell, but in the meantime animals still need to be fed and farms need to stay in business.

There is an old Wall Street adage that says, “Markets can remain ir-

rational longer than you can remain solvent.”

For years ruminants have been valued for their ability to transform fibrous plant materials and byproducts into high-quality milk and meat.

Unfortunately, there is an inherent inef-

ficiency in the rumen’s utilization of dietary protein. For the rumen to function at peak efficiency, it requires a constant supply of non-protein nitrogen (NPN), a stable pH and good digestion. If these conditions are not met, the rumen will not function efficiently with regards to dietary protein utilization.

How can we solve this dilemma?

Protein is one of the most expensive nutrients to supplement in the diet. While nutritionists are usually concerned about the effect protein sources have on ration cost, there is a growing appreciation of the cost of inefficient usage. When a cow is supplied with more protein than it needs, the excess protein is transformed into urea for excretion and the excess protein is wasted. Moreover, excretion of urea is energy dependent, thereby reducing the amount of energy

available for productive purposes. More efficient usage of protein results in less nitrogen excreted in manure for every pound of milk produced.

By feeding cows less total protein along with a controlled release, nonprotein nitrogen (NPN) product, the rumen’s efficiency increases dramatically. A cow with an efficient rumen can capture more nitrogen as microbial protein and better provide for its amino acid requirements. This allows the cow to be able to digest more fibrous plant materials; the cheapest ingredient on your farm.

Although urea is an inexpensive NPN source commonly used in ruminant diets, it is often released too rapidly in the rumen. This rapid release makes the urea less effective and can cause ammonia toxicity.

Urea feeding rates for lactating cows exceeding 100 g/hd/day are generally considered risky. In theory, high amounts of urea could be used for microbial protein pro-

duction so long as the nitrogen release rates were matched to usage by the rumen.

Optigen® (Alltech), a non-protein nitrogen source, solves this problem. Since it is controlled release, Optigen allows nutritionists to make adjustments in the diet in order to optimize feeding potential. Optigen has a release rate similar to that of soybean meal except with higher levels of safety against ammonia toxicity. Moreover, this controlled release source of nitrogen enables better fiber fermentation and increases microbial growth.

More ruminal bacteria means there is more microbial protein available to build tissue and produce milk. “Optigen is important for the rumen because the rumen runs out of nitrogen first because it cannot be stored and will be utilized at the time, but the rest will be excreted,” said Randy Cragoe with Alltech.

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Home,, Family,, Friendss & You We all scream for ice cream

by Dianne Lamb, Extension Nutrition and Food Specialist, University of Vermont Summer is synonymous with ice cream. Although it’s not low in calories, don’t avoid it for the sake of healthy eating.

Today’s lighter ice cream options can help keep the fat and calorie tally within reason. Portion control is an important, although unpopular, strategy tool.

Current recommendations about the overall balance of the foods we eat offer another approach about fitting ice cream into a healthy diet.

Checking the Nutrition Facts label on a carton of ice cream may seem daunting although at first glance, the num-

bers might not look too bad. A serving of regular ice cream usually totals 140 to 150 calories and eight or nine grams of fat. Of course, if you prefer any of the richer gourmet ice creams, the count goes up to about 300 calories and 14 to more than 20 grams of fat.

Read the label more closely, and you’ll see that those figures refer to a half-cup serving. If you scoop your ice cream directly into a soup or cereal bowl you may end up with as much as two cups of ice cream — four times the serving size and about 600 calories and 32 grams of fat or more. The same amount of premium-brand ice cream could mean 1,200 calories and more than a

Frozen dessert delights

day’s worth of recommended fat.

Instead consider “lite” ice creams and frozen yogurts. These typically have less fat or no added sugars, sweetened instead with sugar alcohols, which add some calories but not as much as regular sweeteners. These products typically run from 70 to 140 calories per half-cup portion with zero to three grams of fat.

Check labels carefully because lowerfat versions of gourmet products may be about equal to standard ice creams.

Portion size remains an issue as well since a bowl filled with three or four of the “standard” servings will have anywhere from 200 to more than 500 extra calories along with from three to 20 teaspoons of sugar.

Some people assume that sherbet and sorbet are low in calories, but this isn’t true. Fruit-based frozen desserts usually are about the same or slightly lower in calories than standard ice cream.

While very low in fat, they usually are higher in sugar.

Experimenting with products lower in fat and calories definitely can help, but don’t stop there. Try serving your frozen treat in a smaller bowl. A small dish that’s full to the brim seems more satisfying than a half-empty larger dish.

Slow down and savor a treat, and you may be amazed by how satisfied you are with a smaller portion. If you regularly buy ice cream, don’t let pricing gimmicks such as “Buy one, get one free” trick you into “stocking up.” For most people, when they have more,

they eat more.

When you go out for ice cream, make it a habit to order the smallest size portion available and savor it slowly.

Skipping the cone and just ordering a dish of ice cream also lowers the total calorie count.

You can make this treat more satisfying and more nutritious in one easy step. Add fruit.

According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, American Institute for Cancer Research and other nutrition experts, roughly one in four American adults consumes the minimum recommended amount of fruit daily.

To increase your consumption, put one-half to a cup of fruit in your bowl and add the standard half-cup serving of ice cream as a garnish. Or be brave and add just a quarter-cup dollop of ice cream.

With each spoonful of fruit include a small bite of ice cream, and you’ll be surprised at how far that small portion will stretch. Regardless of which fruit you choose, you’ll be eating far less fat and calories while getting lots of healthpromoting vitamins, minerals and fiber to help you feel satisfied.

Another way to have your ice cream and eat it, too, is to make a fruit sundae. Layer a half-cup serving of ice cream or frozen yogurt in a stemmed glass between the fruit of your choice.

Top with a tablespoon of your favorite crunchy cereal or healthy granola and dig in.

Eat fresh! Eat local! Eat well!

Building healthy families Double the delight of family and friends when you serve this delicious brownie and ice cream dessert.

(NAPSA) — If your family is like most, you really love ice cream and novelties — 98 percent of all U.S. households purchase these frozen delights. Here are a few more cool facts: • America leads the world in ice cream consumption, averaging 48 pints per person, per year and over 1 billion popsicles.

• This country’s favorite ice cream flavors are vanilla, chocolate, butter pecan, strawberry and Neapolitan; the most popular popsicles are cherry, orange and grape.

• The experts at the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) say you should make the ice cream aisle your last stop, keep your frozen purchases together in the cart and pack them in an additional paper bag for the ride home.

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defines ice cream as a mixture of dairy products containing at least 10 percent milk fat. “Reduced fat” ice cream has at least 25 percent less total fat than ice cream. “Light” ice cream has at least 50 percent less total fat or 33 percent fewer calories than ice cream. “Low-fat” ice cream

has no more than three grams of total fat per 1/2 cup serving, while “nonfat” ice cream contains less than 0.5 grams of total fat per serving.

No matter which you prefer, this dessert should delight:

Mint Ice Cream Brownie Delight 1 pkg. fudge brownie mix, family size 1/2 gallon mint chocolate chip ice cream 8 oz. carton whipped topping 12 maraschino cherries 1 cup whipping cream 1/2 cup light corn syrup 6 oz. semisweet chocolate chips 6 oz. bittersweet or dark chocolate chips Prepare, bake and cool brownies according to package directions. Cut into 12 servings. For fudge sauce, bring whipping cream and corn syrup to simmer in medium saucepan.

Remove from heat; add chocolate chips; stir until smooth. To serve, start with ice cream in bowl, top with brownie, a smaller scoop of ice cream and drizzle with warm fudge sauce.

Add a dollop of whipped topping and garnish with a cherry. Serves 12.

(NAPSA) - Nutrientrich dairy foods can play a delicious role in building and maintaining your healthy family.

The cheeses, yogurts, dips, puddings, drinks and more in the dairy group supply most of the calcium you consume and help in increasing bone density, strengthening teeth and lowering blood pressure.

Recent findings sugFor a healthful treat, try this delicious (and cheesy) pasta gest dairy foods can salad. even help in weight 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into short, loss. thin strips Did you know: 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded mozzarella • More than one-third of all milk produced each year in the U.S. is used to cheese 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved) manufacture cheese.

2 tsp. dried basil • There are over 2,000 varieties of 2 Tbsp. minced sun-dried tomatoes cheese.

1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette dressing • Opened cheese should be used Salt and pepper to taste within three to five days.

Cook pasta according to package • Cheese can be frozen for up to two directions, adding broccoli, cauliflower months.

Here’s a family-pleasing recipe to try: and bell pepper during the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain and rinse with Summer Vegetable cold water in colander. In large bowl, Pasta Salad mix the pasta and vegetables with 8 oz. multicolored rotini pasta, dressing. Add 11/2 cups of cheese, uncooked tomatoes, basil and sun-dried toma1 cup cut fresh broccoli toes; toss. Serve on lettuce with 1 cup cut fresh cauliflower remaining cheese.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Corn Growers Association President Bart Schott released the following statement in response to the July 7 announcement of a bipartisan compromise on ethanol tax incentives. Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have tirelessly led efforts on behalf of the ethanol indus-

try for the past several weeks.

“NCGA is grateful to Senators Thune and Klobuchar for the hard work and dedication they have put in to reaching a final deal. There are many positive components of this compromise that are important to the ethanol industry and rural America. The final compromise reflects both the importance of

the ethanol industry to achieve energy independence and the need for fiscal responsibility. The ethanol industry continues to have a positive impact on all parts of America, and we are committed to working with Congress in the future on steps that can move the ethanol industry and the nation’s economy forward.

“At the same time, we call on Congress to level the playing field when it comes to energy policy. Unlike the oil and gas industries, ethanol has been proactively working to reform tax policy affecting the industry and secure a safety net while reducing the overall cost to the federal government.”

Tool from 31 mum efficiency it needs a constant, steady supply of NPN as well as a stable pH and proper fiber digestion. Feeding Optigen and Yea-Sacc® together is one way for a cow to digest more feed to produce more milk and more milk components while simultaneously increasing feed ef-

ficiency, all without affecting fertility and while staying in business.

Yea-Sacc (Alltech) stimulates the growth of rumen microbes. This increases the rate and extent of fiber digestion by removing oxygen and sugars, but also allows more microbial protein to be available post-ru-

minally. In return this increases DMI and stabilizes the rumen pH. By feeding Yea-Sacc, the increase in milk demand can be satisfied and milk can be produced cheaper without affecting fertility. During hot summer months, YeaSacc can also help combat heat stress.

Feeding Yea-Sacc and Optigen in combination can have several clear benefits. “They both help increase feed efficiency with better fiber digestion and utilization of starch,” stated Andy Lang from Alltech’s Pennsylvania office.

“With the hot days of summer upon us, feeding Optigen and Yea-

Sacc together can help stabilize the rumen and with Optigen, a good source of nitrogen, it would create rumen harmony,” said Amanda Gehman, an Alltech field research scientist and coordinator.

While there are a variety of options available to producers, it is important to match the animal

feeding requirements with their production potential. Working closely with nutritionists to formulate alternative feed ingredients can help with cost savings. To learn more about Alltech’s Dairy Advantage Program contact Alltech’s Pennsylvania office at 717-393-9545 or visit us on alltech.com.

Mielke from 20 lion pounds, down 1.8 percent from April, but 18.3 percent above May 2010. Nonfat dry milk, at 147.7 million pounds, was up 1 percent from April, but down 4.6 percent from a year ago.

American type cheese production totaled 371.2 million pounds, up 3.9 percent from April, but 0.1 percent below a year ago. Cheddar output was lower for the fourth month in a row, according to Bill Brooks, who says “That could be tempering the decline in spot cheese prices” but he still expects cheese prices to “continue to work their way lower.”

Italian type cheese totaled 393.6 million, up 2.2 percent from April, and 6.6 percent above a year ago, with mozzarella output totaling 308.9 million pounds, up 2.9 percent from April, and 5.1 percent above a year ago.

Total cheese production amounted to 915.2 million pounds, up 3.8 percent from April, and 3.9 percent above a year ago.

Some of that cheese will be leaving us. The Cooperatives Working Together program accepted six requests this week for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Bongards Creamery to sell a total of 2.5 million pounds of Cheddar cheese to customers in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central America. The product will be delivered through November and raised CWT’s 2011 cheese exports to 48.6 million pounds.

Speaking of exports; Dairy Profit Weekly (DPW) editor Dave Natzke reports that a better year for U.S. dairy exports was mirrored in individual state totals for fiscal year (FY) 2010.

The latest estimates from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows Wisconsin remains number 1, with export sales estimated at $712 million. California is number 2 at $705.7 million.

Those two states alone saw the value of dairy exports improve from about $953 million in FY 2009 to $1.4 billion in FY 2010, an increase of $465 million or 49 percent.

New York was third at $288.3 million, followed by Idaho at $208.2 million, New Mexico at $177.8 million; Minnesota at $153 million; Pennsylvania at $121.9 million; Ohio at $60 million; Iowa at $59 million; and South Dakota at $58.2 million. Overall FY 2010 U.S. dairy exports increased 48 percent

compared to FY 2009, an increase of $1.12 billion, according to Natzke.

Natzke reported in Friday’s DairyLine that the U.S. and Mexico have resolved a trucking dispute that could eliminate a threat to some U.S. cheese and dairy product exports to that country. Under the plan, Mexico will reduce import tariffs on cheese and other products by 50 percent. The tariffs were imposed following a ruling that the U.S. had failed to comply with North American Free Trade Agreement provisions by applying restrictions on Mexican truck movement into the U.S. The remaining tariffs will be removed when the program becomes permanent. The higher tariffs had threatened U.S. access to Mexican markets, the largest importer of U.S. dairy products.

Seasonal declines in farm milk production due to emerging summer weather prevails across most of the country, according to USDA, but comfortable climate conditions in the northwest are helping sustain milk production above last year’s level in that region. Component values in farm milk are trending lower. Fluid milk demands are lower as schools reduce hours or close for the summer.

California’s August Class I milk price was announced by the California Department of Food and Agriculture at $23.24 per hundredweight (cwt.) for the north and $23.51 for the south. Both are up 86 cents from July, are $5.91 above August 2010, and equate to about $2.00 and $2.02 per gallon respectively.

The northern price average now stands at $20.27 per cwt., up from $16.38 at this time a year ago. The southern price average is $20.54, up from $16.65 a year ago. The Federal order Class I base price is announced by the USDA on July 22.

Looking “back to the futures;” the Federal order Class III contract’s average for the last half of 2011 was $17.64 per hundredweight on May 6, $17.49 on May 13, $18.22 on May 20, $18.39 on May 27, $18.72 on June 3, $18.34 on both June 10 and June 17, $18.21 on June 24 and $18.19 on July 1.

Last week I reported that USDA’s crop acreage report indicated an unexpected big jump in U.S. corn acreage which sent futures prices lower and lent hope to dairy farmers on getting a break in feed prices. DPW warns that

hope may be short-lived as those lower prices brought foreign buyers back to the U.S. market, pulling prices back up this week. Recent USDA and California Department of Agriculture reports indicate feed prices were the primary reason for higher dairy farmer production costs so far in 2011, according to DPW. Another factor in high feed prices of course is ethanol production. DPW reports that the federal law that helped jump-start the U.S. ethanol industry is also shifting normal supply-and-demand forces within commodities markets, according to Purdue University agricultural economist Wally Tyner.

“Since the Energy Independence and Security Act in 2007, markets are struggling to meet both the law’s renewable fuels standard and grain demands from the livestock, food and export sectors,” Natzke said. About 27 percent of the nation’s corn crop must be devoted to ethanol this year to meet the federal mandate, leaving other corn users to compete for the remaining 73 percent.

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (DMinn.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced a bipartisan agreement to end the existing 45 cent per gallon Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit on July 31, 2011, instead of the current expiration date of Dec. 31, 2011.

The agreement would dedicate twothirds of the savings from existing money, $1.3 billion, to debt reduction and the remaining $668 million to renewable fuel incentives. The compromise can now be considered by the full Senate.

In dairy politics; leaders of International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) member companies converged on Capitol Hill last month for their annual Washington Conference. At a leadership breakfast, attendees heard from Ranking House Agriculture Committee Member Colin Peterson and Reid Ribble, a freshman Congressman from Wisconsin and member of the committee.

IDFA’s Peggy Armstrong reported details in Wednesday’s DairyLine and said Representative Peterson urged IDFA members to continue to work with producers on dairy policy reform in the 2012 Farm Bill.

And, while the executives were receptive to Peterson, Armstrong said the message they shared with him and their respective Members of Congress was that they cannot support programs that “increase the amount of government regulations and interference into markets.”

In more than 100 meetings with congressional leaders and staff, IDFA members explained why they oppose National Milk’s Foundation for the Future proposal (FFTF), Armstrong reported. She charged that the FFTF’s Dairy Market Stabilization Program would “discourage and impede the growth of U.S. dairy production and processing.”

An economic analysis shows the proposal will “cause exports to decline, imports to increase and milk prices to be more volatile,” Armstrong said, and “the proposal will actually stop the dairy industry from capturing new international markets at a time when Congress and the President agree that exports are essential for job growth here at home.”

Representative Ribble called attendees “the nation’s job creators,” according to Armstrong, who cited estimates showing that approximately 20,000 new jobs were created in the last decade by dairy export growth, a growth that, she said, continues today.

She gave Leprino Foods as an example. The company is building a new cheese facility in Greeley, Colorado that is expected to produce 500 new jobs and Colorado dairy farmers are expected to add 80,000 cows to their herds to double current milk production to supply the facility, according to Armstrong.

Meanwhile; National Milk begins its 12-stop “Grassroots Tour” to talk with dairy producers about their “Foundation for the Future” package. The first stop was July 12 in Olympia, Washington. The second is Visalia, California on July 13, Lubbock, Texas on July 18, Alexandria, Minnesota on July 20, Dubuque, Iowa on July 21, Lansing Michigan on July 26, Green Bay, Wisconsin on July 27, and Stevens Point, Wisconsin on July 28.

More information and the August locations can be found at www.futurefordairy.com .

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World Forage Analysis Superbowl to award $22,000 cash The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is seeking entries for the 2011 contest. Big cash prizes are available!

The deadline for corn silage entries is Aug. 18, and all other entries are due Sept. 7.

Over $22,000 cash is being awarded this year with each category champion receiving a check for $1,500. Additional cash will be awarded for additional winners in each category. This valuable prize package is made possible by generous supporters, including Platinum Sponsor Mycogen Seeds.

“Every year we’re amazed at the high quality of the forages entered

into the contest,” said Dan Undersander, Extension forage specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The contest is designed to encourage quality forage production. We encourage you to enter or, at least, to stop by the exhibit in the Arena building at World Dairy Expo.

Where else can you see so much high quality forage in one place?”

Contest categories include: Champion Grass Hay, sponsored by Barenbrug USA; Champion Dairy Hay, sponsored

by Syngenta; Champion Dairy Haylage, sponsored

by Kent Nutrition Group; Champion Commercial Baleage, sponsored by W-

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by Ag-Bag; and Champion Brown Midrib Corn Silage, sponsored by Mycogen Seeds.

All category winners will compete for the coveted Grand Champion Forage Producer honor and the $2,500 cash award, sponsored by NutriSave Forage Management System. In addition to the above categories, winners of the Quality Counts Hay/Haylage and Quality Counts Corn Silage categories will be named and each

will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize, sponsored by Croplan Genetics. The Quality Counts category will be based on a predetermined quality factor, which will not be announced until World Dairy Expo.

Corn silage entrants are encouraged to select a corn silage sample now and simply store it in a 2-gallon air tight container in the freezer until Aug. 18 when the entries are due. All corn silage entries must be from the 2010 growing season.

All other samples must be received at AgSource Laboratories in Bonduel, WI. before Sept. 7. Your

be fair to taxpayers.”

While gasoline is a significant factor in the mileage figure, other items enter into the calculation of mileage rates, such as depreciation and insurance and other fixed and variable costs.

The optional business standard mileage rate is used to compute the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business use in lieu of tracking actual costs.

This rate is also used as a benchmark by the federal government and many businesses to reimburse their employees for mileage.

The new six-month rate for computing deductible medical or moving expenses will also increase by 4.5 cents to 23.5 cents a mile, up from 19 cents for the first six months of 2011. The rate for providing services for charitable organizations is set by statute, not the IRS, and remains at 14 cents a mile.

The new rates are contained in Announcement 2011-40 on the optional standard mileage rates.

Taxpayers always have the option of calculating the actual costs of using their vehicle rather than using the standard mileage rates.

Madison, WI. The winners will be named at the Mycogen Seeds Awards Luncheon at Expo, held this year on Oct. 5.

The 28th Annual World Forage Analysis Superbowl is organized in partnership with AgSource Cooperative Services, AgSource Laboratories, DairyBusiness Communications, Hay & Forage Grower, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison and World Dairy Expo.

Additional sponsorship is provided by the National Hay Association. To learn more, visit www.foragesuperbowl.org.

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IRS increases mileage rate to 55.5 cents per mile WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 23, the Internal Revenue Service announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2011. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business and other purposes.

The rate will increase to 55.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven from July 1, 2011, through Dec. 31, 2011.

This is an increase of 4.5 cents from the 51 cent rate in effect for the first six months of 2011, as set forth in Revenue Procedure 2010-51.

In recognition of recent gasoline price increases, the IRS made this special adjustment for the final months of 2011.

The IRS normally updates the mileage rates once a year in the fall for the next calendar year.

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Grain Marketing for Women Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD. 8:30 am - noon. $10/person and includes breakfast and materials. Call 410-758-0166 or jrhodes @umd.edu.

AUG 3 2011 Field Day Program Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 128 McCormick Farm Circle, Raphine VA. 12-1:15 pm. Register by Fri., July 29. Contact Shenandoah Valley AREC, 540-3772255.

AUG 5 Maryland Nutrient Management Certification Exam Maryland Dept. of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD. 911 am. Individuals who want to become certified to write nutrient management plans for farmers should attend.

The cost is $50; however, government employees and farmers who have previously taken the exam are exempt from the exam fee. Contact Maryland Dept. of Agriculture, 410-841-5959.

On Internet at www.mda. state.md.us.

IT IN 1. PHONE Just give Peggy a call

REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR

IT IN - For MasterCard, Visa, 2. FAX American Express or Discover customers,

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(Phone #’s count as one word) If running your ad multiple weeks: Discount $1.00 per week, per zone.

fill out the form below completely and FAX to Peggy at (518) 673-2381 MAIL IT IN - Fill out the attached form,

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3. calculate the cost, enclose your check or credit card information and mail to: Country Folks Classifieds, PO Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

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at 1-800-836-2888

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John Deere 2555 2 Wheel Drive, Good Condition, UT#2476

$17,900

West

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East

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Mt. Airy Equipment Co., Inc. Call: 336-786-6240 www.mtairyequipmentco.com

New Holland TL90 One Owner, Very Good Condition, 4 Wheel Drive, UT#2558

$31,900

15 1 Week $9.55 per zone / 2+ Weeks $8.55 per zone per week

16

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1 Week $9.85 per zone / 2+ Weeks $8.85 per zone per week 1 Week $10.15 per zone / 2+ Weeks $9.15 per zone per week 1 Week $10.45 per zone / 2+ Weeks $9.45 per zone per week

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1 Week $10.75 per zone / 2+ Weeks $9.75 per zone per week 1 Week $11.05 per zone / 2+ Weeks $10.05 per zone per week 1 Week $11.35 per zone / 2+ Weeks $10.35 per zone per week

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1 Week $11.65 per zone / 2+ Weeks $10.65 per zone per week 1 Week $11.95 per zone / 2+ Weeks $10.95 per zone per week 1 Week $12.25 per zone / 2+ Weeks $11.25 per zone per week

Mt. Airy Equipment Co., Inc. Call: 336-786-6240 www.mtairyequipmentco.com

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1 Week $12.55 per zone / 2+ Weeks $11.55 per zone per week 1 Week $12.85 per zone / 2+ Weeks $11.85 per zone per week 1 Week $13.15 per zone / 2+ Weeks $12.15 per zone per week

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1 Week $13.45 per zone / 2+ Weeks $12.45 per zone per week 1 Week $13.75 per zone / 2+ Weeks $12.75 per zone per week 1 Week $14.05 per zone / 2+ Weeks $13.05 per zone per week

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